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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Apr 27

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Receipts

1,595 head

▼ 407 vs last sale 2,002▲ 9 vs year ago 1,586 · +0.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weight well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 600-650lbs and 800-850lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher, 650-700lbs and 750-800lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 550-600lbs 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality replacement heifers in todays 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 $226.22/cwt on 1,063 head.

Average price

$226.22

1,063 head · 765 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$66.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	765	227.78	1,742	984
Medium and Large 1-2	733	211.19	1,548	72
Large 1	1,062	161.00	1,710	7thin

One grade step is worth $66.78/cwt here — about $33 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 sale1,063 hd

226.22

—

ND average3 barns · 2,175 hd

232.91

−6.69

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

Every lot

24 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	422	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,245	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	270.13/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,421	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,316	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	258.54/cwt	242.50–266.00	1,512	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	264.38/cwt	252.50–272.00	1,621	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	254.41/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,722	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,518	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	209.75/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,504	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,760	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	1,731	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,610	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	212.64/cwt	205.00–223.50	1,716	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,664	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	203.99/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,785	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,801	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,062	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,710	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	942	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	258.19/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,265	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	240.77/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,250	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	230.78/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,341	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	212.51/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,441	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	731	216.11/cwt	191.00–220.00	1,580	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	767	206.58/cwt	196.50–216.00	1,584	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	896	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,653	23

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 27, 2023

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

Receipts 1,595Last week 2,002Year ago 1,586

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	581	219.00–235.00	230.78
23	—	519	232.50–247.50	240.77
35	—	678	209.00–219.00	212.51
5	—	366	257.50	257.50
23	—	490	247.50–261.00	258.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	896	184.50	184.50
49	—	767	196.50–216.00	206.58
58	—	731	191.00–220.00	216.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	717	207.00–215.00	209.75
8	—	546	241.00	241.00
9	—	684	222.00	222.00
12	—	832	200.00	200.00
18	—	797	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	526	266.00–275.00	270.13
35	—	585	242.50–266.00	258.54
77	—	720	244.50	244.50
84	—	613	252.50–272.00	264.38
6	—	953	189.00	189.00
151	—	772	224.25	224.25
154	—	807	205.00–223.50	212.64
5	—	422	295.00	295.00
129	—	677	254.00–255.00	254.41
312	—	875	202.00–205.00	203.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,062	161.00	161.00

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.