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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 14

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Receipts

2,350 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 2,438▼ 783 vs year ago 3,133 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 400-450lbs and 500-550lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances up to 8.00 higher, 450-500lbs and 600-650lbs 15.00 to 17.00 higher, 550-600lbs 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-450lbs 3.00 higher, 450-500lbs traded sharply higher, 500-650lbs 9.00 to 14.00 higher with instances up to 18.00 higher. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate. Next report January 4th, 2024.

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 $285.34/cwt on 1,034 head.

Average price

$285.34

1,034 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$474

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$100.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	289.63	1,560	898
Medium and Large 1-2	519	266.66	1,385	119
Large 1	1,076	189.00	2,034	17thin

One grade step is worth $100.63/cwt here — about −$474 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 sale1,034 hd

285.34

—

ND average3 barns · 4,452 hd

279.96

+5.38

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	325.71/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,042	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	325.16/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,177	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,156	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	337.09/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,466	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	307.72/cwt	297.50–328.00	1,363	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	310.16/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,439	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	288.00/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,405	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	301.56/cwt	283.50–309.50	1,580	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	264.73/cwt	252.00–274.00	1,398	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	278.08/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,574	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	256.16/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,478	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	260.13/cwt	246.00–272.00	1,626	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	226.22/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,434	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,628	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,625	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	231.60/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,860	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,579	7
Steers	—	Large 1	1,076	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,034	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	272.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	904	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	260.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	957	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	232.70/cwt	220.00–240.00	877	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	399	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,129	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	263.48/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,133	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	975	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	445	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,299	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	281.05/cwt	267.50–286.00	1,335	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	247.15/cwt	241.00–252.50	1,189	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	244.64/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,277	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	273.36/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,446	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	246.97/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,398	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	234.32/cwt	225.00–249.50	1,422	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	207.53/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,301	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,314	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,570	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,622	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	191.69/cwt	183.00–196.50	1,695	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,853	58
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	394	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,202	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	643	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,382	12

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 14, 2023

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

Receipts 2,350Last week 2,438Year ago 3,133

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	530	260.00	260.00
12	—	643	215.00	215.00
7	—	394	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	399	283.00	283.00
42	—	445	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	220.00	220.00
49	—	522	239.00–250.00	244.64
25	—	481	241.00–252.50	247.15
30	—	377	220.00–240.00	232.70
12	—	627	205.00–211.00	207.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	815	199.00	199.00
15	—	797	197.00	197.00
47	—	566	238.00–252.00	246.97
37	—	884	183.00–196.50	191.69
81	—	529	265.00–280.00	273.36
5	—	701	187.50	187.50
58	—	929	199.50	199.50
148	—	475	267.50–286.00	281.05
64	—	607	225.00–249.50	234.32
26	—	367	250.00–270.00	260.88
20	—	331	270.00–280.00	272.99
97	—	430	259.00–270.00	263.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	654	249.00	249.00
44	—	320	315.00–337.50	325.71
7	—	913	173.00	173.00
90	—	803	224.00–233.00	231.60
19	—	362	320.00–337.50	325.16
96	—	625	246.00–272.00	260.13
131	—	443	297.50–328.00	307.72
143	—	566	267.00–287.00	278.08
179	—	524	283.50–309.50	301.56
5	—	722	225.00	225.00
104	—	464	297.50–322.50	310.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	420	290.00	290.00
19	—	488	285.00–289.00	288.00
25	—	634	225.00–230.00	226.22
36	—	528	252.00–274.00	264.73
11	—	577	255.00–257.50	256.16
11	—	382	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	435	335.00–337.50	337.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,076	189.00	189.00

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.