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Napoleon Livestock Auction Market Report

Napoleon, North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 5, 2025

571 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $315.00/cwt ≈ $2,599/hd at 825 lb · 73 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.00/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,485/hd at 878 lb · 67 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $373.89/cwt +26.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,561/hd at 685 lb · 66 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 571

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,729
472–499 483 12 410.00–435.00 $420.76 $2,032
512–515 513 13 417.50–440.00 $429.58 $2,204 +29.58
621–639 631 49 400.00 $400.00 $2,524
657–694 685 66 369.00–392.50 $373.89 $2,561 +26.03
709 709 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,588 +21.00
750–781 759 55 330.00–351.00 $344.71 $2,616 +27.04
825 825 73 315.00 $315.00 $2,599
921 921 36 285.50 $285.50 $2,629 -8.22
984 984 59 283.00 $283.00 $2,785 +9.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,763 +10.00
462 462 6 397.50 $397.50 $1,836
502 502 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,958
555–582 573 11 355.00–374.00 $360.47 $2,065 +26.52
621 621 19 338.00 $338.00 $2,099 +11.68
710–739 735 60 307.50–315.00 $313.20 $2,302 +4.88
775 775 12 287.00 $287.00 $2,224 -12.00
819 819 8 286.00 $286.00 $2,342 +12.00
878 878 67 283.00 $283.00 $2,485 +4.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
782 782 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,229

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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.