Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 600-650lbs and 700-750lbs 5.00 to 9.00 lower, 650-700lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550-600lbs 16.00 to 21.00 higher. Quality replacement heifers in today's offering. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.08/cwt on 1,252 head.

Average price

$234.08

1,252 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$19.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	234.48	1,332	1,226
Medium and Large 1-2	545	215.25	1,173	26

One grade step is worth $19.23/cwt here — about $159 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 sale1,252 hd

234.08

—

ND average1 barns · 1,252 hd

234.08

+0.00

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

30 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	—	364	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,490	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	249.15/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,026	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	207.92/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,433	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	195.11/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,516	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,685	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	232.32/cwt	216.00–239.00	1,691	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	253.95/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,684	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	266.29/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,558	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	290.93/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,236	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	279.75/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,346	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	211.58/cwt	210.50–212.00	1,686	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,175	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	255.43/cwt	243.00–263.00	1,604	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,166	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	243.74/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,163	462
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	882	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,570	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	213.76/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,560	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,488	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	273.21/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,429	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,343	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,118	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	251.94/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,338	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	240.56/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,383	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	229.38/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,434	228

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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