Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good. Mostly packages of calves throughout the day. Most had pre-conditioning shots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.94/cwt on 366 head.

Average price

$203.94

366 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$442

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

$68.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.61

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	323	238.00	769	10thin
Medium and Large 1	536	203.45	1,091	351
Large 1	712	170.00	1,210	5thin

One grade step is worth $68.00/cwt here — about −$442 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 sale366 hd

203.94

—

NE average10 barns · 13,974 hd

206.55

−2.61

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,576	$1,575	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,578	$1,525	6

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,578	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,576	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	956	7
Steers	Large 1	—	712	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	196.77/cwt	193.00–199.00	842	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	216.83/cwt	211.00–221.00	722	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	195.41/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,104	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	220.92/cwt	214.00–230.00	948	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	185.48/cwt	181.50–187.00	1,228	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	192.29/cwt	189.00–193.50	1,200	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	207.14/cwt	203.50–211.00	1,094	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	180.41/cwt	172.00–189.00	945	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	175.07/cwt	172.00–176.50	986	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	195.30/cwt	190.00–197.00	894	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,197	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,352	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	394	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	918	5

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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