Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison available. Good buyer demand for feeders that are mostly coming right off grass. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.93/cwt on 794 head.

Average price

$164.93

794 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$21.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.45

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	166.65	1,038	707
Large 1	1,014	152.32	1,544	71
Medium and Large 1-2	655	145.00	949	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.65/cwt here — about $89 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 sale794 hd

164.93

—

ND average3 barns · 5,501 hd

172.38

−7.45

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

27 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	—	627	159.47/cwt	152.00–165.50	1,000	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	197.79/cwt	194.00–203.00	742	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.71/cwt	148.00–155.00	718	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	140.44/cwt	138.50–143.00	751	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	156.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	661	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	188.91/cwt	179.50–192.00	822	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.15/cwt	134.00–141.00	856	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	138.65/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,027	26
Steers	Large 1	—	1,011	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,549	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	164.78/cwt	160.50–169.50	1,213	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	170.73/cwt	169.50–173.50	879	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	151.92/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,343	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	577	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,294	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.69/cwt	138.00–141.00	796	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	160.54/cwt	155.00–161.50	1,096	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	170.22/cwt	164.00–172.00	824	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	161.99/cwt	154.00–167.00	930	73
Steers	Large 1	—	1,051	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,159	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,093	15

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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