Sale reports / North Dakota / Napoleon Livestock Auction / 2026-04-09

Napoleon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Napoleon, North Dakota · Thu, Apr 9
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2098
Receipts
871 head
2,003 vs last sale 2,874 946 vs year ago 1,817 · 52.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Most weights not well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 600-650lbs, 700-750lbs and 800-850lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500-550lbs and 650-700lbs 10.00 to 13.00 lower. Good buyer demand. 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 $468.80/cwt on 73 head, up $20.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 18 comparable sales and sits +23.95 against this barn's trailing median of $444.85.
Average price
$468.80
20.44 vs prior sale
73 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.94
vs ND average
+40.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551468.802,58573
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales
498466434402median 444.8512/1801/2903/1204/1606/11
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 sale73 hd
468.80
ND average2 barns · 501 hd
466.85
+1.94
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
+40.44
This barn, trailing median18 sales
444.85
+23.95
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

34 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450418557.50/cwt557.50–557.502,3304
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700671405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,7188
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,74510
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,69112
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800780352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,75022
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650606412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,5008
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450417565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,3565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850813315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5615
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,5315
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement800–850832340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,82916
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement750–800752362.68/cwt362.00–367.502,72773
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600587450.94/cwt442.50–455.002,64733
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522483.53/cwt480.00–487.502,52440
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450442504.34/cwt497.50–537.502,22939
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800784351.67/cwt350.00–361.002,75734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750704325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,28823
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750735367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,69714
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700683420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,86912
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616474.48/cwt460.00–477.002,92347
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700654390.34/cwt375.00–396.002,55346
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement850–900859330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,83517
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement650–700674399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,68919
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363655.00/cwt655.00–655.002,3787
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950930336.87/cwt332.50–340.003,13317
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500488585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,85510
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600582488.93/cwt475.00–500.002,84666
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900885319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,82313
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement700–750736375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7609
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400384555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,13114
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524524.31/cwt510.00–545.002,74725
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850809375.97/cwt372.00–380.003,04241
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750724401.81/cwt387.50–416.002,90943
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850807357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,8859
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800761395.88/cwt377.50–407.503,01321

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.