Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weight well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 600-650lbs and 800-850lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher, 650-700lbs and 750-800lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 550-600lbs 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality replacement heifers in todays 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 $226.22/cwt on 1,063 head.

Average price

$226.22

1,063 head · 765 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$66.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	765	227.78	1,742	984
Medium and Large 1-2	733	211.19	1,548	72
Large 1	1,062	161.00	1,710	7thin

One grade step is worth $66.78/cwt here — about $33 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 sale1,063 hd

226.22

—

ND average3 barns · 2,175 hd

232.91

−6.69

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	—	581	230.78/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,341	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	240.77/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,250	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	212.51/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,441	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	258.19/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,265	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	896	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,653	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	209.75/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,504	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	270.13/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,421	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	258.54/cwt	242.50–266.00	1,512	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,760	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	264.38/cwt	252.50–272.00	1,621	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,518	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,610	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	1,731	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	212.64/cwt	205.00–223.50	1,716	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	767	206.58/cwt	196.50–216.00	1,584	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	731	216.11/cwt	191.00–220.00	1,580	58
Steers	Large 1	—	1,062	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	254.41/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,722	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	203.99/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,785	312

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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