Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 450-550lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 550-800lbs steady to 5.00 lower with instances up to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-750lbs 1.00 to 6.00 lower with instances up to 12.00 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 $149.65/cwt on 2,055 head.

Average price

$149.65

2,055 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$43.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	150.17	981	1,975
Medium and Large 1-2	606	138.97	841	75
Medium and Large 2	848	107.00	907	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.17/cwt here — about $74 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 sale2,055 hd

149.65

—

ND average3 barns · 5,312 hd

151.21

−1.56

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

39 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	—	716	141.58/cwt	133.00–145.75	1,014	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	144.92/cwt	137.00–152.50	923	331
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	567	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	828	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	987	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	967	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	154.09/cwt	149.00–160.00	661	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	146.91/cwt	140.00–154.00	714	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.00/cwt	131.00–140.00	772	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	176.70/cwt	168.00–181.00	825	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	124.62/cwt	124.00–137.00	866	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.95/cwt	135.00–146.50	816	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	120.37/cwt	120.00–123.00	732	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.07/cwt	133.50–134.50	905	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	195.92/cwt	193.00–199.00	739	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.50	885	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	132.39/cwt	129.50–139.00	829	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.18/cwt	126.00–136.00	627	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	730	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	132.12/cwt	131.50–132.50	1,216	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	131.72/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,083	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	173.54/cwt	165.00–182.00	894	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	134.05/cwt	134.00–134.25	1,172	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.35/cwt	134.50–141.50	724	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	125.75/cwt	124.00–130.00	970	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	155.30/cwt	145.50–160.00	909	346
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	135.23/cwt	130.50–142.25	1,051	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	143.70/cwt	135.50–149.50	974	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,258	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	193.06/cwt	191.50–199.00	824	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	118.70/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,026	72

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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