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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 19

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 2 →

Receipts

2,938 head

▼ 1,182 vs last sale 4,120▲ 588 vs year ago 2,350 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 450-550lbs 13.00 to 17.00 lower, 550-600lbs and 650-700lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower, 600-650lbs and 700-750lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-450lbs and 500-550lbs steady with instances of sharply higher, 450-500lbs, 550-600lbs and 650-700lbs 10.00 to 12.00 lower with instances up to 17.00 lower. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate. Next report January 2, 2025.

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 $333.80/cwt on 512 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −160.61 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$333.80

512 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$38.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs ND average

+7.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	335.21	1,874	493
Medium and Large 1-2	559	297.21	1,660	19thin

One grade step is worth $38.00/cwt here — about $214 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 sale512 hd

333.80

—

ND average3 barns · 1,868 hd

339.04

−5.24

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

+7.17

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

−160.61

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

42 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,549	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	427.85/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,562	33
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,525	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	403	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,672	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	365.00/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,617	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	336.91/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,580	62
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	362.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,740	295
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,621	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	347.76/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,822	148
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	329.83/cwt	310.00–342.00	1,893	345
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	291.31/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,675	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	306.33/cwt	292.00–323.50	1,911	145
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	282.53/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,766	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	285.41/cwt	274.00–297.00	1,924	106
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	284.74/cwt	281.50–292.25	2,062	190
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	275.24/cwt	275.00–278.00	2,144	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,918	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	269.27/cwt	267.50–269.50	2,275	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	378.90/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,239	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,183	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	377.22/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,369	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	323.73/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,224	45
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	335.01/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,464	91
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	319.93/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,494	226
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	308.89/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,656	184
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,512	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	1,755	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	283.08/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,633	49
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,442	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	278.61/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,727	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	259.97/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,802	74
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,785	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	242.52/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,833	33
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,947	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,218	27
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,303	17
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,034	225.52/cwt	225.00–226.00	2,332	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,671	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,542	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	283.31/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,748	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 Dec 19, 2024

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

Receipts 2,938Last week 4,120Year ago 2,350

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	1000–1050	1,034	225.00–226.00	225.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
19	550–600	551	318.50	318.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	348	340.00	340.00
45	350–400	378	320.00–335.00	323.73
20	500–550	545	277.50	277.50
7	600–650	601	240.00	240.00
13	650–700	675	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	327	365.00–390.00	378.90
27	350–400	363	375.00–390.00	377.22
91	400–450	437	320.00–350.00	335.01
226	450–500	467	300.00–328.00	319.93
184	500–550	536	300.00–320.00	308.89
49	550–600	577	272.50–295.00	283.08
36	600–650	620	272.00–285.00	278.61
74	650–700	693	255.00–262.50	259.97
6	700–750	714	250.00	250.00
33	750–800	756	235.00–245.00	242.52
5	850–900	856	227.50	227.50
27	900–950	932	238.00	238.00
17	950–1000	995	231.50	231.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	386	395.00	395.00
62	450–500	469	332.50–337.50	336.91
6	500–550	523	310.00	310.00
13	550–600	575	287.50–297.50	291.31
29	600–650	625	282.00–285.00	282.53
6	800–850	825	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	445.00	445.00
33	350–400	365	415.00–440.00	427.85
19	400–450	443	362.50–375.00	365.00
295	450–500	480	350.00–375.00	362.60
148	500–550	524	330.00–357.50	347.76
345	550–600	574	310.00–342.00	329.83
145	600–650	624	292.00–323.50	306.33
106	650–700	674	274.00–297.00	285.41
190	700–750	724	281.50–292.25	284.74
37	750–800	779	275.00–278.00	275.24
33	800–850	845	267.50–269.50	269.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	514	325.00	325.00
19	600–650	617	282.50–285.00	283.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	546	282.50	282.50

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.