Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; No weights well tested for comparison except feeder heifers 500-550lbs 2.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 higher. Flesh condition light to moderate plus. Good buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.54/cwt on 520 head.

Average price

$139.54

520 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$11.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	140.35	843	483
Medium and Large 1-2	541	129.03	699	37

One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about $145 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 sale520 hd

139.54

—

ND average2 barns · 1,300 hd

138.46

+1.08

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

28 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	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	144.68/cwt	139.00–146.75	1,071	110
Steers	Large 1	—	1,055	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,306	121
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	938	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	127.55/cwt	126.00–131.00	856	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,099	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	651	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	911	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.54/cwt	136.00–143.25	878	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	145.99/cwt	140.50–148.50	822	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.05/cwt	173.00–174.00	819	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	843	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,142	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	993	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	156.34/cwt	155.00–159.00	885	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	168.62/cwt	167.50–169.50	917	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	146.53/cwt	142.00–149.00	712	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	134.69/cwt	129.00–136.00	989	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	147.23/cwt	145.00–148.50	789	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	956	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	137.79/cwt	132.00–143.00	570	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,090	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	847	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	434	13

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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