Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week, due to no feeder sale. Demand was good today , on a good selection of feeders offered

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.09/cwt on 1,572 head.

Average price

$209.09

1,572 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$31.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.03

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	209.39	1,383	1,557
Medium and Large 1-2	726	177.50	1,289	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.89/cwt here — about $95 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 sale1,572 hd

209.09

—

NE average9 barns · 15,773 hd

202.06

+7.03

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

26 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	—	406	224.93/cwt	210.00–227.00	913	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	222.16/cwt	213.00–230.00	820	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	171.20/cwt	165.00–174.50	1,313	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	806	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	212.55/cwt	211.00–215.50	1,020	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,022	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,289	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	190.75/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,366	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	222.05/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,301	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	245.14/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,182	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,087	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	197.72/cwt	186.00–203.50	1,346	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	190.58/cwt	184.50–191.25	1,439	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	803	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	196.22/cwt	191.00–202.50	1,026	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	657	205.75/cwt	205.75–205.75	1,352	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	210.65/cwt	201.50–218.75	1,319	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	183.04/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,497	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,626	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	180.70/cwt	179.50–187.00	1,287	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	187.23/cwt	183.50–190.00	1,159	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	990	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	235.68/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,218	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	194.86/cwt	186.00–203.00	1,109	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	176.49/cwt	170.00–179.50	1,209	197

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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