Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 450-500lbs and 650-750lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower, 550-600lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550-600lbs 1.00 lower, 600-650lbs and 700-750lbs 7.00 to 11.00 lower, 650-700lbs 2.00 higher. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $323.94/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −171.44 against this barn's trailing median of $495.39.

Average price

$323.94

113 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$35.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.63

vs ND average

+18.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	328.03	1,870	100
Medium and Large 1-2	593	292.50	1,735	13thin

One grade step is worth $35.53/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.00, low $449.65, median $495.39 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale113 hd

323.94

—

ND average2 barns · 911 hd

344.57

−20.63

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

+18.47

This barn, trailing median18 sales

495.39

−171.44

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

28 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	800–850	849	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	316.70/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	231.18/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,801	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	342.15/cwt	329.00–351.00	1,444	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	294.43/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,593	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	261.32/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,738	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	267.58/cwt	265.00–276.00	2,052	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,150	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,195	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	380.74/cwt	374.00–382.50	1,789	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	289.28/cwt	279.00–303.00	1,663	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	868	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,018	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	329.60/cwt	318.00–334.00	1,885	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	275.19/cwt	257.50–283.00	1,687	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	284.79/cwt	275.50–293.25	1,959	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,099	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	250.06/cwt	240.00–253.50	1,820	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	268.46/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,522	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	388.57/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,702	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	232.67/cwt	230.75–234.75	2,175	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,735	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	336.88/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,651	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	282.52/cwt	257.00–285.00	2,026	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	702	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,874	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	310.73/cwt	295.00–324.50	1,945	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,841	7

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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