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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Apr 1

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Receipts

1,898 head

▼ 1,212 vs last sale 3,110▼ 335 vs year ago 2,233 · −15.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Most weights not well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 700-800lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, 900-950lbs 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs, 600-650lbs and 750-800lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate.

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 $146.53/cwt on 749 head.

Average price

$146.53

749 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$279

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

$25.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

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	494	172.00	850	6thin
Medium and Large 1	771	146.33	1,129	743

One grade step is worth $25.67/cwt here — about −$279 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 sale749 hd

146.53

—

ND average2 barns · 1,075 hd

148.06

−1.53

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

Every lot

22 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	820	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	866	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	196.02/cwt	194.00–198.50	906	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	850	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	161.31/cwt	156.50–170.50	952	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	152.77/cwt	146.50–160.50	1,021	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	151.81/cwt	143.50–154.50	1,113	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	143.64/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,120	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,139	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	133.39/cwt	133.25–133.50	1,222	240
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	653	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	162.19/cwt	156.00–164.00	791	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	155.60/cwt	150.00–161.00	800	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	151.63/cwt	145.50–154.50	860	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	147.90/cwt	141.00–151.75	935	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	141.27/cwt	140.00–141.50	955	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	132.70/cwt	131.00–133.50	965	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	728	131.18/cwt	130.50–133.00	955	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,043	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	129.11/cwt	126.00–131.50	1,034	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,144	65
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	963	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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Receipts 1,898Last week 3,110Year ago 2,233

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	713	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	398	164.00	164.00
30	—	514	150.00–161.00	155.60
32	—	676	140.00–141.50	141.27
33	—	727	131.00–133.50	132.70
37	—	567	145.50–154.50	151.63
108	—	632	141.00–151.75	147.90
65	—	915	125.00	125.00
66	—	488	156.00–164.00	162.19
115	—	801	126.00–131.50	129.11
195	—	793	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	728	130.50–133.00	131.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	462	194.00–198.50	196.02
23	—	590	156.50–170.50	161.31
35	—	808	141.00	141.00
5	—	378	217.00	217.00
6	—	442	196.00	196.00
83	—	733	143.50–154.50	151.81
141	—	780	141.00–147.00	143.64
190	—	668	146.50–160.50	152.77
240	—	916	133.25–133.50	133.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	172.00	172.00

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.