Sale reports / North Dakota / Napoleon Livestock Auction / 2023-05-25

Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, May 25
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098
Receipts
1,762 head
925 vs last sale 837 525 vs year ago 1,237 · +42.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Not all weights well tested for comparison but most showing an upward trend. Feeder steers 650-700lbs 9.00 to 11.00 higher, 750-850lbs 21.00 to 24.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-700lbs 12.00 to 13.00 higher. Very 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 $242.81/cwt on 1,110 head.
Average price
$242.81
1,110 head · 765 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,857
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$327
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$3.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.92
vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2623246.671,53621
Medium and Large 1768242.731,8631,089
One grade step is worth $3.94/cwt here — about −$327 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 sale1,110 hd
242.81
ND average2 barns · 1,758 hd
250.72
−7.92
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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1568217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2355
BullsMedium and Large 1677200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3545
BullsMedium and Large 1727200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4547
HeifersMedium and Large 1384261.97/cwt257.50–265.001,00612
HeifersMedium and Large 1730223.26/cwt221.00–229.001,63017
HeifersMedium and Large 1472247.93/cwt247.00–250.001,17020
SteersMedium and Large 1421280.61/cwt272.50–300.001,18126
SteersMedium and Large 1810232.67/cwt230.50–238.001,885180
SteersMedium and Large 1860220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,896206
HeifersMedium and Large 1554245.89/cwt232.50–252.001,36238
HeifersMedium and Large 1659236.08/cwt234.00–236.501,55641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2786220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7297
SteersMedium and Large 1939217.73/cwt213.00–218.502,04470
SteersMedium and Large 1531285.31/cwt272.50–290.001,51525
SteersMedium and Large 1366300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0987
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement784213.67/cwt213.00–214.001,67530
HeifersMedium and Large 1521248.66/cwt244.00–260.001,29648
HeifersMedium and Large 1627242.72/cwt240.00–245.001,52261
SteersMedium and Large 1572281.62/cwt272.00–293.001,61133
SteersMedium and Large 1685243.45/cwt241.00–255.001,66844
SteersMedium and Large 1771245.62/cwt231.50–253.001,894221
HeifersMedium and Large 1760194.20/cwt190.00–195.001,47662
HeifersMedium and Large 1850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,70070
HeifersMedium and Large 1429258.68/cwt245.00–265.001,11029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2541260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,40714
SteersMedium and Large 1729256.23/cwt242.50–264.501,868268
SteersMedium and Large 1630256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6139

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.