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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 12

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Receipts

2,988 head

▼ 1,927 vs last sale 4,915▲ 2,988 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers trading mixed with 400-450lbs 8.00 higher, 450-500lbs 12.00 lower, 500-550lbs 5.00 lower, 550-600lbs 2.00 higher, 600-650lbs 2.00 lower, 650-700lbs 2.00 higher, 700-750lbs 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-600lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 600-650lbs 8.00 lower, 650-700lbs steady. Flesh condition light to moderate. Good buyer demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.74/cwt on 1,554 head.

Average price

$150.74

1,554 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$387

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	150.98	936	1,530
Medium and Large 1-2	582	136.47	794	19thin
Large 1	1,006	131.50	1,323	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about −$387 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,554 hd

150.74

—

ND average3 barns · 6,047 hd

153.84

−3.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

27 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	—	Medium and Large 1	298	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	551	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	665	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	525	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	176.18/cwt	172.00–185.00	765	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	160.38/cwt	155.00–170.50	760	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	157.39/cwt	152.00–161.00	850	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	157.35/cwt	147.00–161.50	891	411
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	814	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	148.61/cwt	140.50–150.50	930	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	145.03/cwt	134.00–148.50	969	328
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	138.55/cwt	135.00–146.50	995	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	960	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	140.14/cwt	135.50–143.50	1,064	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	131.81/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,094	20
Steers	—	Large 1	1,006	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,323	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	500	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	166.51/cwt	166.00–167.00	656	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	147.51/cwt	139.00–153.00	614	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	563	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	140.41/cwt	138.50–145.00	674	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	122.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	609	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	138.32/cwt	133.00–142.00	737	245
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	136.63/cwt	131.50–138.50	780	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	127.94/cwt	125.00–133.50	811	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	129.73/cwt	124.00–135.00

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 Dec 12, 2019

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

Receipts 2,988Last week 4,915Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	788	132.50	132.50
18	—	394	166.00–167.00	166.51
38	—	416	139.00–153.00	147.51
101	—	709	125.00–132.25	130.06
103	—	668	124.00–135.00	129.73
104	—	480	138.50–145.00	140.41
116	—	634	125.00–133.50	127.94
124	—	571	131.50–138.50	136.63
245	—	533	133.00–142.00	138.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 12

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Receipts

2,988 head

▼ 1,927 vs last sale 4,915▲ 2,988 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.74/cwt on 1,554 head.

Average price

$150.74

1,554 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$387

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	150.98	936	1,530
Medium and Large 1-2	582	136.47	794	19thin
Large 1	1,006	131.50	1,323	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about −$387 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,554 hd

150.74

—

ND average3 barns · 6,047 hd

153.84

−3.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

27 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	—	Medium and Large 1	298	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	551	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	665	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	525	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	176.18/cwt	172.00–185.00	765	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	160.38/cwt	155.00–170.50	760	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	157.39/cwt	152.00–161.00	850	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	157.35/cwt	147.00–161.50	891	411
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	814	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	148.61/cwt	140.50–150.50	930	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	145.03/cwt	134.00–148.50	969	328
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	138.55/cwt	135.00–146.50	995	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	960	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	140.14/cwt	135.50–143.50	1,064	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	131.81/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,094	20
Steers	—	Large 1	1,006	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,323	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	500	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	166.51/cwt	166.00–167.00	656	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	147.51/cwt	139.00–153.00	614	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	563	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	140.41/cwt	138.50–145.00	674	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	122.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	609	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	138.32/cwt	133.00–142.00	737	245
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	136.63/cwt	131.50–138.50	780	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	127.94/cwt	125.00–133.50	811	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	129.73/cwt	124.00–135.00

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 Dec 12, 2019

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

Receipts 2,988Last week 4,915Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	788	132.50	132.50
18	—	394	166.00–167.00	166.51
38	—	416	139.00–153.00	147.51
101	—	709	125.00–132.25	130.06
103	—	668	124.00–135.00	129.73
104	—	480	138.50–145.00	140.41
116	—	634	125.00–133.50	127.94
124	—	571	131.50–138.50	136.63
245	—	533	133.00–142.00	138.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	830	130.00–137.50	131.81
72	—	434	172.00–185.00	176.18
78	—	474	155.00–170.50	160.38
196	—	759	135.50–143.50	140.14
328	—	668	134.00–148.50	145.03
411	—	566	147.00–161.50	157.35
101	—	540	152.00–161.00	157.39
116	—	718	135.00–146.50	138.55
193	—	626	140.50–150.50	148.61
6	—	298	185.00	185.00
9	—	352	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	135.00	135.00
7	—	569	143.00	143.00
7	—	733	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,006	131.50	131.50