Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 850-950lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500-550lbs, 750-800lbs and 850-900lbs 1.00 to 6.00 higher with instances up to 14.00 higher. Quality replacement heifers in today's offering. Flesh condition light to moderate. Good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.21/cwt on 860 head.

Average price

$140.21

860 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	829	141.79	1,176	781
Medium and Large 1-2	753	130.00	979	8thin
Large 1	1,015	123.98	1,258	71

One grade step is worth $17.81/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale860 hd

140.21

—

ND average1 barns · 860 hd

140.21

+0.00

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

25 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	Large 1	—	1,015	123.98/cwt	122.50–124.25	1,258	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	509	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	860	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	658	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	161.97/cwt	161.00–163.00	774	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	951	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	153.81/cwt	149.00–159.00	817	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	134.39/cwt	127.50–138.25	1,167	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	154.10/cwt	150.50–154.75	1,150	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	865	127.85/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,106	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	131.75/cwt	131.50–132.00	1,213	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	196.81/cwt	192.00–201.00	805	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,125	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,164	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	126.16/cwt	125.00–126.75	1,240	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	132.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,016	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	968	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	999	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	965	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	128.23/cwt	125.75–129.50	1,114	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	169.31/cwt	164.00–172.00	996	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,167	20

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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