Sale reports / Nebraska / Gordon / 2026-10-27

Gordon

Feeder Cattle · Gordon, Nebraska · Tue, Oct 27
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1858
← Oct 13Oct 27latest
Receipts
720 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 727▼ 986 vs year ago 1,706 · −57.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale made up of packages of just weaned heifers and steers. Most calves had preconditioned shots. No trend will be applicable since it's been several weeks since last reported sale. Demand moderate to good. Received some nice moisture in the area.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $434.85/cwt on 287 head, down $16.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −31.51 against this barn's trailing median of $466.36.
Average price
$434.85
▼ 16.75 vs prior sale
287 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,487
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−26.27
vs NE average
−0.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572434.852,487287
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale287 hd
434.85
—
NE average8 barns · 4,421 hd
461.12
−26.27
National average163 barns · 26,594 hd
435.15
−0.30
This barn, trailing median4 sales
466.36
−31.51
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales
495471446421median 466.3603/1004/1410/1310/2710/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.43, low $434.85, median $466.36 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

14 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1392535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0979
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1443540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,39213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484501.05/cwt494.00–526.002,425111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512481.51/cwt467.50–490.002,46522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577430.98/cwt404.00–440.002,487265
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626404.35/cwt391.00–410.002,53173
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678378.92/cwt377.00–381.002,56923
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1389504.00/cwt504.00–504.001,9615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,0827
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463456.69/cwt425.00–462.002,11445
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0549
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517410.54/cwt402.50–420.002,12261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567390.67/cwt381.00–398.002,21544
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630364.81/cwt356.00–374.002,29830

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.