Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale of the fall market season, no recent price comparison available. Good buyer demand for a nice offering of yearling steers and heifers, most right off grass. Several long strings of yearlings in today's offerings. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.21/cwt on 830 head.

Average price

$185.21

830 head · 873 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$494

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

$4.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	886	185.46	1,643	786
Medium and Large 1-2	636	180.73	1,149	44

One grade step is worth $4.73/cwt here — about $494 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 sale830 hd

185.21

—

ND average2 barns · 1,523 hd

183.59

+1.62

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
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,110	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,721	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,022	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,594	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	164.80/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,468	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	189.96/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,020	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,150	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	187.68/cwt	175.00–188.50	1,637	440
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	883	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	182.95/cwt	168.50–184.70	1,431	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	175.33/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,723	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	182.60/cwt	176.75–187.25	1,687	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,254	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	166.28/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,525	299
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	170.87/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,247	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,384	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,271	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	184.01/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,045	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,102	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	192.89/cwt	191.75–194.00	1,271	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,405	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	179.19/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,301	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,513	7

How this sale compares

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