Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded mixed with 650 to 700 lbs. 13.00 lower and 700 to 750 lbs. 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were lower this week with 550 to 600 lbs. 11.00 lower and 650 to 700 lbs. 3.00 lower. Other weights not well tested for a comparison. Today was a Hereford special with nice strings and loads of quality Herefords in the offering. Very few yearlings in today's offering. Even with the fluctuations in the market this past week buyers were eager to bid on all classes of feeders this week. Most feeders were in light to moderate plus flesh conditions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $486.37/cwt on 210 head, down $21.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits −0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $486.37.

Average price

$486.37

▼ 21.73 vs prior sale

210 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$33.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.64

vs ND average

+10.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	495.91	2,793	151
Medium and Large 1-2	551	461.95	2,547	59

One grade step is worth $33.96/cwt here — about $246 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

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 sale210 hd

486.37

—

ND average3 barns · 743 hd

508.00

−21.64

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+10.81

This barn, trailing median11 sales

486.37

−0.00

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

25 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	450–500	475	502.80/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,388	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	470.21/cwt	445.00–481.00	2,403	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	503.46/cwt	477.50–530.00	2,130	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	384.85/cwt	369.00–387.75	2,759	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	440.57/cwt	426.00–450.00	2,516	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	426.33/cwt	397.00–440.00	2,643	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,542	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	406.14/cwt	389.00–411.00	2,965	383
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	454.71/cwt	454.00–457.00	2,596	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	439.48/cwt	434.00–462.00	2,720	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,838	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	401.32/cwt	391.00–417.50	2,115	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	469.44/cwt	469.00–470.00	2,493	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,783	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	490.75/cwt	465.00–502.00	2,792	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,132	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	534.03/cwt	526.00–542.50	2,777	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	377.67/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,976	111
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,092	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	3,522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	689	403.25/cwt	399.00–411.00	2,778	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	598.08/cwt	592.50–615.00	2,661	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	397.65/cwt	384.00–407.00	2,720	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	412.75/cwt	411.00–424.00	2,807	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	3,428	57

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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