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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Apr 9

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Mar 26Apr 9Apr 16 →

Receipts

871 head

▼ 2,003 vs last sale 2,874▼ 946 vs year ago 1,817 · −52.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Most weights not well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 600-650lbs, 700-750lbs and 800-850lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500-550lbs and 650-700lbs 10.00 to 13.00 lower. Good buyer demand. Replacement heifers in today's offering. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $468.80/cwt on 73 head, up $20.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 13 comparable sales and sits +34.73 against this barn's trailing median of $434.07.

Average price

$468.80

▲ 20.44 vs prior sale

73 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.94

vs ND average

+40.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	468.80	2,585	73

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 sale73 hd

468.80

—

ND average2 barns · 501 hd

466.85

+1.94

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

+40.44

This barn, trailing median13 sales

434.07

+34.73

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $483.60, low $372.00, median $434.07 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

34 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,378	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,531	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,356	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,855	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	524.31/cwt	510.00–545.00	2,747	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	488.93/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,846	66
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	474.48/cwt	460.00–477.00	2,923	47
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,869	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	401.81/cwt	387.50–416.00	2,909	43
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	395.88/cwt	377.50–407.50	3,013	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	375.97/cwt	372.00–380.00	3,042	41
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	336.87/cwt	332.50–340.00	3,133	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,131	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,330	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	504.34/cwt	497.50–537.50	2,229	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	483.53/cwt	480.00–487.50	2,524	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	450.94/cwt	442.50–455.00	2,647	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,500	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	390.34/cwt	375.00–396.00	2,553	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	674	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,689	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,288	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,697	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	736	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,760	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	752	362.68/cwt	362.00–367.50	2,727	73
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	351.67/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,757	34
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,885	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,561	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	832	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,829	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	859	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,835	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,823	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,691	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,745	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,718	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,750	22

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 Apr 9, 2026

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

Receipts 871Last week 2,874Year ago 1,817

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	557.50	557.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	384	555.00	555.00
39	400–450	442	497.50–537.50	504.34
40	500–550	522	480.00–487.50	483.53
33	550–600	587	442.50–455.00	450.94
8	600–650	606	412.50	412.50
46	650–700	654	375.00–396.00	390.34
14	700–750	735	367.00	367.00
34	750–800	784	350.00–361.00	351.67
9	800–850	807	357.50	357.50
13	850–900	885	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	700–750	704	325.00	325.00
5	800–850	813	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
19	650–700	674	399.00	399.00
9	700–750	736	375.00	375.00
73	750–800	752	362.00–367.50	362.68
16	800–850	832	340.00	340.00
17	850–900	859	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	460	585.00	585.00
10	550–600	569	482.50	482.50
8	650–700	671	405.00	405.00
22	750–800	780	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	565.00	565.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	363	655.00	655.00
5	400–450	405	625.00	625.00
10	450–500	488	585.00	585.00
25	500–550	524	510.00–545.00	524.31
66	550–600	582	475.00–500.00	488.93
47	600–650	616	460.00–477.00	474.48
12	650–700	683	420.00	420.00
43	700–750	724	387.50–416.00	401.81
21	750–800	761	377.50–407.50	395.88
41	800–850	809	372.00–380.00	375.97
17	900–950	930	332.50–340.00	336.87

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.