Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 400-550lbs and 700-800lbs 15.00 to 20.00 lower with instances up to 30.00 lower, 550-650lbs steady to 5.00 higher, 650-700lbs 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400-450lbs up to 22.00 higher, 500-550lbs 25.00 lower, 550-700lbs steady to 1.00 lower with instances up to 7.00 lower. Good buyer demand. Many replacement heifers 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 $485.10/cwt on 416 head, down $4.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −10.29 against this barn's trailing median of $495.39.

Average price

$485.10

▼ 4.58 vs prior sale

416 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$45.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs ND average

+12.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	485.65	2,746	411
Medium and Large 1-2	586	440.00	2,578	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.65/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale416 hd

485.10

—

ND average2 barns · 500 hd

485.44

−0.34

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+12.90

This barn, trailing median18 sales

495.39

−10.29

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

29 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	Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,047	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,242	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	516.80/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,005	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	441.35/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,149	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	438.79/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,304	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	486.64/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,146	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,268	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	366.50/cwt	365.00–367.00	2,906	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	753	387.20/cwt	369.00–399.00	2,916	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	403.92/cwt	391.00–417.50	2,533	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	419.49/cwt	405.00–437.00	2,844	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,376	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	720	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,736	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	669	417.68/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,794	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,924	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,039	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	564.44/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,399	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	375.98/cwt	355.00–382.00	2,512	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	3,020	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	473.09/cwt	457.50–492.50	2,772	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	398.71/cwt	398.00–399.00	2,851	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	511.04/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,678	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	446.34/cwt	431.00–465.00	2,794	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	544.99/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,611	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	433.52/cwt	425.00–439.00	2,462	224

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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