Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 450-750lbs 2.00 to 6.00 lower except 500-550lbs and 600-700lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Not all weights well tested for comparison in feeder heifers 450-550lbs steady to 4.00 lower, 600-650lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.36/cwt on 1,450 head.

Average price

$174.36

1,450 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$8.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.72

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	175.20	1,135	1,305
Medium and Large 1-2	597	166.83	996	145

One grade step is worth $8.37/cwt here — about $139 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 sale1,450 hd

174.36

—

ND average3 barns · 4,881 hd

183.08

−8.72

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

30 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 1	—	902	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	172.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	589	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	650	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	145.89/cwt	144.00–148.50	980	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	136.32/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,073	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	171.58/cwt	169.00–174.50	712	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	211.29/cwt	209.00–220.00	837	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	153.51/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,398	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	212.90/cwt	207.00–216.00	888	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	153.00/cwt	151.00–155.50	1,353	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	169.53/cwt	160.00–174.50	1,139	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	158.14/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,290	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	162.03/cwt	160.50–170.00	1,199	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	175.26/cwt	165.50–183.00	1,022	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	192.04/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,012	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	176.05/cwt	170.50–186.00	1,102	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	163.02/cwt	154.00–167.50	1,249	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,077	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	154.77/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,066	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,016	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	177.19/cwt	175.00–178.00	923	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	196.14/cwt	194.00–200.00	947	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	151.03/cwt	149.00–156.00	873	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	162.53/cwt	154.50–166.50	857	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	155.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	969	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	145.34/cwt	136.00–149.50	1,042	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	169.95/cwt	163.00–173.50	812	213

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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