Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 650-700lbs and 750-800lbs 2.00 to 6.00 lower, 700-750lbs 6.00 to 11.00 higher, 800-850lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher and 700-750lbs 3.00 lower. 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 $166.58/cwt on 817 head.

Average price

$166.58

817 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$198

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

$3.10/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 1-2	661	169.49	1,120	52
Medium and Large 1	792	166.38	1,317	765

One grade step is worth $3.10/cwt here — about −$198 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 sale817 hd

166.58

—

ND average1 barns · 817 hd

166.58

+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

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	—	819	135.01/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,106	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	152.79/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	174.10/cwt	173.50–175.00	1,025	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	188.73/cwt	186.00–192.00	857	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	130.64/cwt	129.00–131.50	1,143	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	226.85/cwt	225.00–227.50	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	213.48/cwt	210.00–222.50	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	214.86/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,171	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	218.99/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,073	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	191.13/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,206	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	158.55/cwt	148.50–161.75	1,238	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	171.87/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,246	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	210.49/cwt	208.50–213.00	1,183	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,399	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	153.14/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,348	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,218	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	180.02/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,039	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,209	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,408	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	159.25/cwt	154.25–163.75	1,307	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	936	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	149.15/cwt	144.50–151.00	1,080	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	162.17/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,033	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	176.84/cwt	173.00–181.00	948	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	146.77/cwt	136.00–151.25	1,129	240

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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