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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Mar 24

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Receipts

3,033 head

▲ 401 vs last sale 2,632▼ 77 vs year ago 3,110 · −2.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 550-650lbs 7.00 to 12.00 lower, 650-700lbs and 750-800lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 550-700lbs and 750-800lbs 4.00 to 9.00 lower, 700-750lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Many quality replacement heifers available in today's offering. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate.

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 $158.69/cwt on 1,908 head.

Average price

$158.69

1,908 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	677	158.98	1,077	1,882
Medium and Large 1-2	569	143.78	819	18thin
Large 1	1,001	123.00	1,231	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.98/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale1,908 hd

158.69

—

ND average3 barns · 3,905 hd

156.44

+2.25

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	226.32/cwt	220.50–232.50	969	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	198.97/cwt	190.00–210.00	935	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	207.95/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,081	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	980	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	189.95/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,085	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	186.30/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,153	246
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,100	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	177.65/cwt	173.00–181.00	1,220	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	162.66/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,145	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	740	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,310	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	158.81/cwt	151.00–161.25	1,228	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,135	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	154.38/cwt	153.25–156.00	1,278	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,287	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,315	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,377	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	692	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	182.18/cwt	181.00–185.00	789	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	689	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	180.20/cwt	176.00–183.50	856	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	174.79/cwt	170.00–180.00	895	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	170.10/cwt	165.00–177.75	990	446
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	164.83/cwt	157.50–168.50	1,042	359
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	868	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	156.71/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,062	193
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	154.07/cwt	144.50–158.00	1,106	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	733	155.34/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,139	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	753	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,197	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	766	147.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,127	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	139.46/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,084	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	138.81/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,155	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	833	147.46/cwt	144.25–151.00	1,228	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,201	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	889	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,227	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	932	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,258	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,001	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,231	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	852	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,014	9

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 Mar 24, 2022

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

Receipts 3,033Last week 2,632Year ago 3,110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	852	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	753	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,001	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	832	135.00–142.00	138.81
97	—	777	130.00–143.00	139.46
110	—	718	144.50–158.00	154.07
21	—	433	181.00–185.00	182.18
30	—	852	141.00	141.00
5	—	364	190.00	190.00
45	—	475	176.00–183.50	180.20
193	—	678	148.00–164.00	156.71
446	—	582	165.00–177.75	170.10
359	—	632	157.50–168.50	164.83
34	—	512	170.00–180.00	174.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	932	135.00	135.00
144	—	833	144.25–151.00	147.46
119	—	766	140.00–148.00	147.17
145	—	733	152.00–160.00	155.34
11	—	889	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	655	132.50	132.50
7	—	575	149.00	149.00
5	—	459	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	470	190.00–210.00	198.97
25	—	828	153.25–156.00	154.38
153	—	687	173.00–181.00	177.65
12	—	520	205.00–210.00	207.95
246	—	619	177.00–191.00	186.30
12	—	704	160.00–164.00	162.66
15	—	428	220.50–232.50	226.32
148	—	773	151.00–161.25	158.81
12	—	998	138.00	138.00
13	—	867	148.50	148.50
78	—	571	180.00–200.00	189.95
22	—	904	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	788	144.00	144.00
16	—	643	171.00	171.00
18	—	527	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	740	177.00	177.00

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.