Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 450-500 lbs 20.00 to 23.00 higher, 550-600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 600-650 lbs 14.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-450 lbs and 500-600 lbs 5.00 to 9.00 lower with instances up to 13.00 lower, 800-850 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Light sale due to weather conditions. 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 $273.50/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$273.50

413 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$27.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	274.61	1,554	396
Medium and Large 1-2	516	247.59	1,279	17thin

One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $275 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

273.50

—

ND average2 barns · 1,498 hd

274.93

−1.43

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

29 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	—	390	248.57/cwt	246.00–255.00	969	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	250.62/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,183	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,095	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	776	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,730	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,852	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,298	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,420	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	316.27/cwt	316.00–322.50	1,012	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	245.94/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,655	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	309.67/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,468	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	226.09/cwt	222.50–227.00	1,874	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	275.32/cwt	258.00–276.50	1,528	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	241.75/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,656	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,971	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	246.01/cwt	241.00–267.00	1,511	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	244.35/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,297	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	235.38/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,372	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	269.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,121	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,351	22

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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