Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago feeder steers 500 to 550 lbs. were 7.00 lower ; 550 to 600 lbs. were 6.00 higher; 650 to 700 lbs. were steady and 750 to 800 lbs. were 5.00 higher. There were not enough numbers three weeks ago for a comparison of heifers this week. Many nice load lots of steers and heifers in todays offering. Today was a special Hereford sale . Many nice strings of black and red calves in todays offering. Market was mixed today. Buyers still pushing the market to get orders filled. Most calves were in light to moderate plus flesh condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $360.69/cwt on 658 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −125.68 against this barn's trailing median of $486.37.

Average price

$360.69

658 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$46.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

+12.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	375.24	2,033	453
Medium and Large 1-2	551	328.54	1,812	205

One grade step is worth $46.70/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale658 hd

360.69

—

ND average1 barns · 658 hd

360.69

+0.00

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+12.45

This barn, trailing median11 sales

486.37

−125.68

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,077	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,141	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	688	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,548	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	255.73/cwt	255.50–255.75	2,148	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	334.10/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,081	128
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,922	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	284.82/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,341	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,870	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	323.42/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,847	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	385.65/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,986	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	334.14/cwt	315.00–369.00	1,771	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	301.43/cwt	295.00–307.00	2,140	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,638	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	270.29/cwt	269.00–270.50	2,365	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	676	298.92/cwt	296.00–309.00	2,021	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	424.93/cwt	405.00–436.00	1,823	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	299.32/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,904	119
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	250.02/cwt	246.50–252.25	2,550	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	363.51/cwt	335.00–379.00	2,079	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	295.98/cwt	280.00–306.00	2,312	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	298.91/cwt	283.00–303.50	1,958	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	319.05/cwt	299.00–327.00	2,147	388
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,640	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	361.95/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,488	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	634	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,035	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	334.52/cwt	327.00–343.00	1,746	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	732	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,137	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	280.89/cwt	269.00–286.00	2,003	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	319.02/cwt	306.00–329.00	1,806	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	350.93/cwt	339.00–363.00	1,720	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,989	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,405	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	241.35/cwt	240.00–243.00	2,078	14

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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