Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: No weights well tested except for Feeder heifers 750-800lbs trading 8.00 lower. Good buyer demand on heavier weight steers. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $316.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −120.63 against this barn's trailing median of $436.63.

Average price

$316.00

9 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

+32.05 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	631	316.00	1,994	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

18 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $486.00, low $422.94, median $436.63 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 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

316.00

—

ND average1 barns · 9 hd

316.00

+0.00

National average159 barns · 9,095 hd

283.95

+32.05

This barn, trailing median18 sales

436.63

−120.63

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

13 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	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,279	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	275.03/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,579	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,909	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,994	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	354.74/cwt	344.00–361.00	1,706	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,104	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	267.50/cwt	255.00–271.00	2,183	372
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	799	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,936	70

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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