Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers 600-650lbs 1.00 lower, 650-700lbs 7.00 to 9.00 lower, 700-900lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Lighter weight steers not well tested. Feeder heifers 550-600lbs 11.00 to 14.00 lower, 600-650lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Most heifer weights not well tested. Lighter sale due to frigid temperatures. 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 $149.32/cwt on 834 head.

Average price

$149.32

834 head · 713 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$12.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	713	150.16	1,070	779
Medium and Large 1-2	722	137.48	993	55

One grade step is worth $12.68/cwt here — about $78 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 sale834 hd

149.32

—

ND average3 barns · 4,086 hd

146.88

+2.45

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

24 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 1Replacement	—	657	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	907	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	183.65/cwt	181.00–191.50	874	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,213	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	137.25/cwt	128.50–141.25	925	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	138.53/cwt	134.50–141.50	851	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	141.29/cwt	138.50–142.25	838	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	134.18/cwt	131.50–135.25	969	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	140.43/cwt	134.50–146.50	1,077	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	134.19/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,181	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	150.07/cwt	146.50–151.75	1,031	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	168.63/cwt	166.00–171.50	976	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	131.86/cwt	127.50–134.50	1,084	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	170.70/cwt	164.50–181.00	881	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	134.55/cwt	133.75–135.25	996	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	954	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	148.27/cwt	138.00–152.25	1,073	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	162.05/cwt	155.25–168.75	1,016	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.23/cwt	146.50–159.00	730	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.23/cwt	161.00–164.50	673	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	988	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	147.02/cwt	144.00–149.50	763	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	791	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,020	10

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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