Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Most weights not well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 550-600lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 950-1000lbs 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500-550lbs and 750-800lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Flesh condition light to moderate. Good buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.93/cwt on 874 head.

Average price

$139.93

874 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$216

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.45/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	687	141.95	976	814
Medium and Large 1-2	723	112.96	817	52
Large 1	1,088	109.50	1,191	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.45/cwt here — about −$216 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 sale874 hd

139.93

—

ND average1 barns · 874 hd

139.93

+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

29 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
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,088	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,191	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	916	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,003	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	117.39/cwt	116.50–124.00	856	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	932	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	119.30/cwt	119.00–119.50	1,057	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	124.91/cwt	116.00–125.75	1,217	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	135.27/cwt	132.50–138.50	1,036	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	136.98/cwt	135.50–140.50	936	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	140.29/cwt	137.50–141.75	1,007	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,030	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,098	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,144	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	128.11/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,044	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	140.74/cwt	140.50–141.50	1,079	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.52/cwt	137.00–150.50	922	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	798	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,076	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	157.27/cwt	147.50–163.50	834	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	173.83/cwt	170.00–178.50	1,003	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	957	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	980	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,019	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	188.59/cwt	186.50–189.50	960	161
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	7

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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