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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, May 7

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Apr 30May 7Jun 11 →

Receipts

2,483 head

▲ 1,271 vs last sale 1,212▲ 2,483 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 600-650lbs and 750-800lbs 10.00 to 11.00 higher with instances up to 22.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550-600lbs 2.00 lower and 650-700lbs 1.00 higher. 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 $538.00/cwt on 78 head, up $41.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 13 comparable sales and sits +43.59 against this barn's trailing median of $494.41.

Average price

$538.00

▲ 41.64 vs prior sale

78 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+25.78

vs ND average

+50.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	538.00	2,882	78

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 sale78 hd

538.00

—

ND average2 barns · 213 hd

512.22

+25.78

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+50.45

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.41

+43.59

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

24 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	547.11/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,889	67
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,808	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	489.63/cwt	455.00–496.00	2,962	108
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,851	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,820	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	430.52/cwt	408.00–440.50	3,182	322
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	407.71/cwt	382.50–419.00	3,156	370
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	375.56/cwt	375.00–377.50	3,158	36
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	371.25/cwt	349.00–380.50	3,219	418
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	354.66/cwt	349.50–370.00	3,263	279
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	998	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,343	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	547.28/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,621	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,448	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	502.00/cwt	472.50–510.00	2,711	95
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	461.20/cwt	436.00–476.00	2,643	64
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	435.28/cwt	421.00–450.00	2,777	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	406.83/cwt	392.50–422.50	2,669	103
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	367.57/cwt	365.00–371.00	2,794	178
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,863	12
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,053	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,985	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,583	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,830	36
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,886	5

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 May 7, 2026

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

Receipts 2,483Last week 1,212Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	492	525.00	525.00
36	600–650	636	445.00	445.00
5	800–850	813	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	479	545.00–550.00	547.28
95	500–550	540	472.50–510.00	502.00
64	550–600	573	436.00–476.00	461.20
30	600–650	638	421.00–450.00	435.28
103	650–700	656	392.50–422.50	406.83
178	750–800	760	365.00–371.00	367.57
12	850–900	852	336.00	336.00
6	900–950	925	330.00	330.00
6	950–1000	963	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	538	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	712	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	500–550	528	530.00–555.00	547.11
11	550–600	582	482.50	482.50
108	600–650	605	455.00–496.00	489.63
7	650–700	663	430.00	430.00
322	700–750	739	408.00–440.50	430.52
370	750–800	774	382.50–419.00	407.71
36	800–850	841	375.00–377.50	375.56
418	850–900	867	349.00–380.50	371.25
279	900–950	920	349.50–370.00	354.66
9	950–1000	998	335.00	335.00

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.