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Kist Livestock Auction

Name: Kist Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Mandan, North Dakota · Wed, Oct 28

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2097

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Receipts

3,606 head

▲ 1,425 vs last sale 2,181▲ 1,107 vs year ago 2,499 · +44.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 500 to 600 lbs. were 6.00 to 8.00 higher today. Feeder heifers 500 to 550 lbs. were 1.00 higher today. Other weights of steers and heifers did not have the numbers for a comparison this week. Good buyer demand with new buyers at the sale with the increases of spring calves coming t o market this week. Many nice strings of calves that were very attractive to buyers today and they were bidding to get these calves. Calves were in light to moderate flesh condition.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.63/cwt on 842 head, up $13.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 7 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $449.63.

Average price

$449.63

▲ 13.46 vs prior sale

842 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$59.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

vs ND average

+14.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	451.05	2,471	822
Medium and Large 1-2	540	391.45	2,114	20

One grade step is worth $59.60/cwt here — about $357 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale842 hd

449.63

—

ND average3 barns · 2,004 hd

447.01

+2.62

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

+14.48

This barn, trailing median7 sales

449.63

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $508.10, low $395.00, median $449.63 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

42 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	561.55/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,847	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	367	557.00/cwt	557.00–557.00	2,044	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	529.34/cwt	502.50–535.00	2,017	70
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	507.32/cwt	460.00–527.00	2,156	168
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	454	511.79/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,324	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	477.25/cwt	428.00–496.00	2,305	216
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	456.83/cwt	422.50–487.50	2,398	467
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,136	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,068	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	443.44/cwt	409.00–453.00	2,563	355
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,295	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	424.97/cwt	396.00–443.00	2,614	296
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	396.05/cwt	365.00–407.00	2,665	176
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,723	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	385.92/cwt	380.00–391.00	2,902	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,815	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,977	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	484.26/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,613	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	359	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,876	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	463.93/cwt	455.00–477.50	1,693	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,735	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	451.09/cwt	410.00–473.00	1,944	88
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	425.32/cwt	370.00–446.00	1,986	168
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,117	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	506	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,252	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	412.00/cwt	385.00–428.00	2,126	399
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,866	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	326.22/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,850	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	398.15/cwt	372.00–407.00	2,273	159
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	371.95/cwt	353.00–377.00	2,302	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,076	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,468	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	799	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,637	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	325.92/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,663	23
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,584	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,593	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,886	66
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	301.03/cwt	296.00–310.00	2,938	21
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,087	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,881	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	395.51/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,080	25
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	278.74/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,845	17

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.

North Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kist Livestock Auction - Mandan, ND

Wed Oct 28, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Bismarck, ND (LS-BM)

Receipts 3,606Last week 2,181Year ago 2,499

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	333	470.00–490.00	484.26
25	350–400	365	455.00–477.50	463.93
88	400–450	431	410.00–473.00	451.09
168	450–500	467	370.00–446.00	425.32
399	500–550	516	385.00–428.00	412.00
159	550–600	571	372.00–407.00	398.15
28	600–650	619	353.00–377.00	371.95
8	700–750	728	339.00	339.00
9	750–800	799	330.00	330.00
23	800–850	817	320.00–335.00	325.92
13	850–900	879	295.00	295.00
66	900–950	919	314.00	314.00
21	950–1000	976	296.00–310.00	301.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	413	420.00	420.00
7	450–500	498	425.00	425.00
9	500–550	522	357.50	357.50
40	550–600	567	315.00–330.00	326.22
14	600–650	634	327.50	327.50
6	800–850	827	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	359	522.50	522.50
30	500–550	506	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1050–1100	1,087	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	329	560.00–570.00	561.55
70	350–400	381	502.50–535.00	529.34
168	400–450	425	460.00–527.00	507.32
216	450–500	483	428.00–496.00	477.25
467	500–550	525	422.50–487.50	456.83
355	550–600	578	409.00–453.00	443.44
296	600–650	615	396.00–443.00	424.97
176	650–700	673	365.00–407.00	396.05
14	700–750	731	372.50	372.50
13	750–800	752	380.00–391.00	385.92
7	800–850	810	347.50	347.50
11	950–1000	976	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	367	557.00	557.00
42	450–500	454	510.00–515.00	511.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	530	403.00	403.00
7	550–600	559	370.00	370.00
8	600–650	604	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
25	500–550	526	370.00–425.00	395.51
17	650–700	662	270.00–300.00	278.74

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.