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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 8

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Dec 1Dec 8Jan 5 →

Receipts

3,133 head

▼ 1,724 vs last sale 4,857▲ 575 vs year ago 2,558 · +22.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 400-450lbs, 600-650lbs and 700-750lbs steady to 5.00 higher with instances up to 9.00 higher, 450-600lbs and 650-700lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 350-400lbs steady, 450-550lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 higher, 550-650lbs and 700-750lbs 3.00 to 8.00 lower, 950-1000lbs 8.00 higher. Good buyer demand with 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 $209.92/cwt on 1,210 head.

Average price

$209.92

1,210 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$13.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	210.90	1,216	1,122
Medium and Large 1-2	539	197.36	1,064	88

One grade step is worth $13.54/cwt here — about $151 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 sale1,210 hd

209.92

—

ND average3 barns · 4,391 hd

210.17

−0.26

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

Every lot

35 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	323	235.75/cwt	230.00–245.00	761	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	239.90/cwt	232.50–252.00	914	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	247.96/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,044	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	234.80/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,111	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	212.45/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,018	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	214.30/cwt	201.00–222.00	1,138	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	190.19/cwt	176.00–199.00	1,025	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	207.59/cwt	199.00–217.00	1,187	271
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	193.60/cwt	192.00–195.50	1,134	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	204.87/cwt	196.00–207.75	1,278	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,160	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	184.99/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,223	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	182.77/cwt	178.00–187.50	1,321	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,440	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	172.56/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,482	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	658	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	201.67/cwt	193.00–206.00	764	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	202.22/cwt	195.00–205.00	876	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	180.70/cwt	180.00–182.00	840	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	199.01/cwt	186.00–205.00	927	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	925	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	194.66/cwt	182.00–201.50	1,022	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	925	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	186.25/cwt	182.00–188.50	1,065	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,132	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	173.39/cwt	170.50–180.00	1,169	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	167.55/cwt	161.00–170.50	1,193	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,351	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	169.75/cwt	169.50–170.00	1,377	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,539	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	170.50/cwt	168.50–171.75	1,591	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	997	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,690	58
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,002	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,671	50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	930	5

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 8, 2022

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

Receipts 3,133Last week 4,857Year ago 2,558

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,002	166.75	166.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	892	172.50	172.50
155	—	811	169.50–170.00	169.75
84	—	572	182.00–188.50	186.25
108	—	933	168.50–171.75	170.50
150	—	466	186.00–205.00	199.01
39	—	433	195.00–205.00	202.22
47	—	615	184.00	184.00
40	—	712	161.00–170.50	167.55
72	—	379	193.00–206.00	201.67
54	—	674	170.50–180.00	173.39
58	—	997	169.50	169.50
8	—	329	200.00	200.00
12	—	797	169.50	169.50
120	—	525	182.00–201.50	194.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	180.00	180.00
8	—	552	167.50	167.50
15	—	465	180.00–182.00	180.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	624	196.00–207.75	204.87
271	—	572	199.00–217.00	207.59
67	—	787	183.00	183.00
74	—	723	178.00–187.50	182.77
171	—	531	201.00–222.00	214.30
26	—	859	167.00–178.00	172.56
27	—	381	232.50–252.00	239.90
50	—	661	182.00–187.00	184.99
58	—	421	237.50–255.00	247.96
187	—	473	225.00–244.00	234.80
10	—	323	230.00–245.00	235.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	220.00	220.00
5	—	639	181.50	181.50
19	—	479	209.00–215.00	212.45
29	—	539	176.00–199.00	190.19
30	—	586	192.00–195.50	193.60

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.