Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the market started out weak for the first sales of the day and turned stronger about mid day and held higher until the last quarter when prices got weaker again.Compared to last week feeder steers 450 to 550 lbs. were 5.00 to 15.00 lower, 550 to 650 lbs. were 19.00 to 22.00 lower and 650 to 700 lbs were 8,00 lower. Feeder heifers 450 to 550 lbs. were 16.00 to 17.00 lower and 550 to 600 lbs. were 33 lower. There were new buyers in attendance today and demand for today's offering seemed up and down during the sale . More calves coming to market weaned with a series of shots and they commanded the upper prices from buyers today. Most calves were in light to moderate flesh condition today. The next feeder sale will be December 3, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.05/cwt on 1,001 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −54.32 against this barn's trailing median of $486.37.

Average price

$432.05

1,001 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$46.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.88

vs ND average

+21.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	433.06	2,416	979
Medium and Large 1-2	560	387.03	2,166	22

One grade step is worth $46.03/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale1,001 hd

432.05

—

ND average3 barns · 3,056 hd

437.93

−5.88

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

+21.97

This barn, trailing median11 sales

486.37

−54.32

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

41 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
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,062	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	3,122	24
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,147	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,868	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,511	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	290.80/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,829	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	442.22/cwt	400.00–510.00	1,446	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,230	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	469.64/cwt	455.00–482.50	1,818	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	407.16/cwt	380.00–422.50	1,906	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	315.63/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,923	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	581.79/cwt	520.00–590.00	2,257	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	998	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	543.22/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,516	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	391.59/cwt	372.00–410.00	2,651	464
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	345.55/cwt	317.50–352.00	2,156	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	533.49/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,305	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	647	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,316	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	407.39/cwt	388.00–422.00	2,550	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	421.79/cwt	400.00–451.00	2,446	478
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	368.47/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,093	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	437.06/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,124	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	490.82/cwt	437.50–524.00	2,297	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	354.42/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,683	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	384.64/cwt	355.00–397.00	2,008	373
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	384.97/cwt	372.50–392.50	2,194	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	443.48/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,364	435
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	396.47/cwt	350.00–430.00	1,693	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	347.15/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,847	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	300.22/cwt	257.50–342.50	1,714	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,126	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	320.60/cwt	319.00–322.50	2,106	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	415.46/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,791	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,612	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	367.68/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,272	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	467.14/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,789	12

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.

North Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →