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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-05

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

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Oct 29Nov 5latest

Receipts

1,525 head

▲ 358 vs last sale 1,167▼ 1,501 vs year ago 3,026 · −49.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A lighter offering of steer and heifer calves, best comparison of steers were those 500-600 lbs 30.00 to 40.00, best comparison of heifer calves were those 500-600 lbs 20.00 to 30.00 lower. Other weights sold with much lower undertones. Moderate to good demand for calves, moderate demand for yearlings. Much pressure in the market this week as the CME Live and Feeder Cattle futures have suffered sharp losses over the last two weeks.

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 $404.63/cwt on 456 head, down $45.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −87.41 against this barn's trailing median of $492.05.

Average price

$404.63

▼ 45.73 vs prior sale

456 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

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

$76.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.32

vs ND average

−9.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	407.15	2,299	441
Medium and Large 1-2	563	330.80	1,861	15thin

One grade step is worth $76.35/cwt here — about $438 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale456 hd

404.63

—

ND average2 barns · 896 hd

413.96

−9.32

National average135 barns · 15,890 hd

414.30

−9.67

This barn, trailing median14 sales

492.05

−87.41

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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.00, low $404.63, median $492.05 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

32 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	504.11/cwt	502.00–510.00	1,961	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	481.65/cwt	476.00–487.50	2,037	40
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	457.13/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,190	63
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,046	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	429.28/cwt	407.50–448.00	2,237	170
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,863	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,857	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	393.26/cwt	387.50–412.50	2,328	271
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	357.85/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,244	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,422	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	352.49/cwt	342.00–356.00	2,563	58
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	796	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,579	36
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,726	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	344.60/cwt	316.00–366.50	3,139	16
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,026	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,873	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,788	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	436.99/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,800	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,784	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	394.90/cwt	387.50–416.00	1,892	91
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,077	63
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	340.94/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,824	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	389.50/cwt	389.50–389.50	2,201	92
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	348.03/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,008	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	314.79/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,964	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,902	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	646	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,242	20
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	278.15/cwt	271.00–294.00	2,456	25
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	948	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,560	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,625	40
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,008	269.86/cwt	267.00–271.00	2,720	60
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	391.76/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,025	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	307.32/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,921	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 Nov 5, 2026

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

Receipts 1,525Last week 1,167Year ago 3,026

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	1000–1050	1,008	267.00–271.00	269.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
92	550–600	565	389.50	389.50
20	600–650	646	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	393	455.00	455.00
21	400–450	412	430.00–445.00	436.99
91	450–500	479	387.50–416.00	394.90
63	500–550	532	390.50	390.50
38	550–600	577	347.50–350.00	348.03
17	600–650	624	310.00–318.00	314.79
25	850–900	883	271.00–294.00	278.15
5	900–950	948	270.00	270.00
40	950–1000	983	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	446	400.00	400.00
36	500–550	535	335.00–347.50	340.94
12	600–650	636	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,026	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	389	502.00–510.00	504.11
40	400–450	423	476.00–487.50	481.65
63	450–500	479	440.00–467.50	457.13
170	500–550	521	407.50–448.00	429.28
271	550–600	592	387.50–412.50	393.26
46	600–650	627	347.50–367.50	357.85
18	650–700	669	362.00	362.00
58	700–750	727	342.00–356.00	352.49
36	750–800	796	324.00	324.00
8	850–900	891	306.00	306.00
16	900–950	911	316.00–366.50	344.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	499	410.00	410.00
6	500–550	544	342.50	342.50
9	550–600	575	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	517	385.00–400.00	391.76
12	600–650	625	300.00–315.00	307.32

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.