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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Feb 26

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Feb 12Feb 26Mar 5 →

Receipts

5,578 head

▲ 1,397 vs last sale 4,181▼ 1,606 vs year ago 7,184 · −22.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Feeder steers 500-550lbs and 750-800lbs 22.00 higher with instances up to 30.00 higher, 550-600lbs and 800-850lbs 12.00 to 15.00 higher, 600-650lbs and 700-750lbs 1.00 to 6.00 higher, 650-700lbs and 850-900lbs 5.00 lower with instances up to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs 7.00 lower, 500-600lbs and 700-800lbs steady to 2.00 higher with instances up to 7.00 higher, 600-700lbs 18.00 to 22.00 higher. Many full loads in today's offering. 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 $521.16/cwt on 389 head. That ranks 12 of 13 comparable sales and sits +26.74 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$521.16

389 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$6.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.77

vs ND average

+34.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	521.27	2,869	382
Medium and Large 1-2	549	515.00	2,827	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about $41 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 sale389 hd

521.16

—

ND average3 barns · 617 hd

515.38

+5.77

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

+34.14

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

+26.74

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,227	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,413	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,348	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	575.91/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,465	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,743	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	541.52/cwt	531.00–560.00	2,686	71
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	549.49/cwt	524.00–567.50	2,835	192
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,827	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	492.75/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,883	190
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	464.96/cwt	453.00–471.00	2,906	387
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	429.88/cwt	408.00–441.00	2,923	667
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,635	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	397.30/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,880	568
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	396.99/cwt	380.00–412.00	3,053	680
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	373.19/cwt	353.00–386.50	3,041	556
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	343.64/cwt	333.00–356.00	3,010	80
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	344.42/cwt	337.00–347.50	3,179	84
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,120	31
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,018	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,319	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,848	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,983	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	526.60/cwt	517.50–530.00	2,154	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,066	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	483.44/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,306	158
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,154	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	472.50/cwt	450.00–497.00	2,485	101
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	445.79/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,514	176
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	410.76/cwt	405.00–413.00	2,411	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,774	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	431.85/cwt	417.00–450.00	2,695	485
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	404.03/cwt	379.00–414.00	2,687	341
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	690	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,588	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	383.80/cwt	362.00–390.00	2,790	178
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	352.08/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,757	53
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	806	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,853	34
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	847	322.46/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,731	80
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Spayed	888	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,953	8

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 26, 2026

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

Receipts 5,578Last week 4,181Year ago 7,184

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	1000–1050	1,018	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	473	580.00	580.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	640.00	640.00
9	350–400	386	625.00	625.00
26	400–450	428	570.00–610.00	575.91
71	450–500	496	531.00–560.00	541.52
192	500–550	516	524.00–567.50	549.49
190	550–600	585	470.00–510.00	492.75
387	600–650	625	453.00–471.00	464.96
667	650–700	680	408.00–441.00	429.88
568	700–750	725	385.00–420.00	397.30
680	750–800	769	380.00–412.00	396.99
556	800–850	815	353.00–386.50	373.19
80	850–900	876	333.00–356.00	343.64
84	900–950	923	337.00–347.50	344.42
31	950–1000	966	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	555.00	555.00
7	500–550	549	515.00	515.00
12	650–700	688	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	600–650	603	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	550.00	550.00
7	350–400	385	515.00	515.00
22	400–450	409	517.50–530.00	526.60
158	450–500	477	460.00–500.00	483.44
101	500–550	526	450.00–497.00	472.50
176	550–600	564	430.00–460.00	445.79
485	600–650	624	417.00–450.00	431.85
341	650–700	665	379.00–414.00	404.03
178	700–750	727	362.00–390.00	383.80
53	750–800	783	340.00–367.50	352.08
80	800–850	847	320.00–345.00	322.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	440	470.00	470.00
7	450–500	454	455.00	455.00
16	500–550	501	430.00	430.00
18	550–600	587	405.00–413.00	410.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	888	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	690	375.00	375.00
34	800–850	806	354.00	354.00

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.