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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Apr 22

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Receipts

1,527 head

▼ 804 vs last sale 2,331▼ 1,343 vs year ago 2,870 · −46.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Most weights not well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 650-700lbs and 750-800lbs 7.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500-650lbs and 700-800lbs steady to 5.00 lower with instances up to 7.00 lower. Flesh condition light to moderate. Good buyer demand.

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 $138.24/cwt on 566 head.

Average price

$138.24

566 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$14.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	139.10	876	533
Medium and Large 1-2	664	124.37	825	33

One grade step is worth $14.73/cwt here — about $51 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 sale566 hd

138.24

—

ND average3 barns · 2,172 hd

136.62

+1.62

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

Every lot

27 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	176.05/cwt	170.00–183.00	752	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	177.96/cwt	173.00–181.00	861	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	168.02/cwt	166.00–176.00	887	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	160.97/cwt	159.00–166.00	942	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	155.28/cwt	154.50–157.00	991	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	146.74/cwt	141.50–150.00	993	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	142.94/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,058	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	138.77/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,074	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	131.93/cwt	131.50–132.00	1,094	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,121	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	123.67/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,144	45
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	539	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	481	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	582	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	152.47/cwt	150.00–156.00	637	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	153.44/cwt	151.00–157.00	732	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	153.84/cwt	146.00–159.00	794	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	143.51/cwt	139.00–146.00	822	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	140.84/cwt	138.00–145.00	899	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	129.70/cwt	127.00–134.00	873	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	120.45/cwt	119.00–121.00	885	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	130.58/cwt	126.75–137.00	965	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	127.36/cwt	121.00–128.75	963	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	918	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	118.17/cwt	117.00–119.00	970	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	992	8

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 22, 2021

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

Receipts 1,527Last week 2,331Year ago 2,870

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	673	127.00–134.00	129.70
8	—	859	115.50	115.50
123	—	739	126.75–137.00	130.58
75	—	756	121.00–128.75	127.36
19	—	373	156.00	156.00
6	—	333	162.00	162.00
73	—	638	138.00–145.00	140.84
58	—	516	146.00–159.00	153.84
54	—	573	139.00–146.00	143.51
40	—	477	151.00–157.00	153.44
37	—	418	150.00–156.00	152.47
22	—	821	117.00–119.00	118.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	144.00	144.00
18	—	735	119.00–121.00	120.45
8	—	791	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	925	120.00–126.00	123.67
2	—	365	188.00	188.00
95	—	774	133.00–140.00	138.77
50	—	677	141.50–150.00	146.74
37	—	528	166.00–176.00	168.02
28	—	585	159.00–166.00	160.97
25	—	638	154.50–157.00	155.28
42	—	829	131.50–132.00	131.93
42	—	484	173.00–181.00	177.96
22	—	740	142.50–145.00	142.94
21	—	427	170.00–183.00	176.05
19	—	897	125.00	125.00

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.