Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Three weeks since the last report so no comparison but most weights showing an upward trend. Good buyer demand on the many full loads in today's offering. Flesh condition light to moderate to moderate plus.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.33/cwt on 771 head, up $25.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −20.05 against this barn's trailing median of $495.39.

Average price

$475.33

▲ 25.68 vs prior sale

771 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$33.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.75

vs ND average

+9.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	477.09	2,745	731
Medium and Large 1-2	557	443.19	2,469	40

One grade step is worth $33.90/cwt here — about $275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale771 hd

475.33

—

ND average3 barns · 1,366 hd

478.09

−2.75

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+9.00

This barn, trailing median18 sales

495.39

−20.05

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

44 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	531	446.25/cwt	420.00–462.50	2,370	287
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	424.23/cwt	405.00–444.00	2,864	642
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	470.64/cwt	441.00–490.00	2,749	584
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	388.40/cwt	387.00–390.00	2,680	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	363.00/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,668	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	397.79/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,518	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	419.61/cwt	407.00–442.50	2,451	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	513.40/cwt	507.50–525.00	2,413	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,823	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,423	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,454	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	719	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	420.74/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,558	148
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,087	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,272	13
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	411.23/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,180	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	334.63/cwt	330.00–339.50	3,115	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	585.11/cwt	547.50–595.00	2,703	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,556	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	428.14/cwt	407.50–439.00	2,689	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	483.30/cwt	462.50–500.00	2,247	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	357.88/cwt	333.00–368.00	2,570	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	591.37/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,496	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	371.43/cwt	357.50–385.00	2,507	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	356.37/cwt	349.00–365.50	3,115	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	400.03/cwt	376.00–409.00	2,924	336
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	516.86/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,031	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	348.42/cwt	340.50–365.00	2,888	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	503.15/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,702	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	372.54/cwt	350.00–387.50	2,883	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	564	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,820	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,705	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	871	338.92/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,952	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	949	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,932	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,148	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	324.12/cwt	323.00–327.50	3,115	24
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,128	17
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,260	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	524.91/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,173	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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