Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison available. Good buyer demand for yearling steers and heifers right off grass. Good quality heifers in today's offering. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.35/cwt on 805 head.

Average price

$151.35

805 head · 800 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,211

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$19.06/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	794	153.04	1,215	727
Large 1	1,042	137.50	1,432	37
Medium and Large 1-2	683	133.98	916	41

One grade step is worth $19.06/cwt here — about $300 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 sale805 hd

151.35

—

ND average1 barns · 805 hd

151.35

+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

24 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	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	757	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,241	151
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,103	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,506	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,162	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,534	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,006	138.87/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,397	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	144.02/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,332	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	144.77/cwt	142.00–145.25	1,099	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,078	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	141.85/cwt	131.00–145.50	1,038	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,504	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	150.47/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,305	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,281	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,179	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	148.45/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,231	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	142.60/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,382	63
Steers	Large 1	—	1,099	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,363	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	869	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	982	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	972	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,243	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,133	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	161.52/cwt	157.50–164.00	1,081	89

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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