Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder steers 500-600lbs and 650-700lbs 5.00 to 6.00 higher with instances up to 11.00 higher, 600-650lbs and 700-750lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower with instances up to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs sharply higher, 500-600lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, 600-650lbs 2.00 higher and 650-700lbs up to 18.00 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 $335.73/cwt on 188 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −159.66 against this barn's trailing median of $495.39.

Average price

$335.73

188 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$55.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

+2.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	340.13	1,879	173
Medium and Large 1-2	552	285.00	1,573	15thin

One grade step is worth $55.13/cwt here — about $306 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 sale188 hd

335.73

—

ND average1 barns · 188 hd

335.73

+0.00

National average40 barns · 9,035 hd

332.87

+2.86

This barn, trailing median18 sales

495.39

−159.66

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

27 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	450–500	454	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	346.01/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,484	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,863	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,962	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	319.43/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,556	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	298.53/cwt	281.00–308.00	2,021	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	307.03/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,925	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	334.66/cwt	319.00–348.00	1,904	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	276.23/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,884	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	306.03/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,646	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	282.46/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,740	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	346.69/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	350.97/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,825	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	258.13/cwt	252.00–260.50	2,264	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	252.74/cwt	249.50–255.00	1,850	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,159	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	291.94/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,696	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,410	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,573	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,624	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	283.80/cwt	279.50–288.00	2,072	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	275.23/cwt	273.00–278.50	2,273	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	276.69/cwt	271.50–287.50	2,150	262

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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