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Napoleon Livestock Auction Market Report

Napoleon, North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 26, 2025

616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $320.39/cwt +5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,675/hd at 835 lb · 209 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $307.53/cwt ≈ $2,694/hd at 876 lb · 134 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.79/cwt -31.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,862/hd at 519 lb · 61 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 616

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 10 420.00 $420.00 $2,066 -0.76
510–515 512 14 385.00–410.00 $401.02 $2,053 -28.56
582–587 584 15 395.00–420.00 $403.38 $2,356
828–848 835 209 320.00–321.25 $320.39 $2,675 +5.39
862–889 876 134 295.00–321.25 $307.53 $2,694
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 12 420.00 $420.00 $1,525
439 439 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,756

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 28 380.00 $380.00 $1,531 -30.00
484 484 20 385.00 $385.00 $1,863 -12.50
503–534 519 61 345.00–375.00 $358.79 $1,862 -31.21
608–620 613 38 325.00–340.00 $329.39 $2,019 -8.61
757 757 26 290.00 $290.00 $2,195 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,446
502 502 16 330.00 $330.00 $1,657

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 602 10 341.00 $341.00 $2,053
740 740 9 317.50 $317.50 $2,350

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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.