Sale reports / North Dakota / Napoleon Livestock Auction / 2021-01-21

Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Jan 21
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098
Receipts
3,482 head
28 vs last sale 3,510 58 vs year ago 3,424 · +1.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 750 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 750 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 750 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher, except 450-500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 750 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Very good demand for this nice offering of high quality, long time weaned steers and heifers. Flesh condition moderate to moderate plus, the mild weather is allowing cattle to easily gain weight and put on a little extra condition and this was evident on many consignments. The market was very active, higher CME Live Cattle contracts greatly helped to support the feeder cattle market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.82/cwt on 1,477 head.
Average price
$154.82
1,477 head · 661 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,023
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$41.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.84
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2574158.1090782
Medium and Large 1666154.871,0311,386
Medium and Large 2753117.008819thin
One grade step is worth $41.10/cwt here — about $26 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 sale1,477 hd
154.82
ND average3 barns · 6,211 hd
147.98
+6.84
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

43 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 11,018116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,18661
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy543138.00/cwt138.00–138.007496
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy751117.00/cwt117.00–117.008799
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy612149.50/cwt149.50–149.509155
BullsMedium and Large 1860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,03222
BullsMedium and Large 1752123.00/cwt123.00–123.0092525
SteersMedium and Large 1424200.08/cwt198.00–203.0084819
SteersMedium and Large 1573168.90/cwt160.00–171.00968142
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement766129.00/cwt129.00–129.0098816
SteersMedium and Large 1724146.76/cwt141.00–151.751,063281
HeifersMedium and Large 1626140.86/cwt133.00–147.50882183
SteersMedium and Large 1531178.26/cwt172.50–184.50947142
HeifersMedium and Large 1778122.96/cwt120.00–127.0095772
SteersMedium and Large 1671152.35/cwt141.00–157.251,022370
SteersMedium and Large 1913128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,17343
HeifersMedium and Large 1478156.27/cwt155.00–159.0074785
SteersMedium and Large 1877124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,09215
SteersMedium and Large 1814129.07/cwt127.50–130.501,05162
HeifersMedium and Large 1588146.98/cwt140.00–150.50864178
HeifersMedium and Large 1665134.27/cwt129.50–137.25893136
SteersMedium and Large 1398195.64/cwt194.00–197.0077911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426185.00/cwt185.00–185.007884
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468175.00/cwt175.00–175.0081913
SteersMedium and Large 2753117.00/cwt117.00–117.008819
SteersMedium and Large 1485187.18/cwt182.00–190.0090820
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571132.50/cwt132.50–132.507576
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518167.50/cwt167.50–167.5086811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578154.50/cwt154.50–154.508935
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425152.07/cwt149.50–155.5064620
HeifersMedium and Large 2734104.00/cwt104.00–104.007637
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635149.13/cwt143.50–152.5094734
HeifersMedium and Large 1380164.00/cwt164.00–164.006235
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375191.00/cwt191.00–191.007164
HeifersMedium and Large 1523149.96/cwt143.50–153.00784136
HeifersMedium and Large 1419153.50/cwt153.00–154.0064325
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669138.00/cwt138.00–138.009235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371145.00/cwt145.00–145.0053810
HeifersMedium and Large 1734125.11/cwt120.00–129.5091874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009526
HeifersMedium and Large 1890121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,07769
SteersMedium and Large 1620159.69/cwt154.00–165.50990182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471149.82/cwt145.00–152.0070620
SteersMedium and Large 1778136.61/cwt131.00–141.501,06394

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.