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North Platte Stockyards

Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Feeder Cattle · North Platte, Nebraska · Tue, Feb 21

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← Feb 7Feb 21Mar 7 →

Receipts

2,951 head

▼ 309 vs last sale 3,260▲ 2,951 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 750 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, instances 12.00 higher on a flat 500 lbs offerings. Over 750 lbs steady. Heifers from 500 to 750 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Large crowd of buyers bid readily from start to finish. Bulk of the grass type cattle were light fleshed (green in condition). Several lots coming out of backgrounding lots sold with quite a lot of tag or mud on their hides. But the quality of those lots was good and buyers overlooked the pounds of mud they were buying.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.30/cwt on 1,518 head.

Average price

$189.30

1,518 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$0.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	190.08	1,038	140
Medium and Large 1	656	189.22	1,241	1,378

One grade step is worth $0.86/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale1,518 hd

189.30

—

NE average7 barns · 11,430 hd

188.21

+1.09

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

43 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	948	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,076	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,001	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,195	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	217.66/cwt	213.50–225.00	1,141	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	248.23/cwt	242.00–251.50	1,321	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,273	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	194.47/cwt	189.00–209.00	1,122	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	222.79/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,392	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	205.68/cwt	200.50–212.00	1,286	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	628	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,206	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	204.03/cwt	199.25–211.50	1,363	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,332	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	199.53/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,457	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	773	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,364	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	185.53/cwt	183.25–187.00	1,440	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	183.75/cwt	183.75–183.75	1,492	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	181.45/cwt	176.00–182.50	1,542	81
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	902	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	716	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	205.64/cwt	205.00–207.00	870	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	192.26/cwt	191.00–193.00	873	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	457	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,015	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	208.85/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,007	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	211.30/cwt	198.00–215.50	1,088	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	193.10/cwt	190.50–195.00	1,025	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,152	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	188.22/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,090	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	583	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,192	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	197.06/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,232	173
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	638	182.70/cwt	182.50–183.00	1,166	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	181.72/cwt	180.00–183.50	1,230	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	681	186.91/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,273	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	178.03/cwt	176.50–180.00	1,303	274
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,268	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	748	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,303	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,259	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	771	171.10/cwt	169.50–172.00	1,319	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	175.50/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,358	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	165.19/cwt	165.00–166.50	1,360	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	860	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,423	47

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 Feb 21, 2023

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Receipts 2,951Last week 3,260Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	457	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	771	169.50–172.00	171.10
50	—	638	182.50–183.00	182.70
47	—	860	165.50	165.50
78	—	748	174.25	174.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
274	—	732	176.50–180.00	178.03
173	—	625	194.00–198.00	197.06
5	—	371	243.00	243.00
136	—	677	180.00–183.50	181.72
100	—	579	199.00	199.00
158	—	515	198.00–215.50	211.30
16	—	423	205.00–207.00	205.64
40	—	482	203.00–213.00	208.85
40	—	774	172.00–178.00	175.50
70	—	823	165.00–166.50	165.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	454	191.00–193.00	192.26
14	—	375	191.00	191.00
10	—	763	165.00	165.00
46	—	579	185.00–193.00	188.22
35	—	531	190.50–195.00	193.10
5	—	320	265.00	265.00
11	—	737	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	681	185.00–187.50	186.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	583	204.50	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	556	229.00	229.00
135	—	776	183.25–187.00	185.53
141	—	532	242.00–251.50	248.23
4	—	422	255.00	255.00
73	—	625	222.00–224.00	222.79
16	—	481	248.50	248.50
76	—	730	199.00–200.00	199.53
81	—	850	176.00–182.50	181.45
51	—	812	183.75	183.75
110	—	668	199.25–211.50	204.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	250.00	250.00
46	—	524	213.50–225.00	217.66
30	—	577	189.00–209.00	194.47
10	—	495	230.00	230.00
9	—	443	226.00	226.00
96	—	625	200.50–212.00	205.68
10	—	678	196.50	196.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	773	176.50	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	628	192.00	192.00

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.