Name: Napoleon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The only weights of feeders for comparison from the last sale two weeks ago were steers 800 to 950 lbs, that were 14.00 to 18.00 lower this week Other weights of steers and heifers did not have the numbers for comparison this week. Today's sale consisted of mostly yearlings in the offering with many nice load lots of steers and heifers coming of grass. Today saw the first spring calves in the offering with a couple of lots. Good demand for today's offering, Feeders were in light to moderate flash condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $431.13/cwt on 105 head, down $43.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −65.48 against this barn's trailing median of $496.61.

Average price

$431.13

▼ 43.43 vs prior sale

105 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.45

vs ND average

+34.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	431.13	2,355	105

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.00, low $431.13, median $496.61 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale105 hd

431.13

—

ND average2 barns · 337 hd

445.58

−14.45

National average132 barns · 9,219 hd

396.47

+34.66

This barn, trailing median15 sales

496.61

−65.48

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

25 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	Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,039	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,029	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	357.90/cwt	356.50–367.50	2,588	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,461	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	523.00/cwt	523.00–523.00	2,061	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	322.23/cwt	310.00–336.50	3,100	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	315.31/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,393	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,289	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	340.09/cwt	331.00–346.00	2,483	155
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	304.25/cwt	304.25–304.25	3,219	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	309.56/cwt	307.50–311.00	2,603	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	329.61/cwt	327.50–332.00	2,937	369
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,945	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	310.81/cwt	305.00–314.50	2,695	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	327.16/cwt	312.00–329.00	2,987	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,131	7
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	304.25/cwt	304.25–304.25	3,106	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	364.85/cwt	359.00–367.00	2,853	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	337.19/cwt	323.00–346.00	2,805	258
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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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