Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the only weights of steers for comparison were the 950 to 1000 lbs. which were 12.00 lower . Other weights of steers and heifers did not have the numbers for comparison this week. Today's sale consisted of yearling steers and heifers. Flesh conditions was light to moderate plus. Most yearlings are coming right off pasture. No spring calves offeerd again this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $355.26/cwt on 74 head, down $37.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −38.70 against this barn's trailing median of $393.96.

Average price

$355.26

▼ 37.76 vs prior sale

74 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$46.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.11

vs ND average

+12.39 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	783	361.55	2,831	64
Medium and Large 1-2	762	315.00	2,400	10thin

One grade step is worth $46.55/cwt here — about $431 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 700–800 lb

8 sales

Steers 700–800 lb: high $401.06, low $355.26, median $393.96 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

355.26

—

ND average2 barns · 143 hd

367.37

−12.11

National average114 barns · 6,639 hd

342.87

+12.39

This barn, trailing median8 sales

393.96

−38.70

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

16 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	Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	288.85/cwt	288.00–289.00	2,966	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	333.50/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,475	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	296.62/cwt	292.00–304.00	2,705	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,400	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	306.12/cwt	303.00–310.00	2,728	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	706	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,330	10
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,173	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,108	6
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	318.75/cwt	315.00–319.00	3,245	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	361.55/cwt	361.00–364.00	2,831	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	332.02/cwt	315.00–336.50	2,962	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	992	326.14/cwt	312.50–330.50	3,235	155

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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