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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Mar 6

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Feb 27Mar 6Mar 13 →

Receipts

3,991 head

▼ 3,193 vs last sale 7,184▲ 1,970 vs year ago 2,021 · +97.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 450-500lbs and 700-750lbs sharply lower, 500-550lbs, 650-700lbs and 750-800lbs steady to 1.00 lower, 550-650lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 800-950lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower with instances up to 14.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-700lbs 11.00 to 15.00 lower with instances up to 17.00 lower except 550-600lbs trading up to 7.00 higher, 700-750lbs 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 $370.38/cwt on 416 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −124.03 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$370.38

416 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$25.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs ND average

+21.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	370.75	2,051	410
Medium and Large 1-2	542	345.00	1,870	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.75/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale416 hd

370.38

—

ND average3 barns · 854 hd

369.18

+1.20

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

+21.10

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

−124.03

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,474	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	429.11/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,828	44
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,652	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	380.39/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,856	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	387.28/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,022	180
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,870	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,187	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	356.06/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,058	216
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	342.93/cwt	327.00–360.00	2,112	292
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,821	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	652	344.08/cwt	344.00–345.00	2,243	64
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	318.64/cwt	305.00–333.00	2,154	311
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	296.53/cwt	283.00–304.00	2,150	40
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	296.55/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,272	344
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	265.43/cwt	255.00–271.00	2,084	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	276.83/cwt	264.50–289.50	2,253	155
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	272.05/cwt	267.50–274.50	2,345	49
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	257.21/cwt	245.00–265.00	2,379	47
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	341.99/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,183	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,222	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	356.42/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,358	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,588	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,471	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	352.85/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,655	70
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	317.12/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,554	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	299.13/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,555	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	340.66/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,792	210
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	319.35/cwt	307.50–334.00	1,817	219
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	292.10/cwt	291.00–297.50	1,697	40
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	292.38/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,854	442
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,686	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	287.83/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,949	141
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	269.08/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,924	98
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	738	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,170	51
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,263	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,009	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,422	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,639	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,910	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,997	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 Mar 6, 2025

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

Receipts 3,991Last week 7,184Year ago 2,021

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	449	365.00	365.00
17	550–600	577	331.00	331.00
6	700–750	733	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	1000–1050	1,009	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	346	335.00–350.00	341.99
26	350–400	381	340.00–365.00	356.42
12	400–450	418	380.00	380.00
70	450–500	469	345.00–365.00	352.85
210	500–550	526	320.00–350.00	340.66
219	550–600	569	307.50–334.00	319.35
442	600–650	634	280.00–302.00	292.38
141	650–700	677	282.00–290.00	287.83
98	700–750	715	267.00–270.00	269.08
6	900–950	943	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	325.00	325.00
8	400–450	439	335.00	335.00
24	450–500	490	315.00–320.00	317.12
20	500–550	520	285.00–310.00	299.13
40	550–600	581	291.00–297.50	292.10
23	650–700	661	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
51	700–750	738	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	405.00	405.00
44	400–450	426	420.00–445.00	429.11
43	450–500	488	370.00–390.00	380.39
180	500–550	522	370.00–400.00	387.28
216	550–600	578	340.00–375.00	356.06
292	600–650	616	327.00–360.00	342.93
311	650–700	676	305.00–333.00	318.64
40	700–750	725	283.00–304.00	296.53
344	750–800	766	280.00–305.00	296.55
155	800–850	814	264.50–289.50	276.83
49	850–900	862	267.50–274.50	272.05
47	900–950	925	245.00–265.00	257.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	432	382.50	382.50
6	500–550	542	345.00	345.00
9	600–650	628	290.00	290.00
32	750–800	785	255.00–271.00	265.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	568	385.00	385.00
64	650–700	652	344.00–345.00	344.08

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.