Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 400-450lbs 15.00 to 19.00 lower, 550-700lbs 14.00 to 19.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-450lbs up to 18.00 higher, 450-500lbs and 600-650lbs 7.00 to 8.00 lower, 500-550lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 550-600lbs sharply lower. 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 $310.36/cwt on 514 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −185.02 against this barn's trailing median of $495.39.

Average price

$310.36

514 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$28.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.97

vs ND average

+8.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	311.80	1,709	488
Medium and Large 1-2	561	283.44	1,591	26

One grade step is worth $28.36/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale514 hd

310.36

—

ND average3 barns · 2,566 hd

316.33

−5.97

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

+8.51

This barn, trailing median18 sales

495.39

−185.02

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,483	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	381.97/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,455	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	279.84/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,897	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	252.48/cwt	244.00–267.50	1,952	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	379.54/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,655	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	236.76/cwt	236.00–246.00	2,057	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	236.97/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,728	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	235.26/cwt	233.50–243.00	1,948	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	286.32/cwt	273.00–300.00	1,769	156
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	404	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,465	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	368.00/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,052	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	318.17/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,219	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	282.97/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,638	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	318.31/cwt	301.00–332.50	1,690	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	361.35/cwt	355.00–368.00	1,677	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	253.30/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,829	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	302.65/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,731	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	263.35/cwt	252.50–271.00	1,543	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	249.62/cwt	248.00–262.50	2,097	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	283.66/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,475	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	309.02/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,323	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	306.43/cwt	297.00–314.00	1,477	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	248.83/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,655	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	252.54/cwt	249.00–262.50	1,553	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	729	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,056	14

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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