Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 450-600lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher with instances up to 13.00 higher, 600-650lbs up to 6.00 lower, 650-700lbs steady. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs sharply higher, 500-600lbs 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate. Next report will be December 5, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.50/cwt on 618 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −162.88 against this barn's trailing median of $495.39.

Average price

$332.50

618 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.00

vs ND average

+23.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	332.50	1,815	618

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

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 sale618 hd

332.50

—

ND average3 barns · 1,742 hd

330.50

+2.00

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

+23.24

This barn, trailing median18 sales

495.39

−162.88

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

24 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 1Fancy	500–550	517	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,706	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	338.91/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,457	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	991	217.74/cwt	215.50–230.00	2,158	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,276	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	377.84/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,576	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	283.99/cwt	280.50–285.50	1,908	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	357.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,707	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,139	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	305.06/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,489	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	341.81/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,771	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	305.15/cwt	289.00–316.00	1,895	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	326.14/cwt	307.50–333.00	1,843	367
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	400.75/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,395	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	408.24/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,494	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	358.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,353	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,025	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,047	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	303.57/cwt	287.50–317.00	1,563	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	288.23/cwt	274.00–294.00	1,657	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	336.14/cwt	323.00–349.00	1,560	168

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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