Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale of the fall market season, no recent price comparison available. Good buyer demand for yearling steers and heifers. Flesh condition light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $360.00/cwt on 7 head, down $88.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −78.28 against this barn's trailing median of $438.28.

Average price

$360.00

▼ 88.36 vs prior sale

7 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs ND average

−3.27 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	632	360.00	2,275	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

15 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $486.00, low $431.03, median $438.28 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

360.00

—

ND average1 barns · 7 hd

360.00

+0.00

National average163 barns · 10,010 hd

363.27

−3.27

This barn, trailing median15 sales

438.28

−78.28

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

11 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 1	650–700	668	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,338	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,489	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	296.98/cwt	288.50–299.50	2,866	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	317.11/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,642	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	359.88/cwt	359.00–366.00	2,706	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,693	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	347.67/cwt	344.50–351.00	3,025	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	352.26/cwt	351.00–353.50	2,959	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	341.20/cwt	335.00–345.50	3,132	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,630	9

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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