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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Sep 24

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Receipts

1,194 head

▲ 281 vs last sale 913▼ 460 vs year ago 1,654 · −27.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steers-No weights well tested for comparison but heavier weights showing a higher trend. Heifers 700-800lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower with instances up to 8.00 lower. No other weights well tested for comparison. Several strings of yearlings offered. Good buyer demand on full loads. Flesh condition light to moderate plus.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.78/cwt on 666 head.

Average price

$140.78

666 head · 893 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	859	144.97	1,245	501
Medium and Large 1-2	790	133.80	1,056	20
Large 1	1,024	127.26	1,304	145

One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale666 hd

140.78

—

ND average2 barns · 1,052 hd

141.50

−0.72

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

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	—	Medium and Large 1	649	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	961	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	920	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	696	145.96/cwt	140.50–148.00	1,016	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,000	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,123	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	152.67/cwt	142.00–156.25	1,252	271
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,111	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,305	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	129.39/cwt	128.25–130.50	1,258	120
Steers	—	Large 1	1,018	128.10/cwt	127.00–128.25	1,304	133
Steers	—	Large 1	1,095	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,292	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	692	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	871	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	774	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	131.29/cwt	129.50–134.00	870	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	137.72/cwt	129.50–139.50	981	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	135.99/cwt	131.50–138.00	1,061	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	895	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	131.30/cwt	131.00–131.50	1,061	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	124.79/cwt	119.50–127.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	506	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	799	18

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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Receipts 1,194Last week 913Year ago 1,654

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	506	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,015	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	140.00	140.00
11	—	950	127.00	127.00
15	—	808	131.00–131.50	131.30
20	—	663	129.50–134.00	131.29
71	—	712	129.50–139.50	137.72

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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Sep 24

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Receipts

1,194 head

▲ 281 vs last sale 913▼ 460 vs year ago 1,654 · −27.8%

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 $140.78/cwt on 666 head.

Average price

$140.78

666 head · 893 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	859	144.97	1,245	501
Medium and Large 1-2	790	133.80	1,056	20
Large 1	1,024	127.26	1,304	145

One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale666 hd

140.78

—

ND average2 barns · 1,052 hd

141.50

−0.72

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

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	—	Medium and Large 1	649	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	961	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	920	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	696	145.96/cwt	140.50–148.00	1,016	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,000	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,123	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	152.67/cwt	142.00–156.25	1,252	271
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,111	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,305	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	129.39/cwt	128.25–130.50	1,258	120
Steers	—	Large 1	1,018	128.10/cwt	127.00–128.25	1,304	133
Steers	—	Large 1	1,095	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,292	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	692	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	871	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	774	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	131.29/cwt	129.50–134.00	870	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	137.72/cwt	129.50–139.50	981	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	135.99/cwt	131.50–138.00	1,061	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	895	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	131.30/cwt	131.00–131.50	1,061	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	124.79/cwt	119.50–127.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	506	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	799	18

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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Receipts 1,194Last week 913Year ago 1,654

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	506	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,015	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	140.00	140.00
11	—	950	127.00	127.00
15	—	808	131.00–131.50	131.30
20	—	663	129.50–134.00	131.29
71	—	712	129.50–139.50	137.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	534	129.50	129.50
7	—	690	118.00	118.00
7	—	792	113.00	113.00
9	—	629	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	714	140.00	140.00
65	—	922	141.50	141.50
120	—	972	128.25–130.50	129.39
271	—	820	142.00–156.25	152.67
22	—	696	140.50–148.00	145.96
5	—	764	147.00	147.00
8	—	649	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	138.00	138.00
14	—	842	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,095	118.00	118.00
133	—	1,018	127.00–128.25	128.10