Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves sold steady to 7.00 lower and heifer calves sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.86/cwt on 626 head.

Average price

$185.86

626 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$5.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	186.28	958	574
Medium and Large 1-2	442	181.22	802	52

One grade step is worth $5.06/cwt here — about $156 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 sale626 hd

185.86

—

NE average10 barns · 9,452 hd

185.51

+0.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,357	$1,585	15
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,357	$1,385	37
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,364	$1,001	40
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$900	9

Every lot, as filed

38 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	221.20/cwt	218.50–225.00	960	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	217.28/cwt	214.75–223.00	1,028	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	171.74/cwt	167.50–173.50	1,578	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,107	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	239.05/cwt	238.00–240.00	877	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	437	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	492	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	197.16/cwt	197.00–197.50	1,102	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	184.42/cwt	181.50–188.00	1,151	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,197	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	322	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	673	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	564	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	502	175.89/cwt	173.50–177.00	883	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	995	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	609	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	959	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,000	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,123	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	205.01/cwt	202.00–207.00	765	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	544	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	936	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	210.96/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,129	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	190.58/cwt	187.00–195.00	911	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	661	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	192.51/cwt	189.00–195.00	828	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	187.82/cwt	182.00–190.00	965	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	178.29/cwt	176.00–181.00	793	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	170.77/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,038	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	416	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,445	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,390	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,332	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,357	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,357	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	37

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.

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