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Napoleon Livestock Auction · Thu, Nov 20

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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Nov 20

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Receipts

4,400 head

▲ 361 vs last sale 4,039▲ 2,370 vs year ago 2,030 · +116.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 400-450lbs and 600-700lbs 25.00 to 27.00 lower, 450-500lbs and 700-750lbs 5.00 lower with instances up to 11.00 lower, 500-600lbs 31.00 lower with instances up to 38.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-450lbs and 500-550lbs 2.00 lower with instances up to 11.00 lower, 450-500lbs and 550-600lbs 15.00 to 17.00 higher, 600-650lbs 38.00 lower. Good buyer demand. Many full loads in today's offering. Flesh condition light to moderate. Next report will be December 4, 2025.

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 $413.64/cwt on 940 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −78.40 against this barn's trailing median of $492.05.

Average price

$413.64

940 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$38.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.20

vs ND average

+3.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	418.20	2,320	830
Medium and Large 1-2	551	379.23	2,090	110

One grade step is worth $38.98/cwt here — about $230 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale940 hd

413.64

—

ND average3 barns · 2,790 hd

425.85

−12.20

National average189 barns · 24,237 hd

409.85

+3.79

This barn, trailing median14 sales

492.05

−78.40

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

41 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,570	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	567.94/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,005	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	478.05/cwt	467.50–500.00	2,056	95
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	485.75/cwt	485.00–486.00	2,244	123
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	460.99/cwt	447.50–470.00	2,222	210
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	424.04/cwt	405.00–437.50	2,239	326
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	380.06/cwt	375.00–384.00	2,064	83
Steers

Napoleon Livestock Auction - Napoleon, ND

Thu Nov 20, 2025

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

Receipts 4,400Last week 4,039Year ago 2,030

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	458	425.00	425.00
45	550–600	583	423.00	423.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	397	380.00–395.00	387.48
49	400–450	431	380.00–390.00	385.99
37	450–500	477	355.00–365.00	361.10
28	500–550	524	360.00	360.00
93	550–600	588	345.00–360.00	351.48

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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Nov 20

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Receipts

4,400 head

▲ 361 vs last sale 4,039▲ 2,370 vs year ago 2,030 · +116.7%

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 $413.64/cwt on 940 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −78.40 against this barn's trailing median of $492.05.

Average price

$413.64

940 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$38.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.20

vs ND average

+3.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	418.20	2,320	830
Medium and Large 1-2	551	379.23	2,090	110

One grade step is worth $38.98/cwt here — about $230 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale940 hd

413.64

—

ND average3 barns · 2,790 hd

425.85

−12.20

National average189 barns · 24,237 hd

409.85

+3.79

This barn, trailing median14 sales

492.05

−78.40

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

41 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,570	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	567.94/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,005	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	478.05/cwt	467.50–500.00	2,056	95
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	485.75/cwt	485.00–486.00	2,244	123
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	460.99/cwt	447.50–470.00	2,222	210
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	424.04/cwt	405.00–437.50	2,239	326
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	380.06/cwt	375.00–384.00	2,064	83
Steers

Napoleon Livestock Auction - Napoleon, ND

Thu Nov 20, 2025

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

Receipts 4,400Last week 4,039Year ago 2,030

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	458	425.00	425.00
45	550–600	583	423.00	423.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	397	380.00–395.00	387.48
49	400–450	431	380.00–390.00	385.99
37	450–500	477	355.00–365.00	361.10
28	500–550	524	360.00	360.00
93	550–600	588	345.00–360.00	351.48

Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,556	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	432.81/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,000	33
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,132	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	699	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,922	7

31	300–350	342	475.00	475.00
30	350–400	370	432.50–465.00	452.99
94	400–450	435	415.00–443.00	438.86
247	450–500	476	380.00–420.00	401.51
293	500–550	525	375.00–414.00	394.77
107	550–600	586	369.00–405.00	374.04
57	600–650	622	347.50–352.50	349.40
7	650–700	697	325.00	325.00
15	700–750	708	315.00	315.00
15	800–850	841	317.50	317.50
9	900–950	913	307.00	307.00
12	950–1000	997	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	470.00	470.00
33	450–500	462	410.00–445.00	432.81
7	600–650	646	330.00	330.00
7	650–700	699	275.00	275.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,625	31
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	452.99/cwt	432.50–465.00	1,676	30
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	387.48/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,538	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	385.99/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,664	49
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	438.86/cwt	415.00–443.00	1,909	94
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,947	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	401.51/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,911	247
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	361.10/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,722	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,886	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	394.77/cwt	375.00–414.00	2,073	293
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	583	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,466	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	374.04/cwt	369.00–405.00	2,192	107
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	351.48/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,067	93
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	349.40/cwt	347.50–352.50	2,173	57
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	697	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,265	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,230	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	788	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,187	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,670	15
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,803	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	997	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,841	12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	788	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
123	450–500	462	485.00–486.00	485.75
16	600–650	645	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	500–550	543	375.00–384.00	380.06
27	550–600	576	370.00–385.00	376.67
13	600–650	633	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	712	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	314	500.00	500.00
17	350–400	353	565.00–570.00	567.94
95	400–450	430	467.50–500.00	478.05
210	450–500	482	447.50–470.00	460.99
326	500–550	528	405.00–437.50	424.04
504	550–600	572	390.00–428.50	414.43
233	600–650	627	364.00–396.00	386.84
122	650–700	679	360.00–395.00	383.66
143	700–750	728	350.00–385.00	378.35
54	750–800	766	335.00–366.00	350.61
124	800–850	821	313.00	313.00

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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

This sale against other markets