Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Four weeks since last report so no comparisons. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate. This will be the last report for the season. Watch local listings for next Feeder sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.38/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −154.47 against this barn's trailing median of $444.85.

Average price

$290.38

105 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

+17.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	290.38	1,577	105

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $483.60, low $415.83, median $444.85 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 sale105 hd

290.38

—

ND average1 barns · 105 hd

290.38

+0.00

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

+17.35

This barn, trailing median18 sales

444.85

−154.47

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

19 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	268.99/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,956	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	315.18/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,800	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	283.24/cwt	262.00–287.50	2,170	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	290.38/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,577	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	838	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	728	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	245.02/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,911	365
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	294.19/cwt	283.00–297.50	1,942	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	245.59/cwt	245.50–246.00	1,812	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	303.26/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,929	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	273.12/cwt	272.50–274.00	2,267	283
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,011	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	262.11/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,772	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	275.45/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,757	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	306.59/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,502	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,311	8

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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