Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Feeder steers 500-550lbs and 750-800lbs 22.00 higher with instances up to 30.00 higher, 550-600lbs and 800-850lbs 12.00 to 15.00 higher, 600-650lbs and 700-750lbs 1.00 to 6.00 higher, 650-700lbs and 850-900lbs 5.00 lower with instances up to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450-500lbs 7.00 lower, 500-600lbs and 700-800lbs steady to 2.00 higher with instances up to 7.00 higher, 600-700lbs 18.00 to 22.00 higher. Many full loads in today's offering. 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 $521.16/cwt on 389 head, up $24.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 18 comparable sales and sits +25.77 against this barn's trailing median of $495.39.

Average price

$521.16

▲ 24.54 vs prior sale

389 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$6.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.77

vs ND average

+34.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	521.27	2,869	382
Medium and Large 1-2	549	515.00	2,827	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about $41 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale389 hd

521.16

—

ND average3 barns · 617 hd

515.38

+5.77

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

+34.14

This barn, trailing median18 sales

495.39

+25.77

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

38 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	1000–1050	1,018	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,319	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,774	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	473	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,983	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	322.46/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,731	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	410.76/cwt	405.00–413.00	2,411	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	888	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	344.42/cwt	337.00–347.50	3,179	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	352.08/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,757	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,154	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	396.99/cwt	380.00–412.00	3,053	680
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	383.80/cwt	362.00–390.00	2,790	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,120	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	806	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,853	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	431.85/cwt	417.00–450.00	2,695	485
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	373.19/cwt	353.00–386.50	3,041	556
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	492.75/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,883	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	526.60/cwt	517.50–530.00	2,154	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	541.52/cwt	531.00–560.00	2,686	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	429.88/cwt	408.00–441.00	2,923	667
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	483.44/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,306	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	445.79/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,514	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	690	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,588	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	575.91/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,465	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	464.96/cwt	453.00–471.00	2,906	387
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	549.49/cwt	524.00–567.50	2,835	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	472.50/cwt	450.00–497.00	2,485	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	397.30/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,880	568
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,413	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	343.64/cwt	333.00–356.00	3,010	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	404.03/cwt	379.00–414.00	2,687	341

How this sale compares

North Dakota weighted averages

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