Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 550-600lbs 2.00 higher, 650-700lbs and 750-800lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher. No weights well tested for comparison for feeder heifers. 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 $190.80/cwt on 530 head.

Average price

$190.80

530 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$9.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.15

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	191.01	1,194	518
Medium and Large 1-2	516	182.00	938	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.01/cwt here — about $256 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 sale530 hd

190.80

—

ND average3 barns · 1,123 hd

179.65

+11.15

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

21 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	—	630	163.09/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,027	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	155.38/cwt	154.50–155.50	1,156	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	163.90/cwt	161.00–171.00	797	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	185.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,234	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	206.31/cwt	190.00–210.75	1,184	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,122	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.84/cwt	160.00–164.00	842	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	156.40/cwt	150.50–158.50	1,048	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	164.60/cwt	156.00–170.50	1,190	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	223.89/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,066	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	163.03/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,275	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,312	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	180.99/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,104	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	940	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	202.95/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,027	23

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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