Sale reports / North Dakota / Napoleon Livestock Auction / 2021-12-02

Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 2

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Receipts

5,661 head

▲ 2,110 vs last sale 3,551▲ 3,049 vs year ago 2,612 · +116.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago, Feeder steers 450-500lbs and 650-700lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of 15.00 to 18.00 higher, 500-650lbs 9.00 to 14.00 higher with instances up to 22.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450-600lbs 12.00 to 16.00 higher, 600-700lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Good buyer demand. Many full loads in today's offering. 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 $181.15/cwt on 2,746 head.

Average price

$181.15

2,746 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$12.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.60

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	182.93	1,087	2,348
Medium and Large 1-2	557	170.65	951	398

One grade step is worth $12.29/cwt here — about $136 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 sale2,746 hd

181.15

—

ND average3 barns · 9,649 hd

176.55

+4.60

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

Every lot

44 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	201.92/cwt	200.00–205.00	689	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	233.85/cwt	228.00–236.00	849	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	210.19/cwt	210.00–211.00	780	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	192.13/cwt	187.00–197.00	830	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	212.00/cwt	206.00–219.00	929	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	954	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	177.60/cwt	164.50–180.00	856	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	198.51/cwt	183.50–202.50	965	211
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	187.56/cwt	178.00–195.50	977	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	167.22/cwt	159.00–175.00	901	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	182.97/cwt	172.00–189.50	1,054	731
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	168.61/cwt	165.00–169.50	986	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	159.78/cwt	153.00–163.50	999	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	179.64/cwt	176.00–184.25	1,139	315
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	182.12/cwt	179.50–183.50	1,195	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	151.21/cwt	149.00–153.50	1,010	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	162.40/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,091	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	153.52/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,105	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	166.28/cwt	156.00–171.50	1,206	318
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,264	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	160.92/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,337	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,408	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	948	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,431	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	170.25/cwt	163.00–180.00	649	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	171.23/cwt	161.00–176.00	711	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	171.11/cwt	161.00–177.50	820	197
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	150.25/cwt	145.00–155.50	738	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	160.10/cwt	154.00–169.50	831	421
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	151.19/cwt	151.00–152.00	794	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	157.52/cwt	150.00–165.00	906	268
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	599	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	875	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	847	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	147.38/cwt	143.50–153.50	927	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	148.47/cwt	141.50–151.50	1,001	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	885	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,061	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	150.64/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,192	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	149.20/cwt	145.50–151.00	1,212	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	151.53/cwt	147.50–154.00	1,297	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,189	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,383	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	143.49/cwt	137.50–146.50	1,392	27
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,016	141.00/cwt	138.50–143.00	1,433	46
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	796	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 Dec 2, 2021

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

Receipts 5,661Last week 3,551Year ago 2,612

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,016	138.50–143.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	970	137.50–146.50	143.49
81	—	791	149.00–151.00	150.64
97	—	629	143.50–153.50	147.38
121	—	812	145.50–151.00	149.20
124	—	381	163.00–180.00	170.25
421	—	519	154.00–169.50	160.10
268	—	575	150.00–165.00	157.52
197	—	479	161.00–177.50	171.11
17	—	732	145.00	145.00
144	—	415	161.00–176.00	171.23
5	—	941	147.00	147.00
110	—	674	141.50–151.50	148.47
114	—	856	147.50–154.00	151.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	525	151.00–152.00	151.19
55	—	491	145.00–155.50	150.25
8	—	678	130.50	130.50
5	—	894	133.00	133.00
7	—	599	146.00	146.00
16	—	614	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	831	159.00–162.00	160.92
140	—	438	206.00–219.00	212.00
211	—	486	183.50–202.50	198.51
5	—	877	160.50	160.50
315	—	634	176.00–184.25	179.64
731	—	576	172.00–189.50	182.97
12	—	948	151.00	151.00
152	—	672	157.00–169.00	162.40
12	—	759	166.50	166.50
13	—	341	200.00–205.00	201.92
43	—	363	228.00–236.00	233.85
318	—	725	156.00–171.50	166.28
237	—	521	178.00–195.50	187.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	432	187.00–197.00	192.13
25	—	720	153.00–154.00	153.52
55	—	668	149.00–153.50	151.21
79	—	585	165.00–169.50	168.61
20	—	371	210.00–211.00	210.19
56	—	625	153.00–163.50	159.78
51	—	539	159.00–175.00	167.22
52	—	482	164.50–180.00	177.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	207.00	207.00
118	—	656	179.50–183.50	182.12

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.