Kist Livestock Auction Market Report

Mandan, North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 19, 2025

3,734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $424.73/cwt -21.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,455/hd at 578 lb · 544 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $385.40/cwt -13.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,613/hd at 678 lb · 521 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $443.48/cwt -35.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,364/hd at 533 lb · 435 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,734	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277–284	279	15	530.00–550.00	$543.22	$1,516	—
329	329	7	525.00	$525.00	$1,727	—
355–395	388	72	520.00–590.00	$581.79	$2,257	-7.96
407–447	432	53	500.00–545.00	$533.49	$2,305	+7.83
453–497	468	264	437.50–524.00	$490.82	$2,297	-4.95
504–549	533	435	415.00–470.00	$443.48	$2,364	-35.00
563 fancy	563	66	446.00	$446.00	$2,511	-27.00
551–592	580	478	400.00–451.00	$421.79	$2,446	-20.24
608–647	626	269	388.00–422.00	$407.39	$2,550	-22.92
650–697	677	464	372.00–410.00	$391.59	$2,651	-7.11
683–687	685	57	335.00	$335.00	$2,295	-63.70
902–941	926	16	315.00–316.00	$315.63	$2,923	—
998	998	4	295.00	$295.00	$2,944	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–393	383	12	465.00–470.00	$467.14	$1,789	—
438	438	7	430.00	$430.00	$1,883	—
469–493	486	23	430.00–440.00	$437.06	$2,124	—
545	545	9	390.00	$390.00	$2,126	-28.16
558–578	570	13	372.50–392.50	$384.97	$2,194	-10.05
600–640	618	34	357.50–375.00	$367.68	$2,272	+11.54
676	676	6	325.00	$325.00	$2,197	—
933	933	18	280.00	$280.00	$2,612	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1062	1062	24	294.00	$294.00	$3,122	—
1147–1148	1147	13	250.00	$250.00	$2,868	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
213	213	6	470.00	$470.00	$1,001	—
306–349	327	18	400.00–510.00	$442.22	$1,446	—
374–397	387	118	455.00–482.50	$469.64	$1,818	+19.64
409–449	431	68	380.00–445.00	$415.46	$1,791	-31.87
456–477	468	133	380.00–422.50	$407.16	$1,906	-16.05
505–540	522	373	355.00–397.00	$384.64	$2,008	-17.04
550–597	568	240	345.00–390.00	$368.47	$2,093	-77.53
604–639	624	74	317.50–352.00	$345.55	$2,156	-25.72
647	647	32	358.00	$358.00	$2,316	-13.27
650–665	657	51	319.00–322.50	$320.60	$2,106	-44.40
731	731	10	305.00	$305.00	$2,230	-31.00
818	818	7	320.00	$320.00	$2,618	—
968–976	973	13	280.00–297.50	$290.80	$2,829	-15.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–447	427	15	350.00–430.00	$396.47	$1,693	+16.47
460–482	475	39	330.00–367.50	$354.42	$1,683	—
516–547	532	96	325.00–350.00	$347.15	$1,847	+5.43
563–581	571	77	257.50–342.50	$300.22	$1,714	-42.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	5	410.00	$410.00	$1,583	—

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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.