Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 600-650lbs 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650-700lbs up to 26.00 higher. 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 $469.41/cwt on 197 head, down $3.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 18 comparable sales and sits +24.57 against this barn's trailing median of $444.85.

Average price

$469.41

▼ 3.10 vs prior sale

197 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

+45.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	469.41	2,654	197

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

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 sale197 hd

469.41

—

ND average1 barns · 197 hd

469.41

+0.00

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

+45.34

This barn, trailing median18 sales

444.85

+24.57

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

22 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 1	650–700	678	440.08/cwt	435.00–444.00	2,984	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	3,192	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	694	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,710	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	407.86/cwt	402.50–415.00	2,920	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	514.15/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,751	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	471.87/cwt	435.00–478.00	2,680	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	393.79/cwt	391.50–397.00	3,032	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	715	387.61/cwt	376.00–394.00	2,771	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	548	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	577	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,995	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	551.32/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,466	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	399.55/cwt	390.00–421.00	2,441	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	508.93/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,214	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	415.60/cwt	397.00–421.00	2,743	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,396	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	483.96/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,255	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,576	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	582.73/cwt	577.50–595.00	2,832	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	490.75/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,846	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	449.59/cwt	445.50–485.00	2,873	48

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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