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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 11

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 25 →

Receipts

3,150 head

▲ 369 vs last sale 2,781▼ 1,262 vs year ago 4,412 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 400-450lbs and 550-600lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 450-550lbs, 600-650lbs, and 900-950lbs 9.00 to 12.00 higher with instances up to 18.00 higher, 650-700lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher and 700-800lbs 11.00 to 14.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-650lbs and 900-950lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher with instances up to 13.00 higher, 700-750lbs 9.00 lower. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate.

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 $285.99/cwt on 1,675 head.

Average price

$285.99

1,675 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.60

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	287.36	1,734	1,524
Medium and Large 1-2	568	272.19	1,545	151

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $189 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 sale1,675 hd

285.99

—

ND average3 barns · 4,595 hd

276.40

+9.60

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	349	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,222	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,381	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	343.17/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,465	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,396	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	338.06/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,599	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,648	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	305.64/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,623	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	276.30/cwt	269.50–286.00	1,495	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	294.77/cwt	272.00–302.00	1,683	333
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	281.12/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,718	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	252.43/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,613	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	266.90/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,778	339
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,698	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	239.60/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,718	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	225.79/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,750	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,865	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,884	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,082	68
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	308.20/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,187	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	303.53/cwt	292.50–313.00	1,287	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	275.62/cwt	274.00–277.50	1,196	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	289.08/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,312	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	252.72/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,203	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	257.59/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,339	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	281.41/cwt	267.50–293.00	1,483	271
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,260	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	263.22/cwt	253.00–276.50	1,514	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	248.17/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	404	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,333	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,539	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,354	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	286.21/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,500	17

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 11, 2024

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

Receipts 3,150Last week 2,781Year ago 4,412

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	320.00	320.00
8	—	404	330.00	330.00
17	—	524	272.00–300.00	286.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	488	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	826	193.00–200.00	198.78
36	—	677	224.00–229.00	226.96

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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 11

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 25 →

Receipts

3,150 head

▲ 369 vs last sale 2,781▼ 1,262 vs year ago 4,412 · −28.6%

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 $285.99/cwt on 1,675 head.

Average price

$285.99

1,675 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.60

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	287.36	1,734	1,524
Medium and Large 1-2	568	272.19	1,545	151

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $189 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 sale1,675 hd

285.99

—

ND average3 barns · 4,595 hd

276.40

+9.60

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	349	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,222	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,381	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	343.17/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,465	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,396	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	338.06/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,599	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,648	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	305.64/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,623	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	276.30/cwt	269.50–286.00	1,495	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	294.77/cwt	272.00–302.00	1,683	333
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	281.12/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,718	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	252.43/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,613	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	266.90/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,778	339
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,698	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	239.60/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,718	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	225.79/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,750	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,865	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,884	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,082	68
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	308.20/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,187	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	303.53/cwt	292.50–313.00	1,287	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	275.62/cwt	274.00–277.50	1,196	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	289.08/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,312	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	252.72/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,203	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	257.59/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,339	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	281.41/cwt	267.50–293.00	1,483	271
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,260	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	263.22/cwt	253.00–276.50	1,514	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	248.17/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	404	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,333	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,539	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,354	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	286.21/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,500	17

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 11, 2024

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

Receipts 3,150Last week 2,781Year ago 4,412

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	320.00	320.00
8	—	404	330.00	330.00
17	—	524	272.00–300.00	286.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	488	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	826	193.00–200.00	198.78
36	—	677	224.00–229.00	226.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	227.50	227.50
15	—	434	274.00–277.50	275.62
26	—	520	250.00–261.00	257.59
15	—	476	247.50–262.50	252.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	872	216.00	216.00
7	—	390	354.00	354.00
76	—	473	325.00–345.00	338.06
56	—	717	230.00–248.00	239.60
68	—	915	227.50	227.50
203	—	611	260.00–288.00	281.12
7	—	349	350.00	350.00
333	—	571	272.00–302.00	294.77
339	—	666	258.00–280.00	266.90
11	—	825	226.00	226.00
47	—	775	219.00–230.00	225.79
208	—	531	292.00–309.00	305.64
97	—	427	335.00–359.00	343.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	315.00	315.00
13	—	449	311.00	311.00
14	—	465	305.00	305.00
61	—	639	240.00–257.00	252.43
8	—	679	250.00	250.00
50	—	541	269.50–286.00	276.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	504	327.00	327.00