Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Light sale and most weights not well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 700-750lbs 9.00 lower, 850-900lbs up to 18.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550lbs-600lbs 2.00 higher with instances up to 8.00 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 $378.82/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −116.57 against this barn's trailing median of $495.39.

Average price

$378.82

19 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

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

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

+4.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	392.50	2,249	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	524	360.00	1,886	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $363 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 sale19 hd

378.82

—

ND average1 barns · 19 hd

378.82

+0.00

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

+4.39

This barn, trailing median18 sales

495.39

−116.57

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

25 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	358.80/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,207	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,127	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	718	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,211	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	341.72/cwt	333.00–347.00	2,006	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	300.30/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,489	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,087	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,071	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,588	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,782	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	778	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	315.71/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,393	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,968	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	358.60/cwt	340.00–372.00	2,270	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,264	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	419.32/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,786	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	818	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,327	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,249	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	331.24/cwt	313.00–333.00	2,438	199

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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