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Napoleon Livestock Auction · Thu, Apr 23

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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Apr 23

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Receipts

1,060 head

▼ 867 vs last sale 1,927▼ 469 vs year ago 1,529 · −30.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested in steers and no weights well tested in heifers. Feeder steers and 850-900lbs 4.00 lower with instances up to 10.00 lower. Good buyer demand. Replacement heifers in today's offerings. 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 $524.05/cwt on 45 head, up $29.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 14 comparable sales and sits +32.01 against this barn's trailing median of $492.05.

Average price

$524.05

▲ 29.64 vs prior sale

45 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$56.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.37

vs ND average

+45.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	531.60	3,014	39
Medium and Large 1-2	572	475.00	2,717	6thin

One grade step is worth $56.60/cwt here — about $297 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 sale45 hd

524.05

—

ND average2 barns · 119 hd

514.68

+9.37

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+45.02

This barn, trailing median14 sales

492.05

+32.01

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	597.35/cwt	575.00–620.00	2,604	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,732	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	531.60/cwt	529.00–542.00	3,014	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,717	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	455.58/cwt	451.00–470.00	2,825	45
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	431.01/cwt	422.50–435.00	3,021	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,801	27
Steers	750–800

Napoleon Livestock Auction - Napoleon, ND

Thu Apr 23, 2026

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

Receipts 1,060Last week 1,927Year ago 1,529

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	551	507.50	507.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	388	540.00	540.00
8	450–500	461	460.00	460.00
21	500–550	530	430.00–450.00	439.19
32	600–650	629	427.50–460.00	438.50
42	650–700	667	378.00–395.00	382.17
23	700–750	718	375.00	375.00
24	800–850	845	347.00	347.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Apr 23

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Receipts

1,060 head

▼ 867 vs last sale 1,927▼ 469 vs year ago 1,529 · −30.7%

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

Average price

$524.05

▲ 29.64 vs prior sale

45 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$56.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.37

vs ND average

+45.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	531.60	3,014	39
Medium and Large 1-2	572	475.00	2,717	6thin

One grade step is worth $56.60/cwt here — about $297 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 sale45 hd

524.05

—

ND average2 barns · 119 hd

514.68

+9.37

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+45.02

This barn, trailing median14 sales

492.05

+32.01

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	597.35/cwt	575.00–620.00	2,604	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,732	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	531.60/cwt	529.00–542.00	3,014	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,717	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	455.58/cwt	451.00–470.00	2,825	45
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	431.01/cwt	422.50–435.00	3,021	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,801	27
Steers	750–800

Napoleon Livestock Auction - Napoleon, ND

Thu Apr 23, 2026

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

Receipts 1,060Last week 1,927Year ago 1,529

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	551	507.50	507.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	388	540.00	540.00
8	450–500	461	460.00	460.00
21	500–550	530	430.00–450.00	439.19
32	600–650	629	427.50–460.00	438.50
42	650–700	667	378.00–395.00	382.17
23	700–750	718	375.00	375.00
24	800–850	845	347.00	347.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,628	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,783	17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	650–700	680	375.00–405.00	385.33
6	700–750	743	382.50	382.50
29	750–800	771	325.00–345.00	334.25
44	800–850	814	340.00–367.50	363.47

Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,095	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,121	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,057	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	439.19/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,328	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,796	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	438.50/cwt	427.50–460.00	2,758	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	382.17/cwt	378.00–395.00	2,549	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	680	385.33/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,620	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,693	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	743	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,842	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	771	334.25/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,577	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	814	363.47/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,959	44
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,932	24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	850–900	874	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	436	575.00–620.00	597.35
12	450–500	467	585.00	585.00
39	550–600	567	529.00–542.00	531.60
45	600–650	620	451.00–470.00	455.58
22	700–750	701	422.50–435.00	431.01
38	750–800	773	375.00–387.00	381.33
15	800–850	812	376.00	376.00
258	850–900	875	365.00–379.00	376.94
68	900–950	919	335.00–365.50	361.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	572	475.00	475.00
27	700–750	742	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	489	537.50	537.50
17	600–650	615	452.50	452.50

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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