Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 450-500lbs 13.00 to 17.00 higher, 550-650lbs and 800-850lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550-650lbs steady to 2.00 lower with instances up to 8.00 lower. Light sale due to frigid temperatures. 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 $205.45/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$205.45

413 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$36.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	205.90	1,245	408
Medium and Large 1-2	687	169.00	1,161	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.90/cwt here — about $84 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 sale413 hd

205.45

—

ND average2 barns · 1,246 hd

207.48

−2.03

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

24 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	—	943	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	189.94/cwt	189.00–192.00	828	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	168.19/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,214	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	185.14/cwt	180.00–192.50	990	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	189.41/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,315	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	177.57/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,460	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	215.01/cwt	200.50–222.50	1,228	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	903	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,537	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,138	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	233.07/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,114	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	202.24/cwt	186.50–204.50	1,300	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	796	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	184.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,321	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	942	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,098	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	180.58/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,141	59

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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