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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Mar 23

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Receipts

2,455 head

▼ 1,266 vs last sale 3,721▼ 578 vs year ago 3,033 · −19.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 550-550lbs and 650-750lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 600-650lbs 9.00 to 12.00 lower, 750-800lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500-550lbs and 700-750lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 550-650lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower, 650-700lbs 10.00 higher. 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 $217.95/cwt on 1,185 head.

Average price

$217.95

1,185 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$7.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.28

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	218.35	1,417	1,123
Medium and Large 1-2	595	210.73	1,253	62

One grade step is worth $7.62/cwt here — about $164 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 sale1,185 hd

217.95

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ND average3 barns · 2,865 hd

220.23

−2.28

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	257.11/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,103	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,067	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	247.08/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,144	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	242.35/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,299	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,190	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	236.48/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,357	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,258	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,278	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	221.05/cwt	219.00–225.75	1,421	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	212.68/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,406	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,322	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	202.32/cwt	194.00–209.50	1,477	288
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	195.04/cwt	190.00–198.50	1,492	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	187.54/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,562	37
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	227.45/cwt	225.00–231.00	864	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	226.13/cwt	212.50–230.00	954	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	907	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	227.38/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,071	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	223.59/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,174	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,201	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	206.97/cwt	194.00–214.00	1,176	146
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	190.47/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,156	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,034	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	190.67/cwt	181.50–199.00	1,268	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	710	195.15/cwt	179.00–197.50	1,386	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	186.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,344	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,119	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	171.02/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,320	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	818	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,464	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,343	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,520	21

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 23, 2023

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

Receipts 2,455Last week 3,721Year ago 3,033

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	551	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	772	162.00–177.00	171.02
26	—	607	180.00–200.00	190.47
34	—	422	212.50–230.00	226.13
38	—	471	219.00–238.00	227.38
96	—	525	215.00–228.00	223.59
168	—	665	181.50–199.00	190.67
11	—	829	162.00	162.00
20	—	380	225.00–231.00	227.45
21	—	924	164.50	164.50
146	—	568	194.00–214.00	206.97
105	—	721	180.00–190.00	186.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	710	179.00–197.50	195.15
76	—	818	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	746	150.00	150.00
30	—	608	170.00	170.00
8	—	458	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	429	247.00–265.00	257.11
64	—	463	239.00–258.00	247.08
157	—	574	222.00–242.00	236.48
2	—	315	285.00	285.00
138	—	536	234.00–255.00	242.35
288	—	730	194.00–209.50	202.32
37	—	833	186.00–190.00	187.54
100	—	661	205.00–222.50	212.68
118	—	643	219.00–225.75	221.05
171	—	765	190.00–198.50	195.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	200.00	200.00
5	—	547	217.50	217.50
29	—	588	214.00	214.00
17	—	636	201.00	201.00
5	—	462	231.00	231.00

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.