Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison, Feeder steers 600-650lbs and 800-850lbs 17.00 to 19.00 higher, 700-750lbs 8.00 to 9.00 higher, 900-950lbs up to 34.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs and 750-800lbs 4.00 to 5.00 lower, 550-650lbs 31.00 to 32.00 higher, 650-750lbs 17.00 to 18.00 higher and 750-800lbs 4.00 lower. 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 $481.26/cwt on 186 head, down $1.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −14.13 against this barn's trailing median of $495.39.

Average price

$481.26

▼ 1.28 vs prior sale

186 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.61

vs ND average

−2.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	490.36	2,789	132
Medium and Large 1-2	566	459.00	2,596	54

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $193 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 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 sale186 hd

481.26

—

ND average3 barns · 655 hd

489.87

−8.61

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−2.84

This barn, trailing median18 sales

495.39

−14.13

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

35 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 1Fancy	650–700	680	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,924	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	513.93/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,200	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	341.80/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,857	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	474.91/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,237	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	322.77/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,795	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,620	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	446.59/cwt	431.00–462.50	2,800	378
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,355	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	370.82/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,329	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,764	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,564	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	439.71/cwt	427.50–460.00	2,533	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,287	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	661	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,727	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,195	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	477.54/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,803	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	434.30/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,632	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	535.91/cwt	530.00–537.50	2,701	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	455.56/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,455	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	623	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,666	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	389.69/cwt	376.00–406.00	2,630	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	372.60/cwt	366.25–382.00	3,096	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	404.17/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,946	320
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	382.65/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,713	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	388.57/cwt	385.00–395.50	3,000	577
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	359.11/cwt	345.00–373.25	3,307	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	345.27/cwt	339.00–350.00	2,683	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	410.24/cwt	406.00–435.00	2,786	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	524.01/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,526	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	364.33/cwt	350.00–369.50	3,184	120

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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