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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 7

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Receipts

2,438 head

▼ 1,255 vs last sale 3,693▼ 695 vs year ago 3,133 · −22.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 400-450lbs and 500-600lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher, 450-500lbs sharply lower, 600-650lbs 4.00 lower, 650-700lbs 2.00 higher. Feed heifer 400-450lbs 13.00 to 17.00 higher, 450-500lbs sharply lower, 500-650lbs 3.00 to 8.00 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 $270.14/cwt on 1,243 head.

Average price

$270.14

1,243 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$17.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	271.89	1,566	1,117
Medium and Large 1-2	545	254.67	1,387	126

One grade step is worth $17.22/cwt here — about $179 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 sale1,243 hd

270.14

—

ND average3 barns · 3,869 hd

269.70

+0.45

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

Every lot

39 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 1	337	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,115	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,064	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	307.71/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,188	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	322.97/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,376	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	282.98/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,237	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	258.65/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,200	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	279.80/cwt	271.00–292.00	1,365	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	306.73/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,577	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	260.39/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,370	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	288.03/cwt	272.50–301.00	1,518	257
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,629	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	268.19/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,526	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,310	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	250.19/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,576	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	249.35/cwt	241.00–252.50	1,676	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	229.48/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,648	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	227.36/cwt	227.00–227.75	1,748	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,723	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,967	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	242.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	801	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	833	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	285.39/cwt	267.50–289.00	1,164	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	247.76/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,055	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,100	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	256.29/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,207	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,203	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	262.77/cwt	249.00–271.00	1,356	183
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,264	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	241.32/cwt	232.00–253.00	1,383	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	223.22/cwt	218.50–235.00	1,395	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,331	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	219.78/cwt	209.00–223.00	1,510	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,326	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,495	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,681	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,697	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,819	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,862	6

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 Dec 7, 2023

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

Receipts 2,438Last week 3,693Year ago 3,133

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	330	240.00–250.00	242.71
35	—	818	205.50	205.50
52	—	687	209.00–223.00	219.78
121	—	625	218.50–235.00	223.22
6	—	940	193.50	193.50
183	—	516	249.00–271.00	262.77
71	—	573	232.00–253.00	241.32
81	—	408	267.50–289.00	285.39
115	—	471	249.00–265.00	256.29
6	—	980	190.00	190.00
5	—	702	213.00	213.00
6	—	853	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	694	191.00	191.00
11	—	572	221.00	221.00
8	—	640	208.00	208.00
6	—	468	235.00	235.00
5	—	362	230.00	230.00
8	—	512	235.00	235.00
16	—	426	235.00–257.00	247.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	437	270.00–291.00	282.98
23	—	886	194.50	194.50
24	—	526	256.00–265.00	260.39
9	—	572	229.00	229.00
11	—	384	277.00	277.00
18	—	464	252.50–261.00	258.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	337	331.00	331.00
7	—	890	221.00	221.00
62	—	769	227.00–227.75	227.36
203	—	569	252.00–280.00	268.19
11	—	386	305.00–310.00	307.71
87	—	426	300.00–329.00	322.97
257	—	527	272.50–301.00	288.03
71	—	488	271.00–292.00	279.80
146	—	672	241.00–252.50	249.35
165	—	630	231.00–255.00	250.19
30	—	718	220.00–242.50	229.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	305.00	305.00
10	—	514	305.00–307.50	306.73
46	—	556	293.00	293.00

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.