Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago all weights of steers and heifers were higher. Feeder steers 500 to 600 lbs. were 12.00 t 15.00 higher; 600 to 700 lbs. were 21.00 higher and 700 to 750 lbs. were 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 to 550 lbs. were 17.00 higher and 650 to 700 lbs. were 22.00 higher. These were the only weights of steers and heifers for comparison from three weeks ago. It was a very active market today with new buyers at ringside and everyone was pushing the market to fill their orders. Most feeders were in moderate to fleshy condition. Not as many lighter weight calves this week that would be suitable for pasture next spring.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.68/cwt on 414 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −127.68 against this barn's trailing median of $486.37.

Average price

$358.68

414 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$27.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.17

vs ND average

+16.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	360.10	1,983	393
Medium and Large 1-2	580	332.28	1,927	21

One grade step is worth $27.82/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $508.10, low $456.32, median $486.37 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale414 hd

358.68

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ND average2 barns · 602 hd

351.52

+7.17

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

+16.60

This barn, trailing median11 sales

486.37

−127.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Kist Livestock Auction - Mandan, ND

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,077	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,504	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,103	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	247.50/cwt	247.25–247.75	2,178	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	337.41/cwt	326.00–353.00	1,755	334
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	327.90/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,558	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	364.23/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,359	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,443	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	332.28/cwt	331.00–335.00	1,927	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	286.11/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,914	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	254.82/cwt	238.00–256.00	2,375	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	328.67/cwt	306.00–338.50	2,054	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	386.17/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,823	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	249.78/cwt	243.00–250.00	2,445	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,663	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	275.62/cwt	266.00–279.00	2,274	353
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	370.64/cwt	355.00–376.00	1,953	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	300.19/cwt	288.00–316.00	2,182	613
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,622	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	418.47/cwt	407.00–430.00	1,833	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	350.62/cwt	338.00–357.00	2,006	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	286.00/cwt	278.25–303.00	2,205	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	285.08/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,767	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	266.05/cwt	258.50–276.00	1,932	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	646	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,318	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	352.48/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,505	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	312.66/cwt	296.00–318.50	2,120	509
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,844	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	283.72/cwt	272.00–304.00	1,907	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,571	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	306.48/cwt	279.00–339.00	1,784	234
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	254.85/cwt	242.50–263.00	1,578	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	215.16/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,762	15

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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