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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Apr 30

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Receipts

1,212 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 1,060▲ 324 vs year ago 888 · +36.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 600-650lbs 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650-700lbs up to 26.00 higher. 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 $469.41/cwt on 197 head, down $3.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +35.34 against this barn's trailing median of $434.07.

Average price

$469.41

▼ 3.10 vs prior sale

197 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

+45.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	469.41	2,654	197

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 sale197 hd

469.41

—

ND average1 barns · 197 hd

469.41

+0.00

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

+45.34

This barn, trailing median13 sales

434.07

+35.34

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

22 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,576	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	582.73/cwt	577.50–595.00	2,832	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	514.15/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,751	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	577	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,995	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	490.75/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,846	128
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	449.59/cwt	445.50–485.00	2,873	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	440.08/cwt	435.00–444.00	2,984	162
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	407.86/cwt	402.50–415.00	2,920	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	393.79/cwt	391.50–397.00	3,032	50
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	3,192	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	551.32/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,012	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	508.93/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,214	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	483.96/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,255	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	548	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,515	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,466	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	471.87/cwt	435.00–478.00	2,680	172
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	399.55/cwt	390.00–421.00	2,441	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,396	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	415.60/cwt	397.00–421.00	2,743	92
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	694	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,710	44
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	715	387.61/cwt	376.00–394.00	2,771	89
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,675	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 Apr 30, 2026

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

Receipts 1,212Last week 1,060Year ago 888

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	448	575.00	575.00
20	450–500	486	577.50–595.00	582.73
20	500–550	535	500.00–520.00	514.15
128	550–600	580	470.00–500.00	490.75
48	600–650	639	445.50–485.00	449.59
162	650–700	678	435.00–444.00	440.08
28	700–750	716	402.50–415.00	407.86
50	750–800	770	391.50–397.00	393.79
12	850–900	857	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	577	519.00	519.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	548	459.00	459.00
44	650–700	694	390.50	390.50
89	700–750	715	376.00–394.00	387.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	365	550.00–555.00	551.32
44	400–450	435	500.00–530.00	508.93
46	450–500	466	455.00–500.00	483.96
18	500–550	548	450.00	450.00
172	550–600	568	435.00–478.00	471.87
27	600–650	611	390.00–421.00	399.55
92	650–700	660	397.00–421.00	415.60
7	700–750	733	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	639	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.