Sale reports / North Dakota / Napoleon Livestock Auction / 2019-10-31

Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Oct 31

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Receipts

2,824 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 2,669▲ 2,824 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 550-600lbs traded 11.00 higher, 600-650lbs 9.00 lower, 650-700lbs 7.00 higher, 700-750lbs 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-450lbs traded 10.00 higher, 500-550lbs 6.00 higher, 750-800lbs 7.00 higher, 800-850lbs trading steady, 900-950lbs 1.00 lower. Large price spreads in calves not weaned or preconditioned. Good buyer demand for light weight calves. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.25/cwt on 1,471 head.

Average price

$138.25

1,471 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	733	139.46	1,022	1,373
Medium and Large 1-2	688	121.39	835	89
Large 1	1,024	120.50	1,234	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about −$211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,471 hd

138.25

—

ND average3 barns · 4,083 hd

137.17

+1.08

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

Every lot

38 lots · USDA AMS · Napoleon Livestock Auction - Napoleon, 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	168.06/cwt	164.00–173.00	622	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	161.50/cwt	161.00–162.00	656	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	157.36/cwt	154.00–160.00	744	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	151.43/cwt	145.00–157.00	793	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	150.05/cwt	143.00–158.50	863	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	139.81/cwt	139.00–140.00	833	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	139.38/cwt	132.00–144.50	893	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	137.73/cwt	135.00–139.50	934	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	155.27/cwt	151.00–156.25	1,070	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	136.56/cwt	132.00–139.00	979	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,036	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,214	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,191	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	851	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,111	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	136.72/cwt	130.50–137.75	1,333	57
Steers	—	Large 1	1,022	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,283	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,219	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,414	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	149.05/cwt	143.50–156.50	638	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	671	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	642	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	133.89/cwt	127.50–137.25	687	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	128.14/cwt	124.00–137.00	739	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	132.92/cwt	125.50–139.00	813	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	145.91/cwt	140.50–147.75	964	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	817	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	688	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	791	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	145.72/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,032	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	142.45/cwt	132.50–146.00	1,113	279
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	139.50/cwt	135.50–141.00	1,147	368
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,154	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,100	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	133.93/cwt	133.75–134.25	1,252	180
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,024	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,234	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	738	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	816	7

This sale against other markets

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 →

Napoleon Livestock Auction - Napoleon, ND

Thu Oct 31, 2019

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

Receipts 2,824Last week 2,669Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	122.00	122.00
14	—	543	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,024	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	148.00	148.00
6	—	888	130.00	130.00
19	—	455	147.50	147.50
60	—	612	125.50–139.00	132.92
79	—	428	143.50–156.50	149.05
82	—	661	140.50–147.75	145.91
85	—	577	124.00–137.00	128.14
105	—	513	127.50–137.25	133.89
105	—	708	141.00–147.00	145.72
180	—	935	133.75–134.25	133.93
279	—	781	132.50–146.00	142.45
368	—	822	135.50–141.00	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	688	115.00	115.00
13	—	630	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	492	130.50	130.50
15	—	894	123.00	123.00
47	—	667	120.00–125.00	122.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,022	125.50	125.50
8	—	1,219	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	851	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	177.50	177.50
10	—	805	148.00	148.00
13	—	370	164.00–173.00	168.06
18	—	406	161.00–162.00	161.50
34	—	792	153.25	153.25
41	—	689	151.00–156.25	155.27
50	—	641	132.00–144.50	139.38
57	—	975	130.50–137.75	136.72
62	—	473	154.00–160.00	157.36
65	—	524	145.00–157.00	151.43
83	—	717	132.00–139.00	136.56
163	—	575	143.00–158.50	150.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	596	139.00–140.00	139.81
47	—	773	134.00	134.00
68	—	678	135.00–139.50	137.73

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.