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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Nov 16

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Receipts

4,718 head

▲ 201 vs last sale 4,517▼ 1,180 vs year ago 5,898 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 350-400lbs sharply higher, 400-500lbs and 600-650lbs 7.00 to 9.00 higher, 550-600lbs and 650-750lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers; 350-450lbs and 500-550lbs 9.00 to 14.00 lower with instances up to 20.00 lower, 450-500lbs and 550-650lbs 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Good buyer demand on full loads. Calves without total vaccination program bringing lower end of price range. Flesh condition light to moderate. Next report November 30, 2023.

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 $270.13/cwt on 2,355 head.

Average price

$270.13

2,355 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	271.16	1,542	2,092
Medium and Large 1-2	546	261.94	1,431	263

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about $111 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 sale2,355 hd

270.13

—

ND average3 barns · 7,321 hd

277.71

−7.58

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

Every lot

33 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	314.78/cwt	304.00–332.50	1,165	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,123	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	411	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,439	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	310.09/cwt	296.00–327.50	1,302	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	286.67/cwt	282.00–291.00	1,276	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	296.12/cwt	288.00–317.00	1,398	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	283.48/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,366	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	281.48/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,486	490
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,369	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	271.09/cwt	258.00–284.00	1,556	490
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	252.90/cwt	250.50–255.00	1,462	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	256.47/cwt	243.00–267.00	1,606	426
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,434	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	241.65/cwt	234.00–252.00	1,602	279
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	202.79/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,456	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	236.85/cwt	230.50–242.00	1,741	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,682	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	304	261.58/cwt	260.00–265.00	795	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	254.33/cwt	245.00–267.50	966	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	257.59/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,100	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,123	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	256.34/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,218	336
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	247.20/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,305	403
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	238.58/cwt	228.00–249.00	1,362	286
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,205	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	233.21/cwt	223.00–244.50	1,451	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	223.36/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,465	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	212.17/cwt	212.00–212.50	1,502	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,799	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	992	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,984	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	352	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,047	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,238	37

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 16, 2023

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

Receipts 4,718Last week 4,517Year ago 5,898

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	352	297.50	297.50
37	—	430	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	656	220.00–227.50	223.36
10	—	992	200.00	200.00
15	—	833	216.00	216.00
19	—	304	260.00–265.00	261.58
113	—	427	247.00–267.00	257.59
286	—	571	228.00–249.00	238.58
18	—	708	212.00–212.50	212.17
94	—	380	245.00–267.50	254.33
95	—	622	223.00–244.50	233.21
336	—	475	240.00–266.00	256.34
25	—	785	215.00	215.00
403	—	528	235.00–255.00	247.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	239.00	239.00
5	—	571	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
426	—	626	243.00–267.00	256.47
490	—	528	260.00–288.00	281.48
67	—	370	304.00–332.50	314.78
60	—	420	296.00–327.50	310.09
490	—	574	258.00–284.00	271.09
279	—	663	234.00–252.00	241.65
65	—	735	230.50–242.00	236.85
195	—	472	288.00–317.00	296.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	288.00	288.00
94	—	482	270.00–285.00	283.48
14	—	805	209.00	209.00
17	—	718	190.00–210.00	202.79
7	—	658	218.00	218.00
29	—	445	282.00–291.00	286.67
11	—	537	255.00	255.00
85	—	578	250.50–255.00	252.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	411	350.00	350.00

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.