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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 6

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Receipts

1,448 head

▼ 2,234 vs last sale 3,682▼ 1,591 vs year ago 3,039 · −52.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Three weeks since last report so no price comparison but both feeder steers and heifers showing an upward trend. Good buyer demand on full loads. Lighter sale due to frigid temperatures. Flesh condition light to moderate.

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 $176.73/cwt on 996 head.

Average price

$176.73

996 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$310

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

$0.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	177.56	909	36
Medium and Large 1	690	176.69	1,219	960

One grade step is worth $0.86/cwt here — about −$310 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 sale996 hd

176.73

—

ND average2 barns · 3,754 hd

174.33

+2.39

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	804	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	987	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	208.73/cwt	202.00–219.50	996	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	894	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	192.94/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,011	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	939	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,165	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	184.96/cwt	183.50–185.50	1,095	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	178.62/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,118	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	178.16/cwt	167.50–184.00	1,185	285
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	160.45/cwt	156.00–167.50	1,170	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	162.35/cwt	154.75–166.50	1,261	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	158.56/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,295	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	157.52/cwt	154.50–159.00	1,361	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	155.92/cwt	155.50–156.00	1,525	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	165.97/cwt	159.00–170.00	797	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	170.18/cwt	163.00–176.00	876	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	164.59/cwt	161.00–165.50	976	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	159.13/cwt	152.00–166.00	988	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	935	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	958	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	145.57/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,039	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	143.44/cwt	142.50–143.50	1,077	83

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 Jan 6, 2022

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

Receipts 1,448Last week 3,682Year ago 3,039

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	159.00–170.00	165.97
19	—	652	147.00	147.00
47	—	714	143.00–148.00	145.57
62	—	515	163.00–176.00	170.18
71	—	593	161.00–165.50	164.59
83	—	751	142.50–143.50	143.44
103	—	621	152.00–166.00	159.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	636	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 6

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Receipts

1,448 head

▼ 2,234 vs last sale 3,682▼ 1,591 vs year ago 3,039 · −52.4%

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 $176.73/cwt on 996 head.

Average price

$176.73

996 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$310

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

$0.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	177.56	909	36
Medium and Large 1	690	176.69	1,219	960

One grade step is worth $0.86/cwt here — about −$310 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 sale996 hd

176.73

—

ND average2 barns · 3,754 hd

174.33

+2.39

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	804	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	987	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	208.73/cwt	202.00–219.50	996	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	894	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	192.94/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,011	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	939	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,165	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	184.96/cwt	183.50–185.50	1,095	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	178.62/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,118	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	178.16/cwt	167.50–184.00	1,185	285
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	160.45/cwt	156.00–167.50	1,170	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	162.35/cwt	154.75–166.50	1,261	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	158.56/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,295	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	157.52/cwt	154.50–159.00	1,361	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	155.92/cwt	155.50–156.00	1,525	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	165.97/cwt	159.00–170.00	797	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	170.18/cwt	163.00–176.00	876	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	164.59/cwt	161.00–165.50	976	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	159.13/cwt	152.00–166.00	988	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	935	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	958	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	145.57/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,039	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	143.44/cwt	142.50–143.50	1,077	83

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 Jan 6, 2022

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

Receipts 1,448Last week 3,682Year ago 3,039

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	159.00–170.00	165.97
19	—	652	147.00	147.00
47	—	714	143.00–148.00	145.57
62	—	515	163.00–176.00	170.18
71	—	593	161.00–165.50	164.59
83	—	751	142.50–143.50	143.44
103	—	621	152.00–166.00	159.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	636	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

20	—	477	202.00–219.50	208.73
12	—	817	157.50–160.00	158.56
15	—	438	225.25	225.25
59	—	592	183.50–185.50	184.96
72	—	626	168.00–180.00	178.62
89	—	729	156.00–167.50	160.45
5	—	353	201.00	201.00
100	—	864	154.50–159.00	157.52
139	—	777	154.75–166.50	162.35
285	—	665	167.50–184.00	178.16
18	—	524	192.00–205.00	192.94
35	—	978	155.50–156.00	155.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	559	168.00	168.00
6	—	410	196.00	196.00
11	—	486	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	560	208.00	208.00