Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 500-550lbs up to 9.00 higher, 600-650lbs and 800-900lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 650-800lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower with instances up to 10.00 lower. Not all weights well tested for Feeder heifers, 450-500lbs and 650-700lbs 4.00 to 5.00 higher, 550-600lbs up to 18.00 higher. Very good buyer demand especially on heifers and the many replacement heifers in today's offering. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $448.35/cwt on 292 head, up $32.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +3.51 against this barn's trailing median of $444.85.

Average price

$448.35

▲ 32.53 vs prior sale

292 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$18.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.05

vs ND average

+23.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	448.80	2,524	285
Medium and Large 1-2	514	430.00	2,210	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.80/cwt here — about $314 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $483.60, low $415.83, median $444.85 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 sale292 hd

448.35

—

ND average2 barns · 403 hd

444.30

+4.05

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

+23.16

This barn, trailing median18 sales

444.85

+3.51

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

33 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	550–600	565	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,557	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	393.31/cwt	372.00–410.00	2,840	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,220	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	515.81/cwt	490.00–532.50	2,285	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	458.97/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,667	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	341.90/cwt	339.00–344.50	3,098	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	563.00/cwt	537.00–569.00	2,635	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	431.64/cwt	414.00–445.50	2,896	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	351.13/cwt	348.00–357.00	3,086	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,569	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,210	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	393.28/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,965	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	396.21/cwt	386.00–406.00	2,670	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	482.47/cwt	462.50–500.00	2,523	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	381.65/cwt	365.00–386.00	2,897	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	627.34/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,982	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	818	349.23/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,857	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	794	341.57/cwt	340.50–355.00	2,712	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	872	325.67/cwt	325.00–329.00	2,840	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	495.02/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,371	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	401.37/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,878	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	532.85/cwt	507.50–549.00	2,760	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	670	450.98/cwt	402.50–507.50	3,022	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	424.01/cwt	404.00–435.00	2,506	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	424.99/cwt	410.00–437.50	2,626	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	729	383.31/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,794	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	462.76/cwt	450.00–471.00	2,841	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	3,018	77

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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