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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 8

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Receipts

6,058 head

▲ 2,840 vs last sale 3,218▲ 1,273 vs year ago 4,785 · +26.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Three weeks since the last report so no comparison but most weights showing an upward trend. Good buyer demand on the many full loads in today's offering. Flesh condition light to moderate to moderate plus.

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 $475.33/cwt on 771 head. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −19.08 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$475.33

771 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$33.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.75

vs ND average

+9.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	477.09	2,745	731
Medium and Large 1-2	557	443.19	2,469	40

One grade step is worth $33.90/cwt here — about $275 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 sale771 hd

475.33

—

ND average3 barns · 1,366 hd

478.09

−2.75

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+9.00

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

−19.08

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,148	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	591.37/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,496	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	585.11/cwt	547.50–595.00	2,703	98
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	513.40/cwt	507.50–525.00	2,413	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	503.15/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,702	127
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,533	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,454	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,820	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	470.64/cwt	441.00–490.00	2,749	584
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,705	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	428.14/cwt	407.50–439.00	2,689	221
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	424.23/cwt	405.00–444.00	2,864	642
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	388.40/cwt	387.00–390.00	2,680	80
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	719	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,020	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	400.03/cwt	376.00–409.00	2,924	336
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	363.00/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,668	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	372.54/cwt	350.00–387.50	2,883	211
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	348.42/cwt	340.50–365.00	2,888	215
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	871	338.92/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,952	209
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	356.37/cwt	349.00–365.50	3,115	312
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	334.63/cwt	330.00–339.50	3,115	92
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	941	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,823	14
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	324.12/cwt	323.00–327.50	3,115	24
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,260	183
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,087	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,272	13
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,113	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,128	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	516.86/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,031	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	524.91/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,173	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	483.30/cwt	462.50–500.00	2,247	134
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,133	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	411.23/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,180	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	446.25/cwt	420.00–462.50	2,370	287
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	419.61/cwt	407.00–442.50	2,451	274
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	608	420.74/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,558	148
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	397.79/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,518	282
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	371.43/cwt	357.50–385.00	2,507	85
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	357.88/cwt	333.00–368.00	2,570	93
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,556	55
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,423	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,523	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	949	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,932	17
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,007	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,845	7

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 Jan 8, 2026

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

Receipts 6,058Last week 3,218Year ago 4,785

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
10	350–400	393	515.00–535.00	516.86
20	400–450	414	520.00–530.00	524.91
134	450–500	465	462.50–500.00	483.30
287	500–550	531	420.00–462.50	446.25
274	550–600	584	407.00–442.50	419.61
282	600–650	633	380.00–407.50	397.79
85	650–700	675	357.50–385.00	371.43
93	700–750	718	333.00–368.00	357.88
55	750–800	763	335.00	335.00
17	900–950	949	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	474	450.00	450.00
33	500–550	530	400.00–417.50	411.23
9	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
14	850–900	881	275.00	275.00
8	900–950	943	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
148	600–650	608	420.00–425.00	420.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,007	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	341	630.00	630.00
14	400–450	422	590.00–595.00	591.37
98	450–500	462	547.50–595.00	585.11
127	500–550	537	490.00–520.00	503.15
584	550–600	584	441.00–490.00	470.64
221	600–650	628	407.50–439.00	428.14
642	650–700	675	405.00–444.00	424.23
336	700–750	731	376.00–409.00	400.03
211	750–800	774	350.00–387.50	372.54
215	800–850	829	340.50–365.00	348.42
312	850–900	874	349.00–365.50	356.37
92	900–950	931	330.00–339.50	334.63
24	950–1000	961	323.00–327.50	324.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	470	507.50–525.00	513.40
7	500–550	539	470.00	470.00
33	550–600	561	437.50	437.50
80	650–700	690	387.00–390.00	388.40
35	700–750	735	362.50–365.00	363.00
14	900–950	941	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	564	500.00	500.00
29	600–650	601	450.00	450.00
8	700–750	719	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	1000–1050	1,022	319.00	319.00
13	1050–1100	1,087	301.00	301.00
17	1100–1150	1,113	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
209	850–900	871	335.00–342.00	338.92

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.