Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago numbers were not high enough for a good comparison this week. It appeared that most weights of feeders and replacement heifers were a little lower than three weeks ago.. Today featured replacement quality heifers in the offering. Many nice strings of replacement heifers in today's sale. Not many feeders expected next week as the feeder sale will be held with the last stock cow and bred heifer sale of the spring on Wednesday April 1,2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $433.65/cwt on 111 head, down $5.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 12 comparable sales and sits +0.18 against this barn's trailing median of $433.47.

Average price

$433.65

▼ 5.97 vs prior sale

111 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$49.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.41

vs ND average

+8.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	439.95	2,470	97
Medium and Large 1-2	573	390.00	2,235	14thin

One grade step is worth $49.95/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.34, low $377.41, median $433.47 across 12 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 sale111 hd

433.65

—

ND average3 barns · 454 hd

434.05

−0.41

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

+8.46

This barn, trailing median12 sales

433.47

+0.18

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

23 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	600–650	620	463.02/cwt	432.50–476.00	2,871	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	674	393.97/cwt	388.00–405.00	2,655	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,994	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	767	376.37/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,887	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	396.97/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,862	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	526.85/cwt	512.50–532.50	2,676	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	388.31/cwt	360.00–394.00	2,967	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	472.82/cwt	467.00–476.00	2,794	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,420	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	409.59/cwt	387.00–425.00	2,556	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	853	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,071	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	416.60/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,837	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,235	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,338	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,466	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	720	400.28/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,882	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	454.19/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,444	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	418.77/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,496	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,606	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	493.13/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,303	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	493.74/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,177	14
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,036	256.86/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,661	8

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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