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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, May 13

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Receipts

1,566 head

▲ 309 vs last sale 1,257▼ 274 vs year ago 1,840 · −14.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; No weights well tested for comparison except feeder heifers 500-550lbs 2.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 higher. Flesh condition light to moderate plus. 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 $139.54/cwt on 520 head.

Average price

$139.54

520 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$11.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	140.35	843	483
Medium and Large 1-2	541	129.03	699	37

One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about $145 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 sale520 hd

139.54

—

ND average2 barns · 1,300 hd

138.46

+1.08

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

Every lot

28 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	391	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	739	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	173.05/cwt	173.00–174.00	819	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	168.62/cwt	167.50–169.50	917	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	156.34/cwt	155.00–159.00	885	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	956	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	993	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	144.68/cwt	139.00–146.75	1,071	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,099	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,090	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,142	22
Steers	—	Large 1	1,055	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,306	121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	434	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	605	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	137.79/cwt	132.00–143.00	570	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	146.53/cwt	142.00–149.00	712	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	147.23/cwt	145.00–148.50	789	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	145.99/cwt	140.50–148.50	822	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	777	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	140.54/cwt	136.00–143.25	878	184
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	651	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	911	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	127.55/cwt	126.00–131.00	856	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	847	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	843	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	134.69/cwt	129.00–136.00	989	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	938	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	811	7

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 May 13, 2021

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

Receipts 1,566Last week 1,257Year ago 1,840

Compared to last week; No weights well tested for comparison except feeder heifers 500-550lbs 2.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 higher. Flesh condition light to moderate plus. Good buyer demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
110	—	740	139.00–146.75	144.68
39	—	758	145.00	145.00
21	—	473	173.00–174.00	173.05
22	—	862	132.50	132.50
11	—	692	143.50	143.50
18	—	566	155.00–159.00	156.34
18	—	544	167.50–169.50	168.62
99	—	619	154.50	154.50
7	—	391	189.00	189.00
7	—	829	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,055	123.75	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	169.00	169.00
13	—	340	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	394	153.50	153.50
10	—	787	119.25	119.25
26	—	671	126.00–131.00	127.55
184	—	625	136.00–143.25	140.54
49	—	563	140.50–148.50	145.99
28	—	486	142.00–149.00	146.53
56	—	734	129.00–136.00	134.69
60	—	536	145.00–148.50	147.23
37	—	414	132.00–143.00	137.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	651	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	733	115.00	115.00
9	—	598	130.00	130.00
8	—	683	124.00	124.00
13	—	312	139.00	139.00

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.