Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Three weeks since last report so no price comparison but both feeder steers and heifers showing an upward trend. 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 $265.27/cwt on 1,525 head.

Average price

$265.27

1,525 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$276

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$73.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.56

vs ND average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	267.26	1,807	1,396
Medium and Large 1-2	625	253.35	1,582	108
Large 1	1,074	194.00	2,084	21

One grade step is worth $73.26/cwt here — about −$276 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 sale1,525 hd

265.27

—

ND average3 barns · 3,826 hd

265.83

−0.56

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

42 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 1-2	—	408	247.99/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,012	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,183	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,507	17
Steers	Large 1	—	1,074	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,084	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	266.60/cwt	256.50–279.00	1,794	286
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	236.93/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,587	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	224.10/cwt	217.00–236.00	1,611	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	274.03/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,461	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,247	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	188.95/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,744	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	272.76/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,135	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	260.19/cwt	252.50–272.00	1,522	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	273.03/cwt	266.00–282.50	1,420	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	245.18/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,687	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	338.67/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,328	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	315.85/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,538	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	329.78/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,385	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,908	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	226.03/cwt	225.50–227.50	1,994	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	258.00/cwt	246.00–259.75	1,845	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	260.98/cwt	250.00–271.50	1,639	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	300.40/cwt	293.00–306.00	1,688	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	302.85/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,584	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	230.05/cwt	222.50–234.00	1,873	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,097	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	216.72/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,998	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,517	54
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,048	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	241.91/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,420	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	238.63/cwt	237.00–239.50	1,487	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	292.92/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,072	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	290.05/cwt	272.50–299.00	1,366	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,728	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	212.13/cwt	200.00–216.50	1,737	137

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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