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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, May 5

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Receipts

1,845 head

▲ 259 vs last sale 1,586▲ 588 vs year ago 1,257 · +46.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 550-700lbs and 750-800lbs 3.00 to 7.00 lower with instances up to 15.00 lower, 700-750lbs and 900-950lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers only have one weight well tested for comparison, 550-600lbs steady to 5.00 lower. 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 $182.09/cwt on 1,281 head.

Average price

$182.09

1,281 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	182.45	1,276	1,238
Medium and Large 1-2	583	171.74	1,002	43

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $274 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 sale1,281 hd

182.09

—

ND average3 barns · 1,992 hd

184.14

−2.05

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	799	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	731	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	190.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	895	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	206.68/cwt	189.00–210.00	1,097	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,064	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	204.86/cwt	196.00–208.50	1,164	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	194.25/cwt	182.00–197.50	1,235	444
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,100	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	178.21/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,189	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	159.00/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,067	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	179.10/cwt	164.00–179.75	1,324	457
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	158.76/cwt	154.50–161.00	1,242	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,245	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,266	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	942	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,420	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	831	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	165.46/cwt	165.00–167.00	824	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	170.15/cwt	166.00–172.75	1,004	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	921	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	163.79/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,042	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	156.54/cwt	151.50–158.50	1,064	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	136.90/cwt	135.50–139.00	935	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	149.68/cwt	149.50–150.00	1,102	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	148.76/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,131	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,218	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	601	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,076	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 May 5, 2022

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

Receipts 1,845Last week 1,586Year ago 1,257

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	601	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	855	142.50	142.50
10	—	447	186.00	186.00
14	—	510	180.00	180.00
20	—	760	146.00–155.00	148.76
22	—	498	165.00–167.00	165.46
119	—	590	166.00–172.75	170.15
22	—	736	149.50–150.00	149.68
33	—	680	151.50–158.50	156.54
70	—	636	151.00–165.00	163.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	683	135.50–139.00	136.90
8	—	631	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
444	—	636	182.00–197.50	194.25
457	—	739	164.00–179.75	179.10
52	—	667	177.00–182.00	178.21
61	—	942	150.75	150.75
90	—	782	154.50–161.00	158.76
9	—	426	187.50	187.50
28	—	802	155.25	155.25
32	—	531	189.00–210.00	206.68
11	—	469	190.00–200.00	190.88
13	—	876	144.50	144.50
41	—	568	196.00–208.50	204.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	671	155.00–162.00	159.00
16	—	566	188.00	188.00
6	—	647	170.00	170.00
9	—	454	161.00	161.00

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.