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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Mar 5

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Receipts

4,197 head

▼ 1,381 vs last sale 5,578▲ 206 vs year ago 3,991 · +5.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 450-500lbs 20.00 higher, 500-550lbs 37.00 to 39.00 lower, 550-650lbs and 700-800lbs 6.00 to 11.00 lower with instances up to 17.00 lower, 650-700lbss and 850-900lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifer 500-600lbs and 650-700lbs 17.00 to 20.00 lower with instances up to 25.00 lower, 600-650lbs up to 42.00 lower, 750-800lbs 13.00 higher. Good buyer demand for the full loads in today's offering. Many quality replacement heifers also 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 $489.68/cwt on 379 head. That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits −4.73 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$489.68

379 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$33.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs ND average

+14.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	491.88	2,755	354
Medium and Large 1-2	551	458.56	2,528	25

One grade step is worth $33.32/cwt here — about $226 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 sale379 hd

489.68

—

ND average3 barns · 673 hd

489.52

+0.16

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+14.12

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

−4.73

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

37 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	702.42/cwt	690.00–720.00	1,988	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	628.97/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,296	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	568.07/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,471	50
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	513.14/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,396	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	572.78/cwt	565.00–600.00	2,704	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,421	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	511.80/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,759	88
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	485.29/cwt	457.50–493.00	2,752	266
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,621	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	448.99/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,788	169
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,584	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	654	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,904	61
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	421.42/cwt	405.00–432.00	2,853	202
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	401.34/cwt	387.00–414.00	2,930	307
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,583	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	383.88/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,971	399
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	357.92/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,928	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	346.28/cwt	334.50–361.00	3,058	181
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,151	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	544.91/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,065	44
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	495.95/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,078	50
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	476.60/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,254	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,120	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	502	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,410	68
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	434.98/cwt	427.00–455.00	2,310	122
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	425.72/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,478	289
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,366	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	399.69/cwt	390.00–418.00	2,522	233
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	642	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,536	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	668	406.54/cwt	395.00–424.00	2,716	264
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	373.57/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,525	163
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	715	382.57/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,735	51
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	360.60/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,589	34
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	367.91/cwt	342.00–380.00	2,785	164
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	769	388.40/cwt	379.00–399.00	2,987	139
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	804	350.77/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,820	19
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,138	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,300	12

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 Mar 5, 2026

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

Receipts 4,197Last week 5,578Year ago 3,991

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	650–700	654	444.00	444.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	467	500.00–535.00	513.14
12	500–550	515	470.00	470.00
13	550–600	585	448.00	448.00
12	600–650	646	400.00	400.00
6	700–750	738	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	283	690.00–720.00	702.42
11	350–400	365	620.00–640.00	628.97
50	400–450	435	550.00–600.00	568.07
46	450–500	472	565.00–600.00	572.78
88	500–550	539	485.00–530.00	511.80
266	550–600	567	457.50–493.00	485.29
169	600–650	621	420.00–460.00	448.99
202	650–700	677	405.00–432.00	421.42
307	700–750	730	387.00–414.00	401.34
399	750–800	774	375.00–397.50	383.88
27	800–850	818	352.50–360.00	357.92
181	850–900	883	334.50–361.00	346.28
11	950–1000	952	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	350–400	379	540.00–575.00	544.91
50	400–450	419	480.00–505.00	495.95
47	450–500	473	465.00–495.00	476.60
122	500–550	531	427.00–455.00	434.98
289	550–600	582	400.00–440.00	425.72
233	600–650	631	390.00–418.00	399.69
163	650–700	676	360.00–389.00	373.57
34	700–750	718	350.00–365.00	360.60
164	750–800	757	342.00–380.00	367.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	642	395.00	395.00
264	650–700	668	395.00–424.00	406.54
51	700–750	715	375.00–387.50	382.57
139	750–800	769	379.00–399.00	388.40
19	800–850	804	345.00–355.00	350.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	493	430.00	430.00
21	550–600	599	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	500–550	502	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1100–1150	1,138	290.00	290.00

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.