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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Nov 9

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Receipts

4,517 head

▲ 1,569 vs last sale 2,948▲ 2,691 vs year ago 1,826 · +147.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 350-400lbs and 650-700lbs trending sharply lower, 450-500lbs 9.00 to 13.00 lower, 500-550lbs 16.00 to 19.00 lower, 550-650lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 300-450lb and 550-600lbs trending sharply lower, 450-500lbs and 900-1000lbs 13.00 to 18.00 lower with instances up to 20.00 lower, 500-550lbs and 600-700lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Good buyer demand on full loads. 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 $233.78/cwt on 2,118 head.

Average price

$233.78

2,118 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$17.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.05

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	235.41	1,511	1,924
Medium and Large 1-2	510	217.69	1,110	194

One grade step is worth $17.71/cwt here — about $401 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 sale2,118 hd

233.78

—

ND average3 barns · 4,786 hd

245.83

−12.05

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	306	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,010	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	905	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	307.76/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,025	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	283.61/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,092	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	267.90/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,109	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	307.99/cwt	286.00–316.00	1,281	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,428	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,451	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	257.29/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,212	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	288.55/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,411	262
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	274.42/cwt	264.00–291.00	1,441	373
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,386	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	259.25/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,488	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,382	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	592	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,658	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	252.34/cwt	243.50–258.00	1,572	267
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	249.82/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,699	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	246.10/cwt	234.50–251.50	1,779	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	245.21/cwt	236.00–252.00	1,871	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	228.69/cwt	228.50–230.00	1,898	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	288.29/cwt	275.00–290.00	891	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	247.57/cwt	240.00–257.50	819	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	918	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	273.91/cwt	254.00–281.00	1,076	219
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,177	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	975	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	248.67/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,082	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	219.34/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,053	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	249.21/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,204	175
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	239.48/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,219	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	216.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,143	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	536	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,474	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	200.64/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,152	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	227.25/cwt	217.50–234.00	1,320	202
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	206.34/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,292	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	638	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,528	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	236.46/cwt	229.00–237.50	1,565	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,357	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,609	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	214.94/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,668	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,443	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,678	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	201.00/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,783	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	203.02/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,880	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	196.52/cwt	195.50–198.00	1,900	331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,137	8

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 4,517Last week 2,948Year ago 1,826

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	536	275.00	275.00
109	—	410	287.00	287.00
85	—	638	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	776	214.00–217.00	214.94
59	—	309	275.00–290.00	288.29
60	—	626	203.00–212.00	206.34
219	—	393	254.00–281.00	273.91
202	—	581	217.50–234.00	227.25
141	—	926	198.00–207.00	203.02
109	—	509	230.00–246.00	239.48
83	—	435	235.00–257.50	248.67
108	—	887	200.00–203.00	201.00
175	—	483	235.00–261.00	249.21
331	—	967	195.50–198.00	196.52
65	—	662	229.00–237.50	236.46
12	—	728	221.00	221.00
23	—	839	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	784	184.00	184.00
27	—	528	210.00–220.00	216.57
6	—	371	247.50	247.50
24	—	331	240.00–257.50	247.57
33	—	574	200.00–203.00	200.64
59	—	480	210.00–231.00	219.34
16	—	424	230.00	230.00
19	—	665	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
267	—	623	243.50–258.00	252.34
8	—	830	228.50–230.00	228.69
373	—	525	264.00–291.00	274.42
29	—	333	295.00–320.00	307.76
31	—	763	236.00–252.00	245.21
203	—	416	286.00–316.00	307.99
262	—	489	275.00–301.00	288.55
168	—	574	247.00–267.00	259.25
136	—	680	238.00–252.00	249.82
43	—	385	275.00–295.00	283.61
62	—	723	234.50–251.50	246.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	533	260.00	260.00
6	—	576	240.00	240.00
8	—	329	275.00	275.00
26	—	471	249.00–260.00	257.29
43	—	414	260.00–275.00	267.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	592	280.00	280.00
143	—	417	342.50	342.50
7	—	468	310.00	310.00
50	—	306	330.00	330.00

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.