Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 450-500lbs 20.00 higher, 500-550lbs 37.00 to 39.00 lower, 550-650lbs and 700-800lbs 6.00 to 11.00 lower with instances up to 17.00 lower, 650-700lbss and 850-900lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifer 500-600lbs and 650-700lbs 17.00 to 20.00 lower with instances up to 25.00 lower, 600-650lbs up to 42.00 lower, 750-800lbs 13.00 higher. Good buyer demand for the full loads in today's offering. Many quality replacement heifers also 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 $489.68/cwt on 379 head, down $31.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits −5.70 against this barn's trailing median of $495.39.

Average price

$489.68

▼ 31.47 vs prior sale

379 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$33.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs ND average

+14.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	491.88	2,755	354
Medium and Large 1-2	551	458.56	2,528	25

One grade step is worth $33.32/cwt here — about $226 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 sale379 hd

489.68

—

ND average3 barns · 673 hd

489.52

+0.16

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+14.12

This barn, trailing median18 sales

495.39

−5.70

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

37 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	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	654	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,904	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	495.95/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,078	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	373.57/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,525	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	360.60/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,589	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	642	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,536	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,366	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,584	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,120	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	513.14/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,396	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	769	388.40/cwt	379.00–399.00	2,987	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	367.91/cwt	342.00–380.00	2,785	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	485.29/cwt	457.50–493.00	2,752	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	425.72/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,478	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	383.88/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,971	399
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	804	350.77/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,820	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	572.78/cwt	565.00–600.00	2,704	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	668	406.54/cwt	395.00–424.00	2,716	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	702.42/cwt	690.00–720.00	1,988	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	346.28/cwt	334.50–361.00	3,058	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	715	382.57/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,735	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	448.99/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,788	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	568.07/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,471	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,151	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	434.98/cwt	427.00–455.00	2,310	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	628.97/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,296	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	399.69/cwt	390.00–418.00	2,522	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	544.91/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,065	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,421	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	511.80/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,759	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	421.42/cwt	405.00–432.00	2,853	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	401.34/cwt	387.00–414.00	2,930	307
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	476.60/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,254	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	357.92/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,928	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	502	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,410	68
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,138	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,300	12

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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