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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Apr 20

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Receipts

2,002 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 2,016▲ 371 vs year ago 1,631 · +22.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 550-600lbs 8.00 higher, 600-650lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 650-700lbs 25.00 to 26.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550-700lbs steady to 4.00 higher, 700-750lbs 3.00 lower. 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 $245.50/cwt on 1,089 head.

Average price

$245.50

1,089 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$238

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$64.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	246.92	1,613	1,056
Medium and Large 1-2	641	230.13	1,476	12thin
Large 1	1,014	182.50	1,851	21

One grade step is worth $64.42/cwt here — about −$238 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 sale1,089 hd

245.50

—

ND average2 barns · 1,499 hd

243.75

+1.75

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	337	280.34/cwt	275.00–285.00	945	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,173	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	274.61/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,137	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	274.28/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,262	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	275.25/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,418	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	255.31/cwt	238.00–263.00	1,504	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	253.04/cwt	243.00–264.00	1,589	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	251.12/cwt	238.00–257.50	1,675	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,774	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,637	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	221.34/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,740	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	215.99/cwt	208.00–219.75	1,762	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	197.91/cwt	193.00–206.50	1,688	22
Steers	—	Large 1	1,014	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,851	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	273.39/cwt	265.00–277.50	990	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	266.36/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,153	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	262.56/cwt	252.50–263.00	1,263	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	225.83/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,109	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	237.72/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,274	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	231.43/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,305	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,226	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	223.33/cwt	210.00–229.50	1,389	172
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	215.62/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,445	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	205.68/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,514	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	780	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,498	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,548	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,521	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	256.62/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,224	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,417	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	636	207.19/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,318	15

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 20, 2023

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

Receipts 2,002Last week 2,016Year ago 1,631

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	225.00–230.00	225.83
5	—	655	190.00	190.00
7	—	584	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	780	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	433	257.50–272.50	266.36
61	—	564	227.50–238.00	231.43
32	—	362	265.00–277.50	273.39
80	—	670	200.00–220.00	215.62
172	—	622	210.00–229.50	223.33
92	—	481	252.50–263.00	262.56
91	—	536	232.50–245.00	237.72
42	—	736	204.00–210.00	205.68
23	—	782	198.00	198.00
18	—	818	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,014	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
237	—	816	208.00–219.75	215.99
187	—	515	265.00–283.00	275.25
25	—	337	275.00–285.00	280.34
90	—	628	243.00–264.00	253.04
28	—	721	246.00	246.00
62	—	589	238.00–263.00	255.31
129	—	786	215.00–229.00	221.34
165	—	667	238.00–257.50	251.12
22	—	853	193.00–206.50	197.91
19	—	414	267.50–280.00	274.61
61	—	460	260.00–282.50	274.28
31	—	391	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	245.00	245.00
7	—	746	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	561	252.50	252.50
15	—	636	195.00–217.50	207.19
11	—	477	250.00–267.50	256.62

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.