Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers 500-700lbs 6.00 to 9.00 lower with instances up to 16.00 lower, 800lbs and higher 2.00 to 3.00 higher except 850-900lbs 2.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 650-700lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 700lbs and higher steady to 4.00 higher. Not all weights well tested for comparison. Flesh condition light to moderate. Quality replacement heifers in today's offering. Good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.47/cwt on 901 head.

Average price

$129.47

901 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$13.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	798	129.83	1,036	877
Medium and Large 1-2	823	116.50	959	24

One grade step is worth $13.33/cwt here — about $77 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 sale901 hd

129.47

—

ND average1 barns · 901 hd

129.47

+0.00

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

23 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	—	815	117.50/cwt	116.75–119.00	958	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,001	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	125.58/cwt	121.50–130.50	861	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	120.68/cwt	112.50–122.25	1,102	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	1,039	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	163.77/cwt	157.00–164.50	865	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	144.08/cwt	143.00–144.25	928	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	908	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	908	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	959	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	128.39/cwt	122.00–130.70	1,053	375
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	118.52/cwt	116.00–120.00	863	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	115.27/cwt	114.25–117.00	965	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.75/cwt	129.00–135.00	701	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	822	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	868	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	576	11

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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