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North Platte Stockyards

Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Feeder Cattle · North Platte, Nebraska · Tue, Dec 6

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← Nov 15Dec 6Dec 20 →

Receipts

2,700 head

▲ 715 vs last sale 1,985▲ 2,700 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good today in house and the internet. Good selection offered.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $205.03/cwt on 1,281 head.

Average price

$205.03

1,281 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$20.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.20

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	205.98	1,256	1,220
Medium and Large 1-2	645	185.90	1,199	61

One grade step is worth $20.08/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,281 hd

205.03

—

NE average9 barns · 15,252 hd

208.23

−3.20

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

33 lots · USDA AMS · North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	846	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	249.78/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,064	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	239.79/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,127	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,055	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	225.26/cwt	216.00–230.50	1,174	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	211.56/cwt	200.00–219.50	1,191	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,154	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	601	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,127	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	630	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,298	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	195.46/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,235	231
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,167	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	196.00/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,313	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	182.55/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,225	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	710	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,409	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,274	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	186.71/cwt	184.00–189.50	1,376	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	187.40/cwt	182.00–188.25	1,424	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	775	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	229.82/cwt	229.00–233.00	855	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	777	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	216.67/cwt	212.50–221.00	932	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	837	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	216.07/cwt	214.50–216.50	992	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	197.66/cwt	192.50–207.00	949	197
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	892	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	194.11/cwt	186.50–207.00	1,042	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	190.03/cwt	183.50–203.50	1,095	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	182.72/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,135	204
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	641	180.49/cwt	179.75–181.25	1,157	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	178.45/cwt	176.50–179.50	1,224	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,090	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,237	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,272	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 →

North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE

Tue Dec 6, 2022

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

Receipts 2,700Last week 1,985Year ago 0

No comparison to last week. Demand was good today in house and the internet. Good selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	708	154.00	154.00
18	—	383	203.00	203.00
13	—	486	183.50	183.50
13	—	438	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	621	178.00–184.00	182.72
8	—	778	163.50	163.50
16	—	323	240.00	240.00
29	—	714	173.25	173.25
40	—	372	229.00–233.00	229.82
59	—	686	176.50–179.50	178.45
197	—	480	192.50–207.00	197.66
148	—	576	183.50–203.50	190.03
97	—	430	212.50–221.00	216.67
150	—	537	186.50–207.00	194.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	459	214.50–216.50	216.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	641	179.75–181.25	180.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	760	182.00–188.25	187.40
95	—	737	184.00–189.50	186.71
125	—	521	216.00–230.50	225.26
16	—	356	237.50	237.50
32	—	426	247.00–254.00	249.78
231	—	632	192.00–200.00	195.46
218	—	563	200.00–219.50	211.56
102	—	470	233.00–250.00	239.79
72	—	670	190.00–197.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	630	206.00	206.00
88	—	710	198.50	198.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	724	176.00	176.00
12	—	484	218.00	218.00
20	—	667	175.00	175.00
6	—	589	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	671	180.00–184.00	182.55
20	—	601	187.50	187.50

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.