Sale reports / North Dakota / Napoleon Livestock Auction / 2020-02-06

Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Feb 6

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Receipts

2,430 head

▼ 404 vs last sale 2,834▲ 2,430 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 550-550lbs 1.00 to 6.00 lower, 550-600lbs 8.00 to 9.00 higher, 600-800lbs steady to 5.00 higher with instances up to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-600lbs 1.00 to 6.00 higher, 600-650lbs 3.00 to 7.00 lower, 650-700lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Not all weights well tested for comparison. 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 $160.37/cwt on 1,200 head.

Average price

$160.37

1,200 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$213

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.37

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	161.78	1,050	1,143
Medium and Large 1-2	681	135.36	922	45
Large 1	1,052	120.00	1,262	12thin

One grade step is worth $41.78/cwt here — about −$213 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 sale1,200 hd

160.37

—

ND average4 barns · 3,728 hd

157.01

+3.37

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

Every lot

32 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	616	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	199.02/cwt	195.00–205.00	716	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	196.00/cwt	191.00–196.50	870	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	184.05/cwt	179.00–191.00	871	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	182.23/cwt	178.00–185.00	962	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	171.17/cwt	163.50–179.50	979	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	163.74/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,018	210
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	157.04/cwt	148.50–160.25	1,062	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	976	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	149.25/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,070	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	939	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,110	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	132.80/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,074	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,198	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	119.15/cwt	119.00–119.50	1,141	23
Steers	—	Large 1	1,052	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,262	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	506	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	160.92/cwt	160.00–165.00	583	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	615	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	162.28/cwt	155.50–164.50	701	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	157.92/cwt	154.00–159.00	758	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	155.84/cwt	152.00–157.00	832	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	152.31/cwt	148.00–156.50	867	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	140.88/cwt	133.00–146.00	875	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	127.40/cwt	125.00–128.50	792	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	136.32/cwt	130.50–138.00	894	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	825	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	126.41/cwt	124.50–129.00	903	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	117.67/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,005	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	906	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 Feb 6, 2020

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

Receipts 2,430Last week 2,834Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	682	121.00	121.00
35	—	622	125.00–128.50	127.40
22	—	535	135.00	135.00
12	—	424	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	480	154.00–159.00	157.92
97	—	432	155.50–164.50	162.28
81	—	534	152.00–157.00	155.84
78	—	569	148.00–156.50	152.31
76	—	621	133.00–146.00	140.88
37	—	362	160.00–165.00	160.92
28	—	714	124.50–129.00	126.41
23	—	656	130.50–138.00	136.32
9	—	854	117.00–119.00	117.67
8	—	316	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	640	133.00	133.00
20	—	685	142.50	142.50
7	—	776	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	884	135.50	135.50
201	—	782	140.00–144.50	141.92
210	—	622	155.00–167.00	163.74
152	—	528	178.00–185.00	182.23
117	—	676	148.50–160.25	157.04
106	—	717	140.00–155.50	149.25
92	—	572	163.50–179.50	171.17
89	—	444	191.00–196.50	196.00
43	—	473	179.00–191.00	184.05
23	—	958	119.00–119.50	119.15
17	—	360	195.00–205.00	199.02
15	—	809	132.00–134.00	132.80
6	—	326	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,052	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	627	144.50	144.50

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.