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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Nov 2

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9 →

Receipts

2,948 head

▲ 2,090 vs last sale 858▲ 1,122 vs year ago 1,826 · +61.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weight well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 450-500lbs and 600-650lbs steady to 5.00 lower, 550-600lbs 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-450lbs up to 60.00 higher, 500-600lbs 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $288.82/cwt on 1,426 head.

Average price

$288.82

1,426 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$41.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	290.61	1,633	1,364
Medium and Large 1-2	594	249.45	1,481	62

One grade step is worth $41.17/cwt here — about $153 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 sale1,426 hd

288.82

—

ND average3 barns · 5,350 hd

289.78

−0.95

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

Every lot

34 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,053	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	328.59/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,183	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,554	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	319.87/cwt	316.00–327.00	1,353	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,244	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	311.20/cwt	288.00–319.00	1,506	224
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	277.37/cwt	277.00–278.00	1,451	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	293.28/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,557	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	267.94/cwt	254.00–282.00	1,538	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	251.77/cwt	246.00–262.50	1,606	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,389	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	265.19/cwt	249.00–275.00	1,785	307
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	223.02/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,537	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	252.33/cwt	252.00–252.50	1,877	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	241.56/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,867	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,847	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,004	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,806	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	305.91/cwt	302.50–312.50	991	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	268.28/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,019	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,165	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	320.85/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,354	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	283.69/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,197	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	268.59/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,281	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	267.15/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,403	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	256.29/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,433	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	236.04/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,478	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	230.97/cwt	224.50–239.00	1,531	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	219.40/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,599	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,807	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,005	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	218.00/cwt	215.75–220.50	2,040	273
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	214.80/cwt	214.50–215.00	2,077	45

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 Nov 2, 2023

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

Receipts 2,948Last week 858Year ago 1,826

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	385	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	769	217.00	217.00
9	—	897	223.50	223.50
10	—	729	219.00–220.00	219.40
25	—	805	224.50	224.50
30	—	380	255.00–275.00	268.28
45	—	967	214.50–215.00	214.80
47	—	559	250.00–261.00	256.29
189	—	422	305.00–330.00	320.85
135	—	477	255.00–280.00	268.59
79	—	324	302.50–312.50	305.91
126	—	525	258.00–277.00	267.15
273	—	936	215.75–220.50	218.00
59	—	663	224.50–239.00	230.97
54	—	626	226.00–240.00	236.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	422	283.00–285.00	283.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	574	254.00–282.00	267.94
224	—	484	288.00–319.00	311.20
29	—	324	325.00	325.00
45	—	773	233.00–244.00	241.56
15	—	744	252.00–252.50	252.33
58	—	423	316.00–327.00	319.87
21	—	909	220.50	220.50
72	—	638	246.00–262.50	251.77
25	—	810	228.00	228.00
45	—	360	310.00–335.00	328.59
307	—	673	249.00–275.00	265.19
195	—	531	280.00–310.00	293.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	523	277.00–278.00	277.37
15	—	446	279.00	279.00
9	—	649	214.00	214.00
14	—	689	217.00–229.00	223.02
5	—	938	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	419	371.00	371.00

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.