Name: Gordon livestock auction prices — 2026-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Packages of weaned heifers and steers. Few lots of bangs vaccinated heifers. Prices on the mix side compared to two weeks ago. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $459.82/cwt on 51 head, down $11.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −16.42 against this barn's trailing median of $476.24.

Average price

$459.82

▼ 11.55 vs prior sale

51 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−45.78

vs NE average

−24.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	459.82	2,593	51

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.43, low $459.82, median $476.24 across 4 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 sale51 hd

459.82

—

NE average8 barns · 2,037 hd

505.60

−45.78

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−24.28

This barn, trailing median4 sales

476.24

−16.42

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

15 lots · USDA AMS · Gordon Livestock Market - Gordon, NE

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	454.90/cwt	430.00–466.00	2,616	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	439.61/cwt	412.50–449.00	2,717	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,150	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,998	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	418.53/cwt	389.50–426.50	2,804	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	404.38/cwt	394.75–408.00	2,883	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,966	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,491	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	394.03/cwt	387.50–397.00	2,486	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	374.34/cwt	361.00–381.00	2,583	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,359	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	416.98/cwt	413.00–426.00	2,456	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,165	8

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Gordon Livestock Market - Gordon, NE

Tue Jan 27, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

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Packages of weaned heifers and steers. Few lots of bangs vaccinated heifers. Prices on the mix side compared to two weeks ago. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	519	480.00	480.00
41	550–600	575	430.00–466.00	454.90
23	600–650	618	412.50–449.00	439.61
103	650–700	670	389.50–426.50	418.53
77	700–750	713	394.75–408.00	404.38
62	750–800	751	395.00	395.00
13	800–850	847	354.00	354.00
16	850–900	875	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	613	400.00	400.00
7	750–800	783	350.50	350.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	481	450.00	450.00
22	500–550	535	441.00	441.00
19	550–600	589	413.00–426.00	416.98
93	600–650	631	387.50–397.00	394.03
73	650–700	690	361.00–381.00	374.34

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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