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Kist Livestock Auction Market Report

Mandan, North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

2,213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $418.81/cwt +21.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,565/hd at 612 lb · 422 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $429.85/cwt -29.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,484/hd at 578 lb · 396 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $401.92/cwt -7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,126/hd at 529 lb · 266 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,213 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 11 495.00–520.00 $507.86 $1,615 -104.64
361–385 379 16 485.00–495.00 $492.62 $1,867 -99.27
404–440 424 18 480.00–505.00 $490.59 $2,080 -39.42
454–495 468 69 477.50–495.00 $487.51 $2,282 -25.91
504–527 516 158 450.00–489.00 $479.85 $2,476 +14.05
557 value added 557 20 451.00 $451.00 $2,512 —
557–594 579 376 403.00–439.00 $428.72 $2,482 -20.39
601–620 value added 605 199 426.00–440.00 $435.67 $2,636 —
616 fancy 616 8 411.00 $411.00 $2,532 —
604–649 619 215 372.50–422.50 $403.49 $2,498 +6.42
656 656 10 402.50 $402.50 $2,640 +3.22
712–732 724 12 340.00–355.00 $348.85 $2,526 -18.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–431 414 34 440.00–465.00 $455.77 $1,887 —
453–496 465 54 435.00–455.00 $447.53 $2,081 +2.32
511–549 538 98 411.00–450.00 $432.56 $2,327 —
601–634 613 44 350.00–370.00 $360.28 $2,209 -27.22
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1159 1159 8 311.00 $311.00 $3,604 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–327 327 14 440.00–480.00 $462.89 $1,514 —
351–387 369 16 457.50–465.00 $461.07 $1,701 -40.82
411–443 427 66 400.00–450.00 $418.54 $1,787 -36.61
432 fancy 432 15 435.00 $435.00 $1,879 -64.00
469–483 480 129 382.50–412.50 $402.19 $1,931 -44.37
506–548 529 266 375.00–417.00 $401.92 $2,126 -7.70
550–592 573 75 336.50–370.00 $352.17 $2,018 -40.77
629 629 16 335.00 $335.00 $2,107 -55.00
789 789 9 341.00 $341.00 $2,690 -5.00
841 841 5 336.00 $336.00 $2,826 —
875 875 17 282.50 $282.50 $2,472 —
866–891 880 14 320.00–322.00 $321.16 $2,826 —
929–949 933 33 315.00–332.00 $329.68 $3,076 -16.32
981–994 986 76 298.00–313.00 $303.97 $2,997 -21.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 11 395.00 $395.00 $1,548 -70.00
520–547 537 64 345.00–365.00 $356.47 $1,914 —
594 594 10 330.00 $330.00 $1,960 -44.67
752 752 9 335.00 $335.00 $2,519 —
864 864 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,506 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1067 1067 8 285.00 $285.00 $3,041 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 5 395.00 $395.00 $2,208 +20.00

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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.