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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

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

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21 →

Receipts

3,966 head

▲ 1,945 vs last sale 2,021▲ 245 vs year ago 3,721 · +6.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; 400-450lbs and 600-650lbs 16.00 to 17.00 higher, 450-500lbs sharply higher, 550-600lbs 3.00 higher, 650-750lbs 9.00 to 11.00 higher, 750-800lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-450lbs 10.00 lower, 450-600lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 600-750lbs 9.00 to 10.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher. Good buyer demand. Quality replacement heifers available in today's offering. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.49/cwt on 311 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −175.92 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$318.49

311 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$39.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.78

vs ND average

+2.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	325.81	1,856	253
Medium and Large 1-2	584	286.57	1,674	58

One grade step is worth $39.24/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale311 hd

318.49

—

ND average3 barns · 1,068 hd

331.27

−12.78

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

+2.42

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

−175.92

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.00, low $423.24, median $494.41 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

45 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,315	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	405.34/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,492	45
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	406	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,713	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	378.10/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,630	50
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	350.21/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,530	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	456	400.29/cwt	395.00–404.00	1,825	178
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,322	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	345.56/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,686	122
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,716	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	325.93/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,861	244
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	286.57/cwt	277.50–302.50	1,674	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	309.32/cwt	297.50–326.00	1,949	195
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	297.22/cwt	284.00–311.00	1,997	178
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	271.80/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,862	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	283.10/cwt	265.00–294.00	2,035	423
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	267.73/cwt	264.50–271.00	2,083	182
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,096	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,236	66
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,306	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	239	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	932	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	341.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,190	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	359	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,274	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	317.37/cwt	302.50–332.50	1,203	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	328.11/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,385	88
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	326.64/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,516	212
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	284.39/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,368	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	301.72/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,581	272
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	271.03/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,420	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	287.32/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,658	245
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,597	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	272.54/cwt	264.00–287.00	1,717	193
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,633	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	261.62/cwt	246.00–267.50	1,750	108
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	677	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,808	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	208.39/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,430	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	252.76/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,830	210
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	736	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,877	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	234.94/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,795	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	788	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,915	50
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	227.66/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,842	49
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,923	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,750	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,495	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,777	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	799	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,029	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 Mar 14, 2024

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

Receipts 3,966Last week 2,021Year ago 3,721

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	481	277.00–290.00	284.39
31	500–550	524	260.00–275.00	271.03
9	550–600	596	268.00	268.00
9	600–650	633	258.00	258.00
15	650–700	686	205.00–210.00	208.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	359	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	390.00	390.00
20	300–350	348	340.00–350.00	341.98
34	350–400	379	302.50–332.50	317.37
88	400–450	422	315.00–340.00	328.11
212	450–500	464	305.00–335.00	326.64
272	500–550	524	282.00–310.00	301.72
245	550–600	577	270.00–300.00	287.32
193	600–650	630	264.00–287.00	272.54
108	650–700	669	246.00–267.50	261.62
210	700–750	724	248.00–260.00	252.76
23	750–800	764	227.50–245.00	234.94
49	800–850	809	223.00–231.00	227.66
9	850–900	878	219.00	219.00
5	900–950	909	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	677	267.00	267.00
5	700–750	736	255.00	255.00
50	750–800	788	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	406	422.00	422.00
178	450–500	456	395.00–404.00	400.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	420.00	420.00
45	350–400	368	395.00–415.00	405.34
50	400–450	431	365.00–390.00	378.10
122	450–500	488	337.50–357.50	345.56
9	500–550	532	322.50	322.50
244	550–600	571	310.00–337.50	325.93
195	600–650	630	297.50–326.00	309.32
178	650–700	672	284.00–311.00	297.22
423	700–750	719	265.00–294.00	283.10
182	750–800	778	264.50–271.00	267.73
20	800–850	822	255.00	255.00
66	850–900	875	255.50	255.50
9	950–1000	969	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	437	345.00–352.50	350.21
8	450–500	485	272.50	272.50
58	550–600	584	277.50–302.50	286.57
25	650–700	685	267.00–279.00	271.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	427	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	618	287.50	287.50
8	750–800	799	254.00	254.00

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.