Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable, however a higher undertone was noted. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $258.43/cwt on 404 head.

Average price

$258.43

404 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$31.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.79

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	263.65	1,287	338
Medium and Large 1-2	558	231.73	1,293	66

One grade step is worth $31.92/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale404 hd

258.43

—

NE average5 barns · 3,257 hd

230.64

+27.79

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	—	469	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	229.16/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,086	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	218.62/cwt	218.00–219.00	962	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	250.02/cwt	246.00–252.00	953	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,115	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	907	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	255.26/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,210	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,088	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,416	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	263.06/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,092	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	269.03/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,410	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,184	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	243.20/cwt	231.00–248.50	1,065	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	530	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,256	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	576	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,348	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	251.78/cwt	249.00–261.00	1,405	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	348	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	879	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	231.07/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,086	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	227.12/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,274	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	265.26/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,406	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	267.89/cwt	267.00–269.00	997	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	205.73/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,366	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	251.53/cwt	251.00–254.00	792	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,284	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	287.01/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,231	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	718	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,479	12

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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