Sale reports / North Dakota / Kist Livestock Auction / 2026-01-21

Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Jan 21
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097
Receipts
2,175 head
3,097 vs last sale 5,272 302 vs year ago 2,477 · 12.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded mixed with 500 to 550 lbs. 14,00 lower; 550 to 600 lbs. were 5,00 higher; 600 to 650 lbs. were 6.00 lower; 650 to 700 lbs. were 3.00 higher and 700 to 850 lbs. were 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers 550 to 700 lbs. were steady to 10.00 higher. Good demand for today's offering of weaned calves with shots. More active bidding for the lighter weight calves that will go to grass this spring. most calves are in light to moderate plus flesh condition. Next feeder sale will be 1-28-26.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $482.04/cwt on 243 head, down $6.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits 4.33 against this barn's trailing median of $486.37.
Average price
$482.04
6.23 vs prior sale
243 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$58.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.01
vs ND average
+16.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554483.492,678237
Medium and Large 1-2574425.002,4406thin
One grade step is worth $58.49/cwt here — about $239 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
522496469442median 486.3712/1701/1402/0402/2503/25
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 sale243 hd
482.04
ND average3 barns · 1,140 hd
486.05
−4.01
National average169 barns · 18,411 hd
465.33
+16.71
This barn, trailing median11 sales
486.37
−4.33
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

30 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 11050–11001,058275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9105
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550501495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,48018
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650649382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4827
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600587320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,87810
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600598390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,33212
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000988320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,1627
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9696
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582343.20/cwt341.00–347.501,99728
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4406
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9937
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1906
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472550.88/cwt522.50–560.002,60061
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900855331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,83069
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677385.44/cwt365.00–430.002,609125
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622411.18/cwt387.00–427.502,558137
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600576426.76/cwt414.00–431.002,458165
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement650–700653408.50/cwt408.50–408.502,66886
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500482497.39/cwt490.00–524.002,39756
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700679419.65/cwt400.00–450.002,849155
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750731386.73/cwt381.50–407.002,827165
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625438.94/cwt417.50–457.502,743193
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550533447.32/cwt435.00–460.002,38459
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400376590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,2187
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765377.77/cwt374.00–381.002,890129
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850817358.59/cwt351.00–360.502,930131
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550532510.10/cwt496.00–527.002,714109
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570468.15/cwt440.00–477.002,668116
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835328.84/cwt327.50–330.002,74615
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,64618
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800772344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,65621

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.