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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 15

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Receipts

5,433 head

▼ 625 vs last sale 6,058▼ 437 vs year ago 5,870 · −7.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 450-500lbs, 550-600lbs and 700-750lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, 500-550lbs 20.00 higher, 600-650lbs and 750-950lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 higher, 650-700lbs 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs 3.00 lower, 500-650lbs and 700-750lbs steady to 5.00 higher with instances up to 13.00 higher, 650-700lbs and 750-800lbs 24.00 to 25.00 higher. Good buyer demand. Many full loads in today's offering. 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 $484.35/cwt on 593 head. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −10.06 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$484.35

593 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.16

vs ND average

+12.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	484.35	2,699	593

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale593 hd

484.35

—

ND average3 barns · 1,335 hd

487.51

−3.16

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+12.37

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

−10.06

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

43 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	610.79/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,979	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,866	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	571.96/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,162	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	579.24/cwt	565.00–585.00	2,485	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	532.90/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,505	73
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,755	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,415	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,722	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	502.46/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,658	214
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	473.25/cwt	454.00–490.00	2,716	374
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	421.50/cwt	421.00–422.50	2,601	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	450.30/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,792	462
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	654	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,891	44
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	411.31/cwt	395.00–437.50	2,805	500
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,716	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	393.04/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,853	320
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	383.16/cwt	371.00–392.00	2,935	203
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,716	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	364.71/cwt	337.50–369.00	2,987	231
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	860	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	3,191	52
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	347.24/cwt	339.00–360.50	3,045	58
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	332.16/cwt	323.50–345.00	3,086	86
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,119	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,189	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	581.95/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,984	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	556.81/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,155	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	535.17/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,237	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	484.66/cwt	465.00–497.50	2,355	87
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,423	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	459.46/cwt	445.00–467.50	2,403	147
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	428.30/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,437	496
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	414.29/cwt	392.50–425.00	2,598	313
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	394.89/cwt	374.00–409.00	2,650	290
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,547	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	367.21/cwt	341.00–373.00	2,607	165
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	760	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,850	28
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	324.13/cwt	323.00–325.00	2,489	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	340.91/cwt	331.00–360.00	2,645	104
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	339.45/cwt	332.00–347.50	2,797	28
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	296.38/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,478	21
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,712	21
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,886	36
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,896	37
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,055	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,901	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 Jan 15, 2026

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

Receipts 5,433Last week 6,058Year ago 5,870

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1100–1150	1,119	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	475	580.00	580.00
5	500–550	504	540.00	540.00
44	650–700	654	442.00	442.00
52	850–900	860	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	352	530.00	530.00
19	450–500	483	500.00	500.00
22	600–650	617	421.00–422.50	421.50
9	650–700	692	392.50	392.50
6	750–800	793	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	600.00–620.00	610.79
17	350–400	378	545.00–600.00	571.96
20	400–450	429	565.00–585.00	579.24
73	450–500	470	525.00–540.00	532.90
214	500–550	529	480.00–530.00	502.46
374	550–600	574	454.00–490.00	473.25
462	600–650	620	430.00–460.00	450.30
500	650–700	682	395.00–437.50	411.31
320	700–750	726	380.00–410.00	393.04
203	750–800	766	371.00–392.00	383.16
231	800–850	819	337.50–369.00	364.71
58	850–900	877	339.00–360.50	347.24
86	900–950	929	323.50–345.00	332.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1050–1100	1,055	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	510	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	694	367.00	367.00
23	750–800	768	323.00–325.00	324.13
21	800–850	836	295.00–300.00	296.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	341	580.00–585.00	581.95
8	350–400	387	555.00–560.00	556.81
49	400–450	418	515.00–545.00	535.17
87	450–500	486	465.00–497.50	484.66
147	500–550	523	445.00–467.50	459.46
496	550–600	569	405.00–450.00	428.30
313	600–650	627	392.50–425.00	414.29
290	650–700	671	374.00–409.00	394.89
165	700–750	710	341.00–373.00	367.21
104	750–800	776	331.00–360.00	340.91
28	800–850	824	332.00–347.50	339.45
21	850–900	850	319.00	319.00
36	900–950	919	314.00	314.00
37	950–1000	962	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
28	750–800	760	375.00	375.00

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.