Sale reports / North Dakota / Napoleon Livestock Auction / 2021-01-28

Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 28

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Receipts

6,235 head

▲ 2,753 vs last sale 3,482▲ 3,401 vs year ago 2,834 · +120.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 500-750lbs steady to 3.00 higher except 500-550lbs and 700-750lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Over 750lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 450lbs steady to 5.00 higher with instances up to 12.00 higher. Many full loads of quality steers and heifers. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate plus.

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 $152.01/cwt on 3,820 head.

Average price

$152.01

3,820 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$213

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$19.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	496	170.04	843	233
Medium and Large 1	701	150.84	1,057	3,587

One grade step is worth $19.20/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 sale3,820 hd

152.01

—

ND average3 barns · 7,095 hd

149.93

+2.08

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

Every lot

34 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	389	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	797	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	209.31/cwt	209.00–210.00	860	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	182.83/cwt	181.00–183.00	764	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	187.59/cwt	183.00–191.00	897	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	808	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	177.98/cwt	172.00–183.50	952	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	168.98/cwt	159.50–174.00	983	268
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	906	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	162.16/cwt	155.50–168.50	1,015	581
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	956	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	152.07/cwt	144.50–156.75	1,026	666
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	143.30/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,039	433
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	964	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	140.13/cwt	134.00–146.75	1,085	939
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	131.62/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,042	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	132.33/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,094	198
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	129.96/cwt	123.50–132.50	1,128	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	128.26/cwt	122.00–132.75	1,190	101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	166.10/cwt	161.50–169.00	618	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	159.42/cwt	153.50–166.50	674	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	158.05/cwt	152.50–162.00	738	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	150.86/cwt	148.50–155.50	804	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	152.38/cwt	142.25–157.00	873	410
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	625	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	909	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	143.50/cwt	137.50–148.00	911	440
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	135.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	922	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	131.64/cwt	124.00–134.50	948	247
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	732	132.49/cwt	121.50–140.50	970	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	751	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,048	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	124.41/cwt	124.00–126.50	963	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	938	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,059	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,080	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 Jan 28, 2021

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

Receipts 6,235Last week 3,482Year ago 2,834

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	751	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	175.00	175.00
6	—	960	112.50	112.50
7	—	812	115.50	115.50
24	—	372	161.50–169.00	166.10
54	—	423	153.50–166.50	159.42
440	—	635	137.50–148.00	143.50
66	—	875	121.00	121.00
130	—	533	148.50–155.50	150.86
247	—	720	124.00–134.50	131.64
91	—	774	124.00–126.50	124.41
119	—	467	152.50–162.00	158.05
119	—	678	130.00–138.00	135.96
410	—	573	142.25–157.00	152.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	732	121.50–140.50	132.49
7	—	625	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	411	209.00–210.00	209.31
124	—	868	123.50–132.50	129.96
581	—	626	155.50–168.50	162.16
137	—	535	172.00–183.50	177.98
198	—	827	129.00–137.50	132.33
433	—	725	137.00–151.00	143.30
666	—	675	144.50–156.75	152.07
939	—	774	134.00–146.75	140.13
105	—	478	183.00–191.00	187.59
268	—	582	159.50–174.00	168.98
101	—	928	122.00–132.75	128.26
7	—	389	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	792	131.00–132.50	131.62
22	—	733	131.50	131.50
7	—	646	148.00	148.00
155	—	418	181.00–183.00	182.83
25	—	499	162.00	162.00
7	—	596	152.00	152.00

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.