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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Mar 9

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Receipts

1,606 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 1,655▼ 1,369 vs year ago 2,975 · −46.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 500-550lbs steady to 5.00 lower, 600-650lbs and 700-800lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, 650-700lbs 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs and 600-650lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher, 500-550lbs and 750-800lbs 3.00 to 7.00 lower with instances up to 14.00 lower. Quality replacement heifers 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 $209.23/cwt on 964 head.

Average price

$209.23

964 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$18.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	706	210.33	1,486	908
Medium and Large 1-2	660	191.38	1,264	56

One grade step is worth $18.94/cwt here — about $222 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 sale964 hd

209.23

—

ND average2 barns · 1,638 hd

208.91

+0.32

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

Every lot

32 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	429	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,047	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	256.18/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,189	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,114	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	478	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,315	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,039	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	240.40/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,255	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	241.56/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,362	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,264	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	223.03/cwt	216.00–234.00	1,412	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	212.72/cwt	206.25–222.00	1,457	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	208.11/cwt	197.50–210.50	1,523	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,320	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	193.05/cwt	186.50–196.50	1,506	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,622	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,215	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	181.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,602	97
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,025	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	221.72/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,073	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	918	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	205.17/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,100	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	197.20/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,136	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	198.81/cwt	198.00–200.50	1,231	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	192.43/cwt	192.00–192.50	1,285	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,269	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	717	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,377	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	172.86/cwt	167.00–176.50	1,345	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,362	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,235	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,607	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,323	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,020	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,540	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 Mar 9, 2023

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

Receipts 1,606Last week 1,655Year ago 2,975

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,020	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	951	169.00	169.00
12	—	806	169.00	169.00
18	—	436	235.00	235.00
19	—	703	180.50	180.50
42	—	484	210.00–230.00	221.72
42	—	536	201.00–210.00	205.17
40	—	778	167.00–176.50	172.86
44	—	668	192.00–192.50	192.43
81	—	619	198.00–200.50	198.81
37	—	576	192.00–207.00	197.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	846	146.00	146.00
9	—	966	137.00	137.00
5	—	496	185.00	185.00
6	—	680	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	717	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	205.00	205.00
14	—	754	175.00	175.00
23	—	632	200.00	200.00
7	—	868	140.00	140.00
7	—	469	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	464	240.00–265.00	256.18
105	—	732	197.50–210.50	208.11
74	—	809	200.50	200.50
244	—	780	186.50–196.50	193.05
99	—	522	229.00–250.00	240.40
141	—	685	206.25–222.00	212.72
53	—	633	216.00–234.00	223.03
6	—	429	244.00	244.00
29	—	564	240.00–242.00	241.56
97	—	883	180.00–185.00	181.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	275.00	275.00

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.