Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 450-500lbs, 550-600lbs and 700-750lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, 500-550lbs 20.00 higher, 600-650lbs and 750-950lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 higher, 650-700lbs 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs 3.00 lower, 500-650lbs and 700-750lbs steady to 5.00 higher with instances up to 13.00 higher, 650-700lbs and 750-800lbs 24.00 to 25.00 higher. Good buyer demand. Many full loads in today's offering. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $484.35/cwt on 593 head, up $9.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −11.03 against this barn's trailing median of $495.39.

Average price

$484.35

▲ 9.02 vs prior sale

593 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.16

vs ND average

+12.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	484.35	2,699	593

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

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 sale593 hd

484.35

—

ND average3 barns · 1,335 hd

487.51

−3.16

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+12.37

This barn, trailing median18 sales

495.39

−11.03

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

43 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	Large 1	1100–1150	1,119	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,189	14
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,423	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,755	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	504	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	654	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,891	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,547	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	484.66/cwt	465.00–497.50	2,355	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,415	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	324.13/cwt	323.00–325.00	2,489	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,716	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,866	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,712	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	421.50/cwt	421.00–422.50	2,601	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	393.04/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,853	320
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	535.17/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,237	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	581.95/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,984	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	340.91/cwt	331.00–360.00	2,645	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	610.79/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	296.38/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,478	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	760	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,850	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	347.24/cwt	339.00–360.50	3,045	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,896	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	339.45/cwt	332.00–347.50	2,797	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	383.16/cwt	371.00–392.00	2,935	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,886	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	364.71/cwt	337.50–369.00	2,987	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	571.96/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,162	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	450.30/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,792	462
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	332.16/cwt	323.50–345.00	3,086	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	502.46/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,658	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	367.21/cwt	341.00–373.00	2,607	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	579.24/cwt	565.00–585.00	2,485	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	414.29/cwt	392.50–425.00	2,598	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	532.90/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,505	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	556.81/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,155	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	860	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	3,191	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	459.46/cwt	445.00–467.50	2,403	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	394.89/cwt	374.00–409.00	2,650	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	473.25/cwt	454.00–490.00	2,716	374
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	428.30/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,437	496
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	411.31/cwt	395.00–437.50	2,805	500

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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