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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 5

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Receipts

4,033 head

▲ 2,003 vs last sale 2,030▲ 1,595 vs year ago 2,438 · +65.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 450-500lbs and 650-700lbs sharply higher, 500-600lbs 12.00 to 13.00 higher and 600-650lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450-550lbs 12.00 to 13.00 lower, 550-600lbs sharply higher. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate. Many full loads in today's offering.

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 $342.23/cwt on 887 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −152.18 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$342.23

887 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$34.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

vs ND average

+16.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	343.64	1,862	851
Medium and Large 1-2	587	309.00	1,814	36

One grade step is worth $34.64/cwt here — about $48 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 sale887 hd

342.23

—

ND average3 barns · 2,789 hd

337.31

+4.92

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

+16.86

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

−152.18

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

41 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	406.55/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,244	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	429.15/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,644	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	404.33/cwt	394.00–422.50	1,755	114
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,830	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	360.00/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,714	107
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,638	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	350.03/cwt	330.00–362.00	1,848	540
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	332.54/cwt	315.00–346.00	1,882	311
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,814	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,780	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	308.32/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,945	339
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	651	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,031	73
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	288.31/cwt	274.00–303.50	1,955	240
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	266.47/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,815	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	278.58/cwt	267.50–284.00	2,000	102
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,158	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	255.83/cwt	253.50–259.00	2,090	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	856	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,020	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	251.06/cwt	251.00–252.50	2,202	23
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,967	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	246.44/cwt	245.00–247.00	2,272	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	996	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,475	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,131	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	340.32/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,256	135
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,236	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	327.37/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,408	121
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	323.71/cwt	308.00–337.50	1,557	175
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	306.63/cwt	291.00–317.00	1,601	248
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	280.10/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,468	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,755	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	293.48/cwt	285.50–310.00	1,690	233
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,592	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	277.49/cwt	262.50–288.00	1,737	164
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,525	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	264.77/cwt	252.00–272.50	1,753	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,864	18
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,141	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,039	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,275	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,740	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,710	11

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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Receipts 4,033Last week 2,030Year ago 2,438

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	550	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,039	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	323	350.00	350.00
135	350–400	369	332.50–350.00	340.32
121	400–450	430	315.00–342.50	327.37
175	450–500	481	308.00–337.50	323.71
248	500–550	522	291.00–317.00	306.63
233	550–600	576	285.50–310.00	293.48
164	600–650	626	262.50–288.00	277.49
45	650–700	662	252.00–272.50	264.77
18	700–750	710	262.50	262.50
8	900–950	919	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	412	300.00	300.00
47	500–550	524	277.00–285.00	280.10
14	550–600	595	267.50	267.50
6	600–650	629	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	306	405.00–415.00	406.55
23	350–400	383	415.00–445.00	429.15
114	400–450	434	394.00–422.50	404.33
107	450–500	476	345.00–372.50	360.00
540	500–550	528	330.00–362.00	350.03
311	550–600	566	315.00–346.00	332.54
339	600–650	631	292.00–320.00	308.32
240	650–700	678	274.00–303.50	288.31
102	700–750	718	267.50–284.00	278.58
14	750–800	760	284.00	284.00
33	800–850	817	253.50–259.00	255.83
23	850–900	877	251.00–252.50	251.06
18	900–950	922	245.00–247.00	246.44
46	950–1000	996	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	489	335.00	335.00
36	550–600	587	309.00	309.00
14	600–650	619	287.50	287.50
27	650–700	681	265.00–269.00	266.47
5	850–900	884	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	462	396.00	396.00
73	650–700	651	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	856	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
23	500–550	548	317.50	317.50
11	600–650	638	268.00	268.00

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.