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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Nov 13

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Receipts

4,039 head

▲ 1,013 vs last sale 3,026▼ 1,592 vs year ago 5,631 · −28.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 400-450lbs, 500-550lbs, 600-650lbs and 700-750lbs 10.00 to 13.00 higher with instances up to 18.00 higher, 450-500lbs and 550-600lbs steady to 4.00 higher and 650-700lbs 37.00 to 38.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-450lbs 37.00 lower, 450-500lbs 10.00 lower, 500- 700lbs 21.00 to 25.00 higher with instances up to 29.00 higher, 700-750lbs 25.00 lower. Many full loads in today's offering. Good buyer demand. 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 $441.66/cwt on 672 head. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −52.76 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$441.66

672 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$42.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

vs ND average

+16.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	449.05	2,421	555
Medium and Large 1-2	574	406.60	2,332	117

One grade step is worth $42.45/cwt here — about $89 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 sale672 hd

441.66

—

ND average3 barns · 3,391 hd

448.34

−6.69

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+16.79

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

−52.76

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

44 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,422	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	518.23/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,622	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	495.91/cwt	477.50–525.00	2,093	67
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	484.33/cwt	472.50–497.50	2,238	134
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,065	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,465	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	448.77/cwt	421.00–465.00	2,347	295
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	413.34/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,182	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	443.70/cwt	422.50–459.00	2,511	213
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	404.48/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,378	89
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,326	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	626	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,635	173
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	408.44/cwt	382.50–417.50	2,557	333
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	400.88/cwt	388.00–422.50	2,634	179
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,445	52
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,551	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	382.79/cwt	376.00–390.00	2,836	133
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	342.36/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,688	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	452.75/cwt	447.50–475.00	1,444	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	470.73/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,718	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	426.54/cwt	420.00–430.50	1,672	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	393.49/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,676	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	430.28/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,867	77
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	401.53/cwt	377.50–410.00	1,871	83
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,185	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	395.72/cwt	372.50–406.00	2,038	189
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	357.76/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,918	69
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	583	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,367	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	349.37/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,037	119
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	607	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,367	106
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	371.49/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,274	123
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,224	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	686	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,538	87
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,103	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	331.78/cwt	312.50–341.00	2,392	107
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	40
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,766	22
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,883	13
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,888	11
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,036	291.52/cwt	281.00–302.00	3,020	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,965	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	599	318.97/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,911	29
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	5

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 13, 2025

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

Receipts 4,039Last week 3,026Year ago 5,631

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	235	605.00	605.00
12	300–350	313	515.00–525.00	518.23
67	400–450	422	477.50–525.00	495.91
134	450–500	462	472.50–497.50	484.33
295	500–550	523	421.00–465.00	448.77
213	550–600	566	422.50–459.00	443.70
333	600–650	626	382.50–417.50	408.44
179	650–700	657	388.00–422.50	400.88
133	700–750	741	376.00–390.00	382.79
25	750–800	785	340.00–345.00	342.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
14	450–500	464	445.00	445.00
28	500–550	528	410.00–417.50	413.34
89	550–600	588	400.00–407.50	404.48
8	600–650	617	377.00	377.00
52	650–700	684	357.50	357.50
17	700–750	734	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	500–550	519	475.00	475.00
173	600–650	626	421.00	421.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	447.50–475.00	452.75
29	350–400	365	455.00–500.00	470.73
77	400–450	434	425.00–445.00	430.28
83	450–500	466	377.50–410.00	401.53
189	500–550	515	372.50–406.00	395.72
119	550–600	583	342.50–365.00	349.37
123	600–650	612	350.00–382.50	371.49
107	700–750	721	312.50–341.00	331.78
40	750–800	770	330.00	330.00
22	800–850	828	334.00	334.00
13	900–950	936	308.00	308.00
11	950–1000	950	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	392	420.00–430.50	426.54
34	400–450	426	375.00–400.00	393.49
69	500–550	536	335.00–365.00	357.76
6	650–700	672	331.00	331.00
8	700–750	701	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	514	425.00	425.00
41	550–600	583	406.00	406.00
106	600–650	607	390.00	390.00
87	650–700	686	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	1000–1050	1,036	281.00–302.00	291.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	524	375.00	375.00
29	550–600	599	300.00–325.00	318.97
5	650–700	695	285.00	285.00

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.