Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; No weights well tested for comparison. Many full loads available in today's offering. 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 $401.53/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −43.31 against this barn's trailing median of $444.85.

Average price

$401.53

108 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.48

vs ND average

+10.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	401.53	2,249	108

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 sale108 hd

401.53

—

ND average3 barns · 983 hd

414.01

−12.48

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

+10.71

This barn, trailing median18 sales

444.85

−43.31

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

29 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	500–550	515	429.41/cwt	405.00–442.50	2,211	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,136	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	470.22/cwt	427.50–530.00	2,201	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	407.67/cwt	407.50–408.00	2,731	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	430.45/cwt	422.50–439.00	2,656	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	392.24/cwt	378.00–402.00	2,255	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	478.66/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,551	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,059	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,267	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	414.91/cwt	402.50–435.00	2,033	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	458.60/cwt	440.00–474.00	1,986	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,206	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,284	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	518.85/cwt	495.00–527.50	2,179	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	449.68/cwt	437.50–462.50	2,541	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	325.73/cwt	320.00–327.50	3,081	88
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,046	303.45/cwt	298.00–305.00	3,174	72
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	303.69/cwt	302.50–305.50	3,219	157
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,057	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,615	56
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,048	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	3,610	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,940	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,361	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	377.04/cwt	360.00–392.50	2,918	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	345.97/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,467	34

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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