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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Mar 31

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Receipts

1,952 head

▼ 1,081 vs last sale 3,033▲ 54 vs year ago 1,898 · +2.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 550-700lbs and 750-800lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher with instances up to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs and 600-700lbs steady to 4.00 lower, 550-600lbs 7.00 to 11.00 lower and 700-750lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher with instances up to 9.00 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 $189.41/cwt on 1,140 head.

Average price

$189.41

1,140 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$16.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	189.75	1,171	1,117
Medium and Large 1-2	634	172.87	1,097	23

One grade step is worth $16.88/cwt here — about $75 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 sale1,140 hd

189.41

—

ND average2 barns · 2,021 hd

184.86

+4.55

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	224.10/cwt	220.00–228.00	847	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	204.35/cwt	200.00–216.00	885	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	212.50/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,031	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	202.64/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,068	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,017	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	195.97/cwt	183.00–201.00	1,127	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,023	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	190.34/cwt	180.00–196.50	1,165	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	183.40/cwt	171.00–186.75	1,240	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,147	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	171.07/cwt	158.00–174.00	1,251	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	166.15/cwt	158.00–168.25	1,274	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,320	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,376	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	601	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	167.74/cwt	165.00–171.00	626	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	188.04/cwt	178.00–193.50	797	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	178.22/cwt	172.00–183.00	863	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	173.63/cwt	164.00–178.00	929	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	163.79/cwt	158.00–166.00	937	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	165.01/cwt	159.50–166.00	1,020	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	159.56/cwt	151.00–162.50	1,048	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	673	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,090	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	997	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	158.97/cwt	153.50–161.50	1,135	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,069	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,081	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	818	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,239	17

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 31, 2022

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

Receipts 1,952Last week 3,033Year ago 1,898

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	818	151.50	151.50
14	—	673	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	484	172.00–183.00	178.22
89	—	572	158.00–166.00	163.79
133	—	657	151.00–162.50	159.56
102	—	714	153.50–161.50	158.97
5	—	336	179.00	179.00
11	—	373	165.00–171.00	167.74
15	—	751	144.00	144.00
55	—	424	178.00–193.50	188.04
62	—	535	164.00–178.00	173.63
64	—	618	159.50–166.00	165.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	146.00	146.00
6	—	737	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	544	187.00	187.00
5	—	588	174.00	174.00
13	—	687	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	830	159.00	159.00
140	—	575	183.00–201.00	195.97
91	—	485	210.00–226.00	212.50
218	—	527	197.00–212.00	202.64
98	—	767	158.00–168.25	166.15
192	—	676	171.00–186.75	183.40
16	—	863	159.50	159.50
1	—	335	225.00	225.00
10	—	378	220.00–228.00	224.10
116	—	731	158.00–174.00	171.07
196	—	612	180.00–196.50	190.34
25	—	433	200.00–216.00	204.35

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.