Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers trading mixed with 400-450lbs 8.00 higher, 450-500lbs 12.00 lower, 500-550lbs 5.00 lower, 550-600lbs 2.00 higher, 600-650lbs 2.00 lower, 650-700lbs 2.00 higher, 700-750lbs 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-600lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 600-650lbs 8.00 lower, 650-700lbs steady. Flesh condition light to moderate. Good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.74/cwt on 1,554 head.

Average price

$150.74

1,554 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$387

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	150.98	936	1,530
Medium and Large 1-2	582	136.47	794	19thin
Large 1	1,006	131.50	1,323	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about −$387 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 sale1,554 hd

150.74

—

ND average3 barns · 6,047 hd

153.84

−3.10

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	166.51/cwt	166.00–167.00	656	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	147.51/cwt	139.00–153.00	614	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	130.06/cwt	125.00–132.25	922	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	129.73/cwt	124.00–135.00	867	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.41/cwt	138.50–145.00	674	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	131.81/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,094	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	176.18/cwt	172.00–185.00	765	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	160.38/cwt	155.00–170.50	760	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	140.14/cwt	135.50–143.50	1,064	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	145.03/cwt	134.00–148.50	969	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	157.35/cwt	147.00–161.50	891	411
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	157.39/cwt	152.00–161.00	850	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	138.55/cwt	135.00–146.50	995	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	148.61/cwt	140.50–150.50	930	193
Steers	Large 1	—	1,006	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	127.94/cwt	125.00–133.50	811	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.63/cwt	131.50–138.50	780	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	138.32/cwt	133.00–142.00	737	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	563	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	122.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	609	18

How this sale compares

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.

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