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Kist Livestock Auction Market Report

Mandan, North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 22, 2025

1,884 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $481.71/cwt +2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,557/hd at 531 lb · 296 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $409.62/cwt -40.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,138/hd at 522 lb · 220 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $513.42/cwt -19.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,454/hd at 478 lb · 207 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,884 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 5 635.00 $635.00 $1,797 +75.00
348 348 5 612.50 $612.50 $2,132 —
383–388 384 26 575.00–595.00 $591.89 $2,273 —
407–425 422 47 520.00–545.00 $530.01 $2,237 -24.99
450–494 478 207 490.00–530.00 $513.42 $2,454 -4.80
500–544 fancy 528 162 490.00–517.50 $494.87 $2,613 —
501–549 534 134 440.00–482.00 $465.80 $2,487 -13.72
556 fancy 556 55 486.50 $486.50 $2,705 —
555–598 582 151 430.00–460.00 $449.11 $2,614 -0.16
605–649 628 64 387.00–417.50 $397.07 $2,494 -24.42
664 fancy 664 34 438.00 $438.00 $2,908 —
655–695 675 74 388.00–413.00 $399.28 $2,695 -2.40
708 708 6 367.50 $367.50 $2,602 -40.00
845 845 20 375.00 $375.00 $3,169 +10.00
878–899 892 26 350.00–371.00 $360.45 $3,215 +17.95
982–988 986 13 326.00–344.00 $337.10 $3,324 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 9 550.00 $550.00 $2,079 —
465–480 473 25 425.00–460.00 $445.21 $2,106 —
588–596 591 14 417.50–425.00 $420.20 $2,483 +60.20
632 632 9 387.50 $387.50 $2,449 —
650–694 665 26 375.00 $375.00 $2,494 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043 1043 7 290.00 $290.00 $3,025 —
1124 1124 5 290.00 $290.00 $3,260 -2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 7 590.00 $590.00 $1,699 —
357–398 384 40 490.00–515.00 $501.89 $1,927 —
404 fancy 404 27 499.00 $499.00 $2,016 —
426–448 441 58 448.00–465.00 $455.15 $2,007 -2.97
453 fancy 453 41 460.00–475.00 $469.88 $2,129 —
459–491 467 84 432.50–469.00 $446.56 $2,085 -8.44
500–548 522 220 395.00–422.50 $409.62 $2,138 -40.38
553–581 563 70 386.00–400.00 $392.94 $2,212 —
615 615 13 390.00 $390.00 $2,398 -6.95
657 657 20 380.00 $380.00 $2,497 -18.00
740 740 7 363.00 $363.00 $2,686 —
797 797 9 346.00 $346.00 $2,758 -17.81
919 919 14 346.00 $346.00 $3,180 —
974–987 980 27 323.00–328.00 $325.78 $3,193 -0.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 7 465.00 $465.00 $1,851 —
418 418 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,818 —
499 499 26 386.00 $386.00 $1,926 -19.00
562–593 577 24 360.00–386.00 $374.67 $2,162 -0.33
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1043 1026 16 307.00–316.00 $310.71 $3,188 -1.11
1165–1166 1166 13 255.00–268.00 $260.00 $3,032 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 507.50 $507.50 $2,203 —
550 550 14 375.00 $375.00 $2,062 —
633 633 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,279 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 6 460.00 $460.00 $1,937 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.