Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 900-950lbs steady to 1.00 lower. All other weights not well tested for comparison. Feeder heifers - No weights well tested for comparison. Flesh condition light to moderate plus. Good buyer demand for yearlings right off grass. Most calves sold were unweaned so many weights bringing the bottom end of the price range.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.57/cwt on 415 head.

Average price

$143.57

415 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$22.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	147.48	969	310
Large 1	1,037	136.50	1,416	65
Medium and Large 1-2	741	124.83	925	40

One grade step is worth $22.65/cwt here — about $44 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 sale415 hd

143.57

—

ND average2 barns · 776 hd

140.94

+2.63

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,014	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,013	125.27/cwt	124.50–126.00	1,269	41
Steers	Large 1	—	1,037	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,416	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	738	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	135.33/cwt	130.00–141.50	702	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.50/cwt	133.50–139.00	860	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,111	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	154.26/cwt	152.00–160.50	865	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,033	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	928	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	140.57/cwt	134.00–147.00	835	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,200	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,137	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	119.27/cwt	114.50–123.00	756	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	136.84/cwt	132.50–140.00	911	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	141.66/cwt	141.50–142.00	1,325	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	159.62/cwt	151.00–163.00	833	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	146.15/cwt	141.50–148.00	897	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,067	35

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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