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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,090	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	182.72/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,135	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	216.07/cwt	214.50–216.50	992	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,272	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	775	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,237	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	229.82/cwt	229.00–233.00	855	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	178.45/cwt	176.50–179.50	1,224	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	187.40/cwt	182.00–188.25	1,424	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	630	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,298	82
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	—	521	225.26/cwt	216.00–230.50	1,174	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	182.55/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,225	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,055	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,167	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	197.66/cwt	192.50–207.00	949	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	777	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	180.49/cwt	179.75–181.25	1,157	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	846	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	601	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,127	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	190.03/cwt	183.50–203.50	1,095	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	249.78/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,064	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	195.46/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,235	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	211.56/cwt	200.00–219.50	1,191	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	216.67/cwt	212.50–221.00	932	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	892	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	194.11/cwt	186.50–207.00	1,042	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	239.79/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,127	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	196.00/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,313	72

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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