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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

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

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Receipts

5,631 head

▲ 3,336 vs last sale 2,295▲ 913 vs year ago 4,718 · +19.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 400-450lbs and 600-650lbs sharply higher, 500-550lbs and 750-800lbs 8.00 to 12.00 higher, 550-600lbs and 700-750lbs steady to 1.00 higher, 650-700lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-450lbs up to 12.00 lower, 450-500lbs and 550-600lbs 14.00 to 17.00 higher, 500-550lbs sharply higher, 600-650lbs 8.00 higher, 650-700lbs trading steady. Good buyer demand on many full loads in today's offering. Cattle without total vaccination program bringing lower end of price range. 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 $315.95/cwt on 925 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −178.47 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$315.95

925 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$20.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs ND average

+10.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	317.75	1,760	845
Medium and Large 1-2	533	296.94	1,584	80

One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale925 hd

315.95

—

ND average3 barns · 2,716 hd

317.30

−1.35

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

+10.51

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

−178.47

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

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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,140	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	418.99/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,416	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	400.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,443	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,450	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	409	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,656	40
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	355.87/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,502	112
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	327.49/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,457	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	338.14/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,633	312
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	298.32/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,575	73
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	328.38/cwt	312.50–344.00	1,737	405
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	307.96/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,777	440
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,664	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,970	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	288.79/cwt	283.00–307.50	1,796	1,587
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,713	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	277.44/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,870	143
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,780	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	277.34/cwt	268.00–283.00	2,013	316
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	274.58/cwt	274.50–275.00	2,079	83
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	251.23/cwt	251.00–265.00	2,108	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,051	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,186	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	352.92/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,341	33
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	319.99/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,238	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	324.40/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,382	143
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	438	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,533	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	292.08/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,297	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	320.90/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,489	141
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	286.09/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,385	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	521	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,657	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	294.68/cwt	284.00–310.00	1,562	255
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	272.40/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,449	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,428	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	273.89/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,594	244
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	262.39/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,619	135
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	258.13/cwt	252.50–260.50	1,742	164
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	236.68/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,792	60
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,982	12
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,138	9

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 14, 2024

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

Receipts 5,631Last week 2,295Year ago 4,718

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	438	350.00	350.00
34	500–550	521	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	292	360.00	360.00
10	300–350	334	355.00	355.00
33	350–400	380	337.50–360.00	352.92
143	400–450	426	310.00–337.50	324.40
141	450–500	464	300.00–331.00	320.90
255	500–550	530	284.00–310.00	294.68
244	550–600	582	260.00–285.00	273.89
135	600–650	617	245.00–270.00	262.39
164	650–700	675	252.50–260.50	258.13
60	750–800	757	229.00–246.00	236.68
12	850–900	877	226.00	226.00
9	950–1000	950	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	387	317.50–322.50	319.99
12	400–450	444	290.00–295.00	292.08
50	450–500	484	280.00–295.00	286.09
51	500–550	532	269.00–276.00	272.40
16	550–600	571	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	370.00	370.00
12	350–400	394	368.00	368.00
27	400–450	445	322.50–330.00	327.49
73	500–550	528	290.00–307.50	298.32
7	550–600	589	282.50	282.50
22	600–650	623	275.00	275.00
5	700–750	705	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	338	405.00–425.00	418.99
21	350–400	360	400.00–410.00	400.95
112	400–450	422	340.00–375.00	355.87
312	450–500	483	325.00–355.00	338.14
405	500–550	529	312.50–344.00	328.38
440	550–600	577	290.00–320.00	307.96
1,587	600–650	622	283.00–307.50	288.79
143	650–700	674	264.00–285.00	277.44
316	700–750	726	268.00–283.00	277.34
83	750–800	757	274.50–275.00	274.58
58	800–850	839	251.00–265.00	251.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	400–450	409	405.00	405.00
44	600–650	611	322.50	322.50

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.