Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Expecting 1000 plus feeders today but due to last minute cancellations due to storm conditions overnight there were fewer feeders in the offering today. No comparisons for feeders today compared to last week due to low numbers today. The feeders in today's offering were a few of nice strings and buyer demand was good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.40/cwt on 55 head, down $29.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −16.15 against this barn's trailing median of $433.56.

Average price

$417.40

▼ 29.76 vs prior sale

55 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$492

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

$44.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.39

vs ND average

−11.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	424.72	2,404	46
Medium and Large 1-2	503	380.00	1,911	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.72/cwt here — about $492 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale55 hd

417.40

—

ND average3 barns · 891 hd

446.80

−29.39

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−11.77

This barn, trailing median11 sales

433.56

−16.15

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

19 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	700–750	711	386.04/cwt	370.00–392.00	2,745	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,940	14
Heifers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,262	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	325.27/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,638	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	378.28/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,966	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	470.56/cwt	457.00–497.50	2,729	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,214	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	464.96/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,241	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,874	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	405.40/cwt	382.50–410.00	2,530	43
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,353	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	448.36/cwt	442.50–462.00	2,793	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	769	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	731	382.81/cwt	377.00–386.00	2,798	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	423.61/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,440	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,026	5

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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