Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Most weights not well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 500-550lbs and 600-650lbs 2.00 higher with instances up to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500-550lbs sharply higher, 550-600lbs and 650-700lbs 8.00 to 12.00 higher, 600-650lbs 4.00 lower. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.69/cwt on 190 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −97.16 against this barn's trailing median of $444.85.

Average price

$347.69

190 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.74

vs ND average

+17.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	347.69	1,963	190

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 sale190 hd

347.69

—

ND average2 barns · 974 hd

355.42

−7.74

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

+17.74

This barn, trailing median18 sales

444.85

−97.16

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

23 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	723	317.00/cwt	312.00–342.00	2,292	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,520	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	441.51/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,894	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	439.85/cwt	437.00–445.00	2,037	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	292.69/cwt	292.50–293.00	2,438	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	316.10/cwt	306.00–322.50	2,112	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,213	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	411.38/cwt	400.00–419.00	2,189	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	363.67/cwt	345.00–373.00	2,255	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	711	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,140	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	313.73/cwt	300.00–321.50	2,438	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	686	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,161	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	829	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,280	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,159	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	941	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,541	10
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,109	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,761	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	341.32/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,969	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	320.05/cwt	311.00–329.00	1,991	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	363.31/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,940	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	402.07/cwt	399.00–410.00	1,741	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	377.13/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,791	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,179	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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