Sale reports / North Dakota / Napoleon Livestock Auction / 2019-12-05

Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 5

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Receipts

4,915 head

▲ 441 vs last sale 4,474▲ 4,915 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Feeder steers 400-450lbs 9.00 lower, 450-550lbs steady to 1.00 lower, 550-600lbs 3.00 higher, 600-750lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 350-400lbs 1.00 higher, 400-600lbs 1.00 to 6.00 lower, 600-650lbs 2.00 higher, 650-700lbs 1.00 lower. Many strings of calves in todays offering. Flesh condition light to moderate. Good buyer demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.50/cwt on 2,099 head.

Average price

$154.50

2,099 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$523

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.09

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	155.18	914	2,021
Medium and Large 1-2	636	137.02	872	72
Large 1	1,057	136.00	1,438	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.18/cwt here — about −$523 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 sale2,099 hd

154.50

—

ND average4 barns · 7,571 hd

151.42

+3.09

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	184.27/cwt	176.00–189.00	706	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	168.84/cwt	162.00–178.00	702	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	172.82/cwt	159.50–178.00	845	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	162.95/cwt	155.00–174.50	854	600
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	561	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	752	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	155.39/cwt	141.50–159.50	911	296
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	777	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	150.75/cwt	142.50–159.50	924	428
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	865	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	135.51/cwt	124.50–142.50	877	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	133.96/cwt	128.50–138.00	900	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	143.42/cwt	137.50–151.50	980	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	141.04/cwt	135.50–146.00	1,011	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,039	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	139.99/cwt	134.50–144.00	1,170	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	138.25/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,194	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,312	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	999	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,434	11
Steers	—	Large 1	1,057	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,438	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	535	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	149.33/cwt	147.00–154.00	572	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	146.69/cwt	143.50–151.00	613	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	582	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	142.49/cwt	138.00–149.50	680	281
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	138.99/cwt	135.00–146.00	726	243
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	136.67/cwt	128.50–145.00	778	297
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	749	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	123.04/cwt	119.50–125.00	723	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	123.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	135.57/cwt	124.50–139.50	846	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	129.98/cwt	125.50–136.00	872	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	935	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	131.28/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,008	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	130.76/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,067	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	896	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,232	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	137.60/cwt	136.50–139.00	1,292	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	776	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	804	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	794	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	727	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	927	6

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 Dec 5, 2019

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

Receipts 4,915Last week 4,474Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	588	119.50–125.00	123.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	127.50	127.50
8	—	896	137.50	137.50
64	—	418	143.50–151.00	146.69
171	—	624	124.50–139.50	135.57
243	—	522	135.00–146.00	138.99
281	—	477	138.00–149.50	142.49
297	—	569	128.50–145.00	136.67
16	—	939	136.50–139.00	137.60
24	—	383	147.00–154.00	149.33
65	—	671	125.50–136.00	129.98
12	—	768	127.00–137.00	131.28
15	—	816	126.00–136.00	130.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	659	125.00	125.00
8	—	469	124.00	124.00
19	—	618	120.00–125.00	123.63
26	—	369	145.00	145.00
47	—	581	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	125.00	125.00
14	—	561	134.00	134.00
56	—	635	136.25	136.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	999	143.50	143.50
12	—	764	135.00–137.00	135.99
41	—	864	137.00–145.00	138.25
14	—	908	144.50	144.50
17	—	383	176.00–189.00	184.27
21	—	836	134.50–144.00	139.99
100	—	416	162.00–178.00	168.84
119	—	489	159.50–178.00	172.82
428	—	613	142.50–159.50	150.75
127	—	683	137.50–151.50	143.42
160	—	717	135.50–146.00	141.04
296	—	586	141.50–159.50	155.39
600	—	524	155.00–174.50	162.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	647	124.50–142.50	135.51
6	—	598	130.00	130.00
9	—	485	158.00	158.00
39	—	672	128.50–138.00	133.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,057	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	162.00	162.00
5	—	522	154.00	154.00
5	—	565	140.50	140.50
6	—	727	127.50	127.50

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.