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Napoleon Livestock Auction Market Report

Napoleon, North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 27, 2025

2,014 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $301.44/cwt +16.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,469/hd at 819 lb · 227 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $376.05/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,181/hd at 580 lb · 224 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.82/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 629 lb · 166 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,014 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,788 +25.00
424–438 429 11 455.00 $455.00 $1,952 -3.77
480–487 484 17 385.00–425.00 $406.97 $1,970 -10.75
514–548 522 150 357.00–372.50 $361.26 $1,886 -40.50
561–599 580 224 359.00–384.00 $376.05 $2,181 +5.10
610–637 624 81 343.00–369.00 $361.48 $2,256 +14.23
653–685 663 89 311.00–344.00 $336.53 $2,231 +16.81
704–742 715 150 312.50–333.50 $326.04 $2,331 +13.42
756–776 768 93 280.00–310.00 $304.54 $2,339 +23.54
808–837 819 227 292.00–306.00 $301.44 $2,469 +16.26
880 880 3 274.00 $274.00 $2,411 —
884 884 18 263.00 $263.00 $2,325 —
986 986 16 254.50 $254.50 $2,509 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 10 400.00 $400.00 $1,688 —
469 469 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,759 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018 1018 5 252.00 $252.00 $2,565 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 10 420.00 $420.00 $1,399 —
373–388 383 13 410.00–422.50 $418.76 $1,604 —
430–446 434 68 375.00–405.00 $396.10 $1,719 +11.10
460–497 479 42 362.00–375.00 $367.58 $1,761 -7.00
522 522 9 361.00 $361.00 $1,884 +11.17
563–598 575 82 328.00–340.00 $334.49 $1,923 -1.08
588 588 26 334.00 $334.00 $1,964 -1.57
600–633 623 59 322.00–329.00 $323.94 $2,018 +13.83
624–646 633 107 310.00–320.00 $319.10 $2,020 +8.99
656–689 667 123 299.50–318.00 $311.14 $2,075 +9.74
690–693 691 28 300.00–357.00 $334.55 $2,312 +34.55
704–737 726 147 305.00–307.50 $305.72 $2,220 +19.72
765–776 768 32 255.00–277.50 $271.11 $2,082 +5.11
773 773 26 317.00 $317.00 $2,450 +51.00
804–810 807 14 256.50–267.50 $262.02 $2,115 +2.02
827 827 15 269.00 $269.00 $2,225 +9.00
852 852 65 280.00 $280.00 $2,386 —
939 939 5 241.00 $241.00 $2,263 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509–547 527 13 322.50–325.00 $323.80 $1,706 —
623 623 12 282.50 $282.50 $1,760 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
837 837 12 263.00 $263.00 $2,201 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.