Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Three weeks since last report so no price comparison. Good buyer demand for heavier weight feeders, mostly off grass. Flesh condition light to moderate plus.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.24/cwt on 460 head.

Average price

$132.24

460 head · 835 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$11.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	819	133.11	1,091	416
Large 1	1,074	124.47	1,337	36
Medium and Large 1-2	539	122.00	658	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.11/cwt here — about $433 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 sale460 hd

132.24

—

ND average4 barns · 1,996 hd

133.50

−1.26

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

Every lot, as filed

31 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	132.99/cwt	127.00–135.00	979	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	127.23/cwt	119.00–129.50	849	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	130.88/cwt	126.50–132.75	1,156	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	133.99/cwt	131.50–135.50	1,120	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	137.27/cwt	134.00–138.25	1,072	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	131.96/cwt	123.50–133.75	1,233	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	658	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,062	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,354	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,044	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,365	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,080	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	143.03/cwt	140.00–147.00	828	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	736	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	137.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	992	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,187	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	137.77/cwt	132.00–139.75	1,218	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	143.16/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,343	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	144.25/cwt	138.00–152.50	1,104	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	771	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	998	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	813	11
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	562	14
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	71.41/cwt	67.50–72.50	614	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,131	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,301	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,342	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	999	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,279	15

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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