Sale reports / North Dakota / Napoleon Livestock Auction / 2020-12-03

Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Dec 3
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098
Receipts
2,612 head
1,009 vs last sale 3,621 2,303 vs year ago 4,915 · 46.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Feeder steers selling mixed 450-500lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 500-550lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 550-600lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher, 600-650lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 650-700lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 750-800lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-550lbs 7.00 to 10.00 higher with instances up to 14.00 higher, 550-650lbs 1.00 to 6.00 higher, 650-700lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.83/cwt on 1,093 head.
Average price
$158.83
1,093 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$952
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.69
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1600158.839521,093
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,093 hd
158.83
ND average3 barns · 6,714 hd
156.14
+2.69
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 11,018118.83/cwt117.00–120.001,21026
HeifersMedium and Large 1924120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,1135
HeifersMedium and Large 1965122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1775
HeifersMedium and Large 1372163.05/cwt159.00–166.0060741
HeifersMedium and Large 1711127.65/cwt118.50–131.0090863
HeifersMedium and Large 1622132.80/cwt129.00–140.0082665
SteersMedium and Large 1708144.09/cwt137.00–145.251,02064
HeifersMedium and Large 1472151.62/cwt146.50–158.0071687
HeifersMedium and Large 1585142.57/cwt136.00–145.50834125
SteersMedium and Large 1784137.83/cwt130.00–139.001,08189
HeifersMedium and Large 1696129.67/cwt125.50–133.00903195
SteersMedium and Large 1325203.00/cwt203.00–203.006602
SteersMedium and Large 1666148.30/cwt141.50–151.50988199
SteersMedium and Large 1382202.12/cwt197.00–212.0077230
SteersMedium and Large 1576162.10/cwt154.50–166.00934244
SteersMedium and Large 1625149.47/cwt143.00–154.50934181
HeifersMedium and Large 1420164.24/cwt161.00–170.0069073
SteersMedium and Large 1478172.51/cwt165.00–182.0082541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373170.00/cwt170.00–170.006345
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572128.00/cwt128.00–128.007328
SteersMedium and Large 1435197.59/cwt192.00–203.0086071
HeifersMedium and Large 1522149.61/cwt142.50–155.50781177
SteersMedium and Large 1532165.26/cwt160.25–177.00879172

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.