Sale reports / North Dakota / Kist Livestock Auction / 2026-02-11

Kist Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Feb 11
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097
Receipts
2,446 head
577 vs last sale 1,869 2,446 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded mixed with 600 to 650 lbs.steers 21.00 higher; 650 to 700 lbs. 13.00 lower and 700 to 800 lbs 9.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 to 550 lbs. were 26.00 higher; 550 to 600 lbs.were 6.00 lower and 600 to 650 lbs. were 9.00 higher. Many nice strings and load lots of quality feeders in today's offering. Buyer demand was very good with more buyers in attendance today. All classes of feeders were in demand today. The nice weather conditions have allowed to feeders to put on added weight this last few weeks. Most feeders were in light to moderate flash condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $501.70/cwt on 305 head, down $4.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 11 comparable sales and sits +15.34 against this barn's trailing median of $486.37.
Average price
$501.70
4.81 vs prior sale
305 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
0.05
vs ND average
+23.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548501.702,751305
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
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 sale305 hd
501.70
ND average3 barns · 1,161 hd
501.75
−0.05
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
+23.31
This barn, trailing median11 sales
486.37
+15.34
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 11000–10501,043320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,33845
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600553462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,55838
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600556511.00/cwt511.00–511.002,84122
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9876
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,68334
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700662392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,59510
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665419.86/cwt388.00–434.002,792132
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750714409.28/cwt390.00–415.002,922146
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800763392.50/cwt367.50–399.502,995125
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633416.27/cwt402.40–420.002,635288
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850813333.81/cwt322.50–341.002,71492
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573429.88/cwt417.00–438.002,463107
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750747375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,8015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600556360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0026
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432540.33/cwt530.00–560.002,33419
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550545458.56/cwt446.00–465.502,499157
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000954339.00/cwt339.00–339.003,23470
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550509541.13/cwt515.00–549.002,754119
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950924346.00/cwt346.00–346.003,19770
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600576471.85/cwt447.50–487.502,718164
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500481481.94/cwt460.00–520.002,31862
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450409533.06/cwt530.00–540.002,18020
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900877344.00/cwt344.00–344.003,01716
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850826375.59/cwt366.00–378.003,10260
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465570.90/cwt560.00–580.002,65511
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400376605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,27513
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650628470.24/cwt427.50–483.002,953295

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.