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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Nov 21

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Nov 14Nov 21Dec 5 →

Receipts

2,030 head

▼ 3,601 vs last sale 5,631▼ 2,688 vs year ago 4,718 · −57.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 450-600lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher with instances up to 13.00 higher, 600-650lbs up to 6.00 lower, 650-700lbs steady. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs sharply higher, 500-600lbs 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate. Next report will be December 5, 2024.

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 $332.50/cwt on 618 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −161.91 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$332.50

618 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.00

vs ND average

+23.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	332.50	1,815	618

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale618 hd

332.50

—

ND average3 barns · 1,742 hd

330.50

+2.00

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

+23.24

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

−161.91

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

24 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	400.75/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,395	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	408.24/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,494	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	377.84/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,576	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	357.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,707	154
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,567	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	341.81/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,771	251
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	326.14/cwt	307.50–333.00	1,843	367
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	305.15/cwt	289.00–316.00	1,895	302
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	283.99/cwt	280.50–285.50	1,908	101
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,139	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,276	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,265	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	358.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,353	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	338.91/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,457	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	336.14/cwt	323.00–349.00	1,560	168
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	305.06/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,489	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	303.57/cwt	287.50–317.00	1,563	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,706	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	288.23/cwt	274.00–294.00	1,657	108
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,804	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,025	20
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,047	25
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,211	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	991	217.74/cwt	215.50–230.00	2,158	19

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 21, 2024

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

Receipts 2,030Last week 5,631Year 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
25	500–550	517	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	370.00	370.00
28	350–400	378	350.00–360.00	358.02
19	400–450	430	337.50–340.00	338.91
168	450–500	464	323.00–349.00	336.14
53	500–550	515	287.50–317.00	303.57
108	550–600	575	274.00–294.00	288.23
6	650–700	656	275.00	275.00
20	800–850	842	240.50	240.50
25	850–900	886	231.00	231.00
6	900–950	929	238.00	238.00
19	950–1000	991	215.50–230.00	217.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	450–500	488	292.50–312.50	305.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	348	400.00–405.00	400.75
15	350–400	366	390.00–425.00	408.24
28	400–450	417	370.00–395.00	377.84
154	450–500	478	350.00–365.00	357.15
251	500–550	518	320.00–350.00	341.81
367	550–600	565	307.50–333.00	326.14
302	600–650	621	289.00–316.00	305.15
101	650–700	672	280.50–285.50	283.99
16	750–800	798	268.00	268.00
26	850–900	898	253.50	253.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	482	325.00	325.00

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.