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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

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

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Receipts

2,295 head

▲ 521 vs last sale 1,774▼ 2,222 vs year ago 4,517 · −49.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 400-450lbs 15.00 to 19.00 lower, 550-700lbs 14.00 to 19.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-450lbs up to 18.00 higher, 450-500lbs and 600-650lbs 7.00 to 8.00 lower, 500-550lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 550-600lbs sharply 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.36/cwt on 514 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −184.05 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$310.36

514 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$28.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.97

vs ND average

+8.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	311.80	1,709	488
Medium and Large 1-2	561	283.44	1,591	26

One grade step is worth $28.36/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale514 hd

310.36

—

ND average3 barns · 2,566 hd

316.33

−5.97

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

+8.51

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

−184.05

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

29 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,483	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	381.97/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,455	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	379.54/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,655	126
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	361.35/cwt	355.00–368.00	1,677	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,431	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	318.31/cwt	301.00–332.50	1,690	285
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	302.65/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,731	203
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	282.97/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,638	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	286.32/cwt	273.00–300.00	1,769	156
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	279.84/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,897	215
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	253.30/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,829	77
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	729	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,056	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	252.48/cwt	244.00–267.50	1,952	60
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	249.62/cwt	248.00–262.50	2,097	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	236.76/cwt	236.00–246.00	2,057	77
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,144	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	368.00/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,052	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	318.17/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,219	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	404	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,465	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	309.02/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,323	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	306.43/cwt	297.00–314.00	1,477	107
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	283.66/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,475	200
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	263.35/cwt	252.50–271.00	1,543	69
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	252.54/cwt	249.00–262.50	1,553	79
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	248.83/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,655	64
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	236.97/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,728	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	235.26/cwt	233.50–243.00	1,948	60
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,164	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,556	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 Nov 7, 2024

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

Receipts 2,295Last week 1,774Year ago 4,517

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	349	425.00	425.00
32	350–400	381	375.00–395.00	381.97
126	400–450	436	365.00–385.00	379.54
32	450–500	464	355.00–368.00	361.35
285	500–550	531	301.00–332.50	318.31
203	550–600	572	293.00–320.00	302.65
156	600–650	618	273.00–300.00	286.32
215	650–700	678	268.00–286.00	279.84
77	700–750	722	240.00–260.00	253.30
60	750–800	773	244.00–267.50	252.48
13	800–850	840	248.00–262.50	249.62
77	850–900	869	236.00–246.00	236.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	502	285.00	285.00
20	550–600	579	280.00–285.00	282.97
5	950–1000	970	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	729	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	286	365.00–370.00	368.00
37	350–400	383	310.00–335.00	318.17
24	400–450	428	305.00–317.50	309.02
107	450–500	482	297.00–314.00	306.43
200	500–550	520	270.00–295.00	283.66
69	550–600	586	252.50–271.00	263.35
79	600–650	615	249.00–262.50	252.54
64	650–700	665	240.00–260.00	248.83
18	700–750	729	229.00–245.00	236.97
60	800–850	828	233.50–243.00	235.26
6	900–950	945	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	400–450	404	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	491	317.00	317.00

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.