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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Feb 8

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Receipts

3,934 head

▼ 1,083 vs last sale 5,017▼ 520 vs year ago 4,454 · −11.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 400-500lbs and 550-600lbs 15.00 to 20.00 higher, 500-550lbs, 600-650lbs and 700-800lbs steady to 4.00 higher, 650-700lbs 7.00 lower, 800-850lbs 18.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs 8.00 higher, 500-650lbs 9.00 to 13.00 lower, 650-700lbs 1.00 higher. Many strings of quality steers and heifers in today's offering. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate plus.

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 $301.34/cwt on 1,810 head.

Average price

$301.34

1,810 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$299

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$99.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	303.37	1,908	1,657
Medium and Large 1-2	576	296.87	1,711	124
Large 1	1,082	204.00	2,207	29

One grade step is worth $99.37/cwt here — about −$299 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 sale1,810 hd

301.34

—

ND average3 barns · 5,475 hd

295.30

+6.04

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

Every lot

40 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	323	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,163	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	366.38/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,403	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,387	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	368.97/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,568	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	350.05/cwt	344.00–364.00	1,687	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	312.53/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,506	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	340.09/cwt	322.50–346.00	1,738	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	333.72/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,876	307
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	297.84/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,769	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	305.55/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,879	370
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	273.98/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,737	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	273.00/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,845	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,760	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	266.95/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,962	265
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,823	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	257.34/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,958	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,012	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,064	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	228.71/cwt	228.50–228.75	2,077	50
Steers	—	Large 1	1,082	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,207	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	343.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,077	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,083	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	333.12/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,279	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	336.07/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,422	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,539	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	310.27/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,455	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,162	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	302.63/cwt	287.50–312.00	1,568	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	270.00/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,415	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,464	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	286.08/cwt	269.00–289.50	1,634	243
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	260.64/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,629	128
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	255.08/cwt	241.50–264.00	1,712	356
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,447	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	228.90/cwt	227.00–232.50	1,676	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,724	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	211.65/cwt	207.50–218.50	1,858	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,946	27

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 Feb 8, 2024

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

Receipts 3,934Last week 5,017Year ago 4,454

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	458	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	825	230.00	230.00
10	—	314	340.00–350.00	343.08
12	—	791	218.00	218.00
25	—	732	227.00–232.50	228.90
27	—	968	201.00	201.00
68	—	384	330.00–335.00	333.12
160	—	518	287.50–312.00	302.63
356	—	671	241.50–264.00	255.08
67	—	878	207.50–218.50	211.65
128	—	625	241.00–264.00	260.64
243	—	571	269.00–289.50	286.08
94	—	423	332.50–340.00	336.07
87	—	469	296.00–315.00	310.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	260.00	260.00
6	—	484	240.00	240.00
14	—	706	205.00	205.00
7	—	361	300.00	300.00
22	—	524	260.00–275.00	270.00
11	—	420	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	697	252.50	252.50
5	—	744	245.00	245.00
15	—	634	272.00–275.00	273.98
18	—	482	305.00–325.00	312.53
70	—	594	288.00–310.00	297.84
11	—	408	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	425	352.50–380.00	368.97
67	—	833	241.50	241.50
6	—	323	360.00	360.00
50	—	908	228.50–228.75	228.71
130	—	761	246.00–261.00	257.34
307	—	562	315.00–350.00	333.72
29	—	383	355.00–370.00	366.38
70	—	676	257.50–285.00	273.00
29	—	853	242.00	242.00
265	—	735	252.00–275.00	266.95
370	—	615	287.50–312.50	305.55
135	—	511	322.50–346.00	340.09
152	—	482	344.00–364.00	350.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,082	204.00	204.00

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.