Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers 600-650lbs 23.00 to 24.00 higher, 800lbs and higher steady to 5.00 higher except 850-900lbs up to 17.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650-750lbs 8.00-13.00 higher. Not all weights well tested for comparison. Flesh condition light to moderate. Good buyer demand for lighter weight feeders. Quality replacement heifers in today's offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.96/cwt on 947 head.

Average price

$139.96

947 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$3.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	770	140.13	1,079	898
Medium and Large 1-2	692	136.88	948	49

One grade step is worth $3.25/cwt here — about $132 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 sale947 hd

139.96

—

ND average3 barns · 2,370 hd

139.11

+0.85

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

30 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	167.41/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,060	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	129.15/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,134	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	147.41/cwt	145.50–148.50	926	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,004	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	167.13/cwt	161.00–171.50	971	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	140.04/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,090	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	141.73/cwt	137.25–146.00	1,032	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	169.08/cwt	165.00–175.00	898	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	148.51/cwt	143.50–150.00	985	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,160	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	129.86/cwt	124.75–133.50	958	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	140.12/cwt	134.50–142.00	944	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	914	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	140.96/cwt	139.25–145.00	819	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,011	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	844	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,123	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	774	129.57/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,003	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	861	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,072	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	128.15/cwt	127.25–130.00	1,039	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	118.01/cwt	116.75–119.00	1,085	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	127.92/cwt	124.00–131.00	981	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	115.78/cwt	114.75–117.00	971	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	926	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	691	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	933	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	581	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	906	98

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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