Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Feeder steers 550-550lbs and 600-800lbs steady to 2.00 higher with instances up to 8.00 higher except 650-700lbs which were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs and 750-800lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 500-550lbs 15.00 to 16.00 higher, 550-600lbs 6.00 higher, 600-650lbs 3.00 lower. Quality replacement heifers in today's offering. 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 $209.98/cwt on 1,067 head.

Average price

$209.98

1,067 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$402

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

$2.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

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	473	212.50	1,005	13thin
Medium and Large 1	670	209.95	1,407	1,054

One grade step is worth $2.55/cwt here — about −$402 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 sale1,067 hd

209.98

—

ND average3 barns · 3,929 hd

215.22

−5.25

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

26 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	—	424	205.53/cwt	200.00–215.00	871	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	181.44/cwt	181.25–181.50	1,303	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	202.31/cwt	200.00–205.00	763	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	178.50/cwt	174.50–179.75	1,360	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	212.89/cwt	206.00–224.00	1,109	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	242.81/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,037	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	205.26/cwt	198.00–206.25	1,474	521
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	222.37/cwt	210.00–227.00	827	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	244.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	222.42/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,292	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	188.58/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,478	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	184.25/cwt	184.25–184.25	1,553	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	750	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,433	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	625	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,238	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	203.03/cwt	194.00–207.25	1,375	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,005	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	399	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	994	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	224.70/cwt	207.00–228.50	1,391	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	202.10/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,150	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	218.58/cwt	204.00–222.00	1,021	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	237.83/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,237	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,101	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	193.10/cwt	190.00–194.50	1,230	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	720	186.75/cwt	186.75–186.75	1,345	53

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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