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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Apr 13

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Mar 30Apr 13Apr 20 →

Receipts

2,016 head

▼ 1,507 vs last sale 3,523▼ 37 vs year ago 2,053 · −1.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 600-650lbs 18.00 to 19.00 higher, 650-700lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 700-750lbs 28.00 to 33.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550-650lbs and 700-750lbs 12.00 to 14.00 higher, 450-550lbs and 650-700lbs 23.00 to 27.00 higher. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.64/cwt on 988 head.

Average price

$212.64

988 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$24.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	214.36	1,412	919
Medium and Large 1-2	658	189.75	1,248	69

One grade step is worth $24.61/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 sale988 hd

212.64

—

ND average3 barns · 3,262 hd

217.06

−4.42

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

Every lot

26 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	274.77/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,357	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	244.91/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,281	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	272.92/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,438	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	252.31/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,476	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	259.54/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,609	234
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	224.15/cwt	217.50–233.00	1,399	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	222.87/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,500	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	234.67/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,701	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	212.51/cwt	207.00–221.50	1,641	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	213.57/cwt	202.50–217.00	1,715	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	213.17/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,045	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,324	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	219.06/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,139	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	984	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,059	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	222.93/cwt	219.50–234.00	1,300	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	220.25/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,370	198
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,270	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	215.82/cwt	209.00–220.50	1,457	233
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	204.53/cwt	196.50–213.00	1,464	253
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,341	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	184.13/cwt	183.50–186.00	1,486	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,414	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,154	14

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 Apr 13, 2023

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

Receipts 2,016Last week 3,523Year ago 2,053

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	495	260.00	260.00
25	—	514	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	520	215.00–227.50	219.06
22	—	490	207.50–220.00	213.17
64	—	807	183.50–186.00	184.13
4	—	395	225.00	225.00
253	—	716	196.50–213.00	204.53
198	—	622	212.00–227.00	220.25
233	—	675	209.00–220.50	215.82
81	—	583	219.50–234.00	222.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	187.50	187.50
5	—	844	167.50	167.50
22	—	737	182.00	182.00
26	—	632	201.00	201.00
5	—	550	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	494	272.50–280.00	274.77
31	—	527	260.00–282.00	272.92
234	—	620	240.00–263.00	259.54
151	—	725	233.00–248.00	234.67
50	—	585	246.00–255.00	252.31
39	—	772	207.00–221.50	212.51
38	—	803	202.50–217.00	213.57
98	—	673	212.00–232.00	222.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	237.50–250.00	244.91
53	—	624	217.50–233.00	224.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	532	217.00	217.00

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.