Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week receipts were low due to the ice storm yesterday which prevented more feeders coming to market. Feeder steers compared to last week 550 to 600 lbs. were 23.00 higher and feeder heifers 450 to 500 lbs. were 13.00 higher. Other weights not well tested for a comparison. Good demand for today's feeders especially the light weights to be put on pasture next spring. Most feeders were in light to moderate flash condition. The last feeder sale for the year will be next Wednesday December 17th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.57/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −40.80 against this barn's trailing median of $486.37.

Average price

$445.57

167 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.05

vs ND average

+14.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	445.57	2,491	167

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale167 hd

445.57

—

ND average3 barns · 1,287 hd

442.52

+3.05

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

+14.94

This barn, trailing median11 sales

486.37

−40.80

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

21 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	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	708	325.40/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,304	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,664	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	324.90/cwt	321.00–327.50	2,037	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	368.58/cwt	347.00–380.00	2,086	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	493.96/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,897	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	449.36/cwt	402.50–465.00	1,878	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	316.38/cwt	314.00–330.00	2,420	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	323.66/cwt	311.50–330.00	2,181	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	382.22/cwt	351.00–390.00	1,957	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	432.95/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,269	21
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,153	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	3,142	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	447.38/cwt	432.50–451.00	2,523	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	477.88/cwt	465.00–497.50	2,289	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	411.25/cwt	370.00–434.00	2,537	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	538.71/cwt	522.50–555.00	1,956	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	375.06/cwt	367.00–378.50	2,633	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	413.51/cwt	396.00–430.00	2,001	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,605	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	514.41/cwt	510.00–522.50	2,269	53

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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