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Napoleon Livestock Auction · Thu, Jan 9

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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 9

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Jan 2Jan 9Jan 16 →

Receipts

4,785 head

▲ 2,230 vs last sale 2,555▲ 1,635 vs year ago 3,150 · +51.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 500-600lbs 12.00 to 17.00 higher, 600-800lbs and 850-900lbs sharply higher. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs, 550-600lbs and 650-700lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 500-550lbs , 600-650lbs and 700-750lbs sharply higher. Good buyer demand with many full loads in today's offering, Flesh condition light to moderate.

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 $351.10/cwt on 644 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −140.94 against this barn's trailing median of $492.05.

Average price

$351.10

644 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$18.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

vs ND average

+9.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	351.86	1,980	617
Medium and Large 1-2	511	333.83	1,706	27

One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $274 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale644 hd

351.10

—

ND average3 barns · 1,758 hd

353.37

−2.26

National average159 barns · 24,006 hd

341.74

+9.36

This barn, trailing median14 sales

492.05

−140.94

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

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	401	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,784	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	403.24/cwt	397.50–421.00	1,758	70
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	398.98/cwt	383.00–421.00	1,827	106
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,823	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	333.83/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,706	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	364.96/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,949	194
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	345.85/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,992	423
Steers

Napoleon Livestock Auction - Napoleon, ND

Thu Jan 9, 2025

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

Receipts 4,785Last week 2,555Year ago 3,150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	390	369.00–370.00	369.40
49	400–450	424	364.00–377.50	367.70
113	450–500	485	331.00–360.00	339.73
356	500–550	529	305.00–338.00	322.91
114	550–600	576	305.00–320.00	312.33
252	600–650	622	282.00–309.00	301.10
100	650–700	689	264.00–290.00	275.08
48	700–750	729	267.50–278.00	274.34
16	750–800	754	269.50	269.50

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

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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 9

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Jan 2Jan 9Jan 16 →

Receipts

4,785 head

▲ 2,230 vs last sale 2,555▲ 1,635 vs year ago 3,150 · +51.9%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $351.10/cwt on 644 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −140.94 against this barn's trailing median of $492.05.

Average price

$351.10

644 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$18.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

vs ND average

+9.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	351.86	1,980	617
Medium and Large 1-2	511	333.83	1,706	27

One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $274 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale644 hd

351.10

—

ND average3 barns · 1,758 hd

353.37

−2.26

National average159 barns · 24,006 hd

341.74

+9.36

This barn, trailing median14 sales

492.05

−140.94

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

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	401	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,784	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	403.24/cwt	397.50–421.00	1,758	70
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	398.98/cwt	383.00–421.00	1,827	106
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,823	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	333.83/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,706	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	364.96/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,949	194
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	345.85/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,992	423
Steers

Napoleon Livestock Auction - Napoleon, ND

Thu Jan 9, 2025

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

Receipts 4,785Last week 2,555Year ago 3,150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	390	369.00–370.00	369.40
49	400–450	424	364.00–377.50	367.70
113	450–500	485	331.00–360.00	339.73
356	500–550	529	305.00–338.00	322.91
114	550–600	576	305.00–320.00	312.33
252	600–650	622	282.00–309.00	301.10
100	650–700	689	264.00–290.00	275.08
48	700–750	729	267.50–278.00	274.34
16	750–800	754	269.50	269.50

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

Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	369.40/cwt	369.00–370.00	1,441	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	367.70/cwt	364.00–377.50	1,559	49
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	339.73/cwt	331.00–360.00	1,648	113
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	322.91/cwt	305.00–338.00	1,708	356
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	312.33/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,799	114
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	301.10/cwt	282.00–309.00	1,873	252
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	275.08/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,895	100
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	274.34/cwt	267.50–278.00	2,000	48
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,032	16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	400–450	436	397.50–421.00	403.24
106	450–500	458	383.00–421.00	398.98
194	500–550	534	345.00–377.50	364.96
423	550–600	576	330.00–360.00	345.85
635	600–650	631	312.50–345.00	331.88
443	650–700	679	309.00–338.00	320.37
351	700–750	736	285.00–315.00	305.60
578	750–800	764	284.00–315.00	300.22
20	800–850	838	265.00–280.00	266.44
67	850–900	895	274.25–280.00	274.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	483	377.50	377.50
27	500–550	511	330.00–340.00	333.83
29	650–700	674	301.00–305.00	303.59
5	700–750	742	282.50	282.50
73	750–800	769	269.00–282.50	278.73
13	850–900	888	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	401	445.00	445.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Napoleon Livestock Auction - Napoleon, ND

Feeder Cattle

Napoleon Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Napoleon Livestock Auction - Napoleon, ND

Feeder Cattle

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