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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Feb 16

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Feb 9Feb 16Mar 2 →

Receipts

5,256 head

▲ 802 vs last sale 4,454▲ 403 vs year ago 4,853 · +8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 450-900lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450-550lbs and 650-700lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher with instances up to 13.00 higher, 550-650lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Many full loads 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.37/cwt on 3,123 head.

Average price

$206.37

3,123 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$58.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	207.01	1,419	3,020
Medium and Large 1-2	624	197.06	1,230	83
Large 1	1,056	148.55	1,569	20

One grade step is worth $58.46/cwt here — about −$149 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 sale3,123 hd

206.37

—

ND average3 barns · 6,191 hd

202.86

+3.51

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	238.73/cwt	225.00–247.00	905	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	237.54/cwt	230.00–242.50	986	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	243.75/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,148	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	231.47/cwt	213.00–242.00	1,206	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,029	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	228.81/cwt	216.00–239.00	1,313	649
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	208.84/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,203	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	221.33/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,359	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	196.39/cwt	195.50–200.00	1,259	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	188.07/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,249	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	204.32/cwt	196.00–214.50	1,398	402
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,272	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	197.64/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,429	638
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	767	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,549	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	184.39/cwt	173.50–192.75	1,449	206
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	183.65/cwt	182.25–186.50	1,522	340
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	894	182.35/cwt	177.50–183.25	1,630	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,605	62
Steers	—	Large 1	1,038	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,650	9
Steers	—	Large 1	1,071	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,499	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	729	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	212.35/cwt	202.50–222.50	801	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	220.87/cwt	206.00–227.00	917	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	209.69/cwt	199.00–220.50	990	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	484	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,104	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	946	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	910	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	202.37/cwt	191.00–208.50	1,091	257
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	196.97/cwt	183.00–203.75	1,133	194
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	599	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,060	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	192.29/cwt	182.00–197.50	1,213	474
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,124	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	190.05/cwt	181.50–195.50	1,262	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,074	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	178.15/cwt	176.50–184.75	1,306	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	179.78/cwt	179.50–180.00	1,366	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,387	144

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 Feb 16, 2023

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

Receipts 5,256Last week 4,454Year ago 4,853

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	484	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	377	202.50–222.50	212.35
92	—	472	199.00–220.50	209.69
17	—	415	206.00–227.00	220.87
120	—	733	176.50–184.75	178.15
9	—	336	217.00	217.00
148	—	760	179.50–180.00	179.78
157	—	664	181.50–195.50	190.05
474	—	631	182.00–197.50	192.29
257	—	539	191.00–208.50	202.37
144	—	804	172.50	172.50
194	—	575	183.00–203.75	196.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	599	177.00	177.00
12	—	635	177.00	177.00
5	—	498	190.00	190.00
10	—	671	160.00	160.00
8	—	503	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
649	—	574	216.00–239.00	228.81
21	—	379	225.00–247.00	238.73
638	—	723	185.00–206.00	197.64
402	—	684	196.00–214.50	204.32
340	—	829	182.25–186.50	183.65
206	—	786	173.50–192.75	184.39
20	—	415	230.00–242.50	237.54
62	—	920	174.50	174.50
176	—	614	205.00–226.00	221.33
129	—	521	213.00–242.00	231.47
136	—	471	230.00–251.00	243.75
164	—	894	177.50–183.25	182.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	576	205.00–214.00	208.84
17	—	664	183.00–191.00	188.07
5	—	536	192.00	192.00
6	—	703	181.00	181.00
30	—	641	195.50–200.00	196.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,038	159.00	159.00
11	—	1,071	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	767	202.00	202.00

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.