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Napoleon Livestock Auction Market Report

Napoleon, North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 10, 2025

2,207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.46/cwt -4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,934/hd at 587 lb · 826 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $360.61/cwt -15.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,102/hd at 583 lb · 403 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.65/cwt +8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,041/hd at 619 lb · 219 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,207

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 10 445.00 $445.00 $1,945 -10.00
520 fancy 520 12 417.50 $417.50 $2,171
501–540 523 52 375.00–390.00 $385.23 $2,015 +23.97
550–586 583 403 358.00–390.00 $360.61 $2,102 -15.44
608–648 632 96 334.00–365.00 $346.80 $2,192 -14.68
676–686 684 40 310.00–337.00 $331.66 $2,269 -4.87
720 720 25 298.00 $298.00 $2,146 -28.04
769–782 775 35 293.00–301.00 $297.58 $2,306 -6.96
810–825 823 7 270.00–280.00 $271.41 $2,234 -30.03
997 997 22 256.50 $256.50 $2,557 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,584
634 634 5 317.50 $317.50 $2,013
676 676 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,944
888 888 6 250.00 $250.00 $2,220

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–388 379 18 375.00–380.00 $378.41 $1,434 -40.35
423–449 439 16 355.00 $355.00 $1,558 -41.10
464–492 483 22 365.00–375.00 $368.06 $1,778 +0.48
504–544 534 165 337.50–352.50 $348.56 $1,861 -12.44
554–597 587 826 313.00–337.50 $329.46 $1,934 -4.54
606–641 618 205 305.00–333.50 $330.17 $2,040 +6.23
637 637 14 322.00 $322.00 $2,051 +2.90
651–672 662 52 306.00–310.00 $308.35 $2,041 -2.79
716 716 57 306.50 $306.50 $2,195 +0.78
732 732 10 288.00 $288.00 $2,108 -17.72
746 746 34 292.00 $292.00 $2,178 -13.72
928 928 18 247.00 $247.00 $2,292 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–539 537 23 317.50–320.00 $319.03 $1,713 -4.77
643–646 645 12 292.50–303.00 $298.64 $1,926 +16.14

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 624 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,934
677 677 5 272.50 $272.50 $1,845

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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.