Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steers-No weights well tested for comparison but heavier weights showing a higher trend. Heifers 700-800lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower with instances up to 8.00 lower. No other weights well tested for comparison. Several strings of yearlings offered. Good buyer demand on full loads. Flesh condition light to moderate plus.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.78/cwt on 666 head.

Average price

$140.78

666 head · 893 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	859	144.97	1,245	501
Medium and Large 1-2	790	133.80	1,056	20
Large 1	1,024	127.26	1,304	145

One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale666 hd

140.78

—

ND average2 barns · 1,052 hd

141.50

−0.72

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	799	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,015	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,264	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,207	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	131.30/cwt	131.00–131.50	1,061	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	131.29/cwt	129.50–134.00	870	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,000	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,305	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	129.39/cwt	128.25–130.50	1,258	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	152.67/cwt	142.00–156.25	1,252	271
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,111	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	692	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	145.96/cwt	140.50–148.00	1,016	22
Steers	Large 1	—	1,095	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,292	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,018	128.10/cwt	127.00–128.25	1,304	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	137.72/cwt	129.50–139.50	981	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	135.99/cwt	131.50–138.00	1,061	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	124.79/cwt	119.50–127.00	1,133	27

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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