Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Not all weights well tested for comparison. Feeder steers 600-650lbs and 750-800lbs 10.00 to 11.00 higher with instances up to 22.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550-600lbs 2.00 lower and 650-700lbs 1.00 higher. Good buyer demand. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $538.00/cwt on 78 head, up $41.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 18 comparable sales and sits +42.61 against this barn's trailing median of $495.39.

Average price

$538.00

▲ 41.64 vs prior sale

78 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+25.78

vs ND average

+50.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	538.00	2,882	78

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

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 sale78 hd

538.00

—

ND average2 barns · 213 hd

512.22

+25.78

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+50.45

This barn, trailing median18 sales

495.39

+42.61

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

24 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,583	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,830	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,863	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	367.57/cwt	365.00–371.00	2,794	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	547.28/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,621	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	435.28/cwt	421.00–450.00	2,777	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	461.20/cwt	436.00–476.00	2,643	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,448	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,820	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	430.52/cwt	408.00–440.50	3,182	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,808	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	375.56/cwt	375.00–377.50	3,158	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	547.11/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,889	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	502.00/cwt	472.50–510.00	2,711	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	406.83/cwt	392.50–422.50	2,669	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	407.71/cwt	382.50–419.00	3,156	370
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	371.25/cwt	349.00–380.50	3,219	418
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	998	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,343	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	489.63/cwt	455.00–496.00	2,962	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	354.66/cwt	349.50–370.00	3,263	279

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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