Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Most weights not well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 850-950lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 700-750lbs 3.00 higher. Good buyer demand for yearlings mostly right off grass. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $365.37/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −27.48 against this barn's trailing median of $392.86.

Average price

$365.37

101 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$37.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.58

vs ND average

−6.04 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	766	378.02	2,897	67
Medium and Large 1-2	753	340.44	2,563	34

One grade step is worth $37.58/cwt here — about $334 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

18 sales

Steers 700–800 lb: high $421.12, low $387.54, median $392.86 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 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale101 hd

365.37

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ND average2 barns · 207 hd

382.95

−17.58

National average157 barns · 7,876 hd

371.41

−6.04

This barn, trailing median18 sales

392.86

−27.48

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

12 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 1	900–950	906	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	345.54/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,851	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	337.14/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,953	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	368.84/cwt	347.50–376.00	2,681	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	361.42/cwt	360.00–367.50	3,000	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	377.62/cwt	352.00–383.00	2,911	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	346.35/cwt	345.50–348.00	3,013	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	344.81/cwt	325.00–350.00	3,162	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,606	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,532	20

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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