Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 650 to 750 lbs. were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded mixed with 550 to 600 lbs. 7.00 higher and 600 to 650 lbs. 13.00 lower. Other weights did not have the numbers for a comparison this week. Many nice strings of feeders in the offering this week with a few load lots. Most calves are coming to market weaned and shots. A few strings of calves right off the cow and prices were lower for these feeder. More feeders are carrying a lot of tag this week compared to previous offerings. This did not seem to hurt the prices paid by buyers. Very good demand for all classes of feeders today. The few bunches of heavier weight feeders brought much lower prices this week. Most feeders were in light to moderate plus flesh conditions this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $506.51/cwt on 140 head, up $22.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 11 comparable sales and sits +20.14 against this barn's trailing median of $486.37.

Average price

$506.51

▲ 22.53 vs prior sale

140 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$33.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.92

vs ND average

+23.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	508.17	2,787	133
Medium and Large 1-2	520	475.00	2,470	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.17/cwt here — about $317 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

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 sale140 hd

506.51

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ND average3 barns · 730 hd

493.59

+12.92

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

+23.48

This barn, trailing median11 sales

486.37

+20.14

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	408.43/cwt	376.00–428.00	2,565	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,997	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,353	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,194	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	483.57/cwt	477.50–484.00	2,785	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	555.07/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,348	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,283	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	393.84/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,599	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	3,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	529.01/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,777	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	431.39/cwt	416.00–447.00	2,890	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	377.93/cwt	374.50–387.50	2,944	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,549	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	400.68/cwt	385.00–414.00	2,921	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	449.15/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,776	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,189	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	435.13/cwt	412.50–455.00	2,450	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	432.85/cwt	426.00–447.50	2,324	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	340.31/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,627	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	523.24/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,224	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,070	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,570	7

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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