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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Feb 12

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 26 →

Receipts

4,181 head

▼ 2,162 vs last sale 6,343▲ 1,946 vs year ago 2,235 · +87.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 500-700lbs and 750-800lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower with instances up to 20.00 lower, 700-750lbs and 800-900lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher with instances up to 17.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs and 650-700lbs 10.00 to 14.00 lower, 500-550lbs, 600-650lbs and 700-750lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances up to 13.00 higher, 550-600lbs 1.00 lower and 750-800lbs 18.00 to 23.00 higher. Good buyer demand on full loads. 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 $496.61/cwt on 318 head. That ranks 9 of 13 comparable sales and sits +2.20 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$496.61

318 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.11

vs ND average

+18.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	496.61	2,804	318

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 sale318 hd

496.61

—

ND average3 barns · 783 hd

496.72

−0.11

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+18.22

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

+2.20

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

38 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,044	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	615.67/cwt	612.50–620.00	2,518	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,498	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	545.54/cwt	537.50–555.00	2,640	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	526.22/cwt	510.00–537.50	2,815	113
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	480.29/cwt	473.00–495.00	2,790	205
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	453.01/cwt	437.50–465.00	2,836	247
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	424.53/cwt	405.00–446.00	2,861	526
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	396.16/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,741	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	412.26/cwt	385.00–419.00	2,923	163
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,794	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	385.71/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,985	236
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,784	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	370.59/cwt	350.00–374.00	3,106	209
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	371.24/cwt	371.00–371.50	3,193	141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,646	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,772	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,142	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	509.72/cwt	502.50–515.00	2,253	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	501.29/cwt	492.50–507.50	2,451	169
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,176	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	464.40/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,424	149
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	440.95/cwt	417.00–459.00	2,549	481
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,438	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	418.61/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,583	203
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	648	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,867	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	387.81/cwt	380.00–393.00	2,614	118
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,355	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	376.64/cwt	361.00–388.00	2,685	66
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	715	388.87/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,780	118
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	362.03/cwt	359.00–368.00	2,809	231
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,803	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,407	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,529	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,632	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,587	15
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,681	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 Feb 12, 2026

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

Receipts 4,181Last week 6,343Year ago 2,235

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	529	455.00	455.00
6	550–600	559	452.50	452.50
9	600–650	642	410.00	410.00
15	650–700	659	392.50	392.50
7	750–800	766	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	648	442.50	442.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	490.00	490.00
29	350–400	373	475.00	475.00
11	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
12	500–550	518	420.00	420.00
5	550–600	591	412.50	412.50
9	700–750	703	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	545.00	545.00
21	400–450	442	502.50–515.00	509.72
169	450–500	489	492.50–507.50	501.29
149	500–550	522	445.00–490.00	464.40
481	550–600	578	417.00–459.00	440.95
203	600–650	617	405.00–430.00	418.61
118	650–700	674	380.00–393.00	387.81
66	700–750	713	361.00–388.00	376.64
231	750–800	776	359.00–368.00	362.03
14	800–850	822	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
118	700–750	715	386.00–395.00	388.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	382	535.00	535.00
7	400–450	446	560.00	560.00
15	650–700	692	395.00–397.50	396.16
10	700–750	740	377.50	377.50
7	800–850	831	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	409	612.50–620.00	615.67
38	450–500	484	537.50–555.00	545.54
113	500–550	535	510.00–537.50	526.22
205	550–600	581	473.00–495.00	480.29
247	600–650	626	437.50–465.00	453.01
526	650–700	674	405.00–446.00	424.53
163	700–750	709	385.00–419.00	412.26
236	750–800	774	375.00–390.00	385.71
209	800–850	838	350.00–374.00	370.59
141	850–900	860	371.00–371.50	371.24

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.