Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 650 to 750 lbs. were 15.00 higher and feeder heifers 550 to 650 lbs. were 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Other weights not well tested for a comparison this week. A few load lots and many nice strings of feeders in today's offering, Very good buyer demand for today's offering. Most feeders in light to moderate plus flesh condition.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $433.38/cwt on 197 head, up $11.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 11 comparable sales and sits −0.17 against this barn's trailing median of $433.56.

Average price

$433.38

▲ 11.09 vs prior sale

197 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$61.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.92

vs ND average

−4.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	436.18	2,460	188
Medium and Large 1-2	590	375.00	2,213	9thin

One grade step is worth $61.18/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.34, low $417.40, median $433.56 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 sale197 hd

433.38

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ND average3 barns · 673 hd

427.47

+5.92

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−4.27

This barn, trailing median11 sales

433.56

−0.17

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

27 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 1	500–550	530	476.24/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,524	39
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,964	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	633	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,886	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	559	507.48/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,837	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	604	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	753	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,447	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,204	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,850	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,822	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	462.07/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,398	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	434.77/cwt	407.50–448.00	2,896	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	719	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,761	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	449.96/cwt	423.00–455.00	2,776	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	402.21/cwt	375.00–409.00	2,944	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	346.44/cwt	324.00–349.50	3,083	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,354	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	420.09/cwt	382.00–428.00	2,663	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	428.73/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,474	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	506.83/cwt	502.50–511.00	2,190	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,188	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	371.89/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,696	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	401.50/cwt	387.00–408.00	2,634	54

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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