Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $255.08/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$255.08

278 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.58

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	706	255.08	1,802	278

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale278 hd

255.08

—

NE average9 barns · 7,641 hd

251.49

+3.58

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

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	239.64/cwt	238.00–241.50	2,202	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	256.52/cwt	248.00–259.50	1,760	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	246.70/cwt	245.50–247.50	2,016	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	257.68/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,603	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	244.88/cwt	242.50–249.00	1,890	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,207	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,212	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,171	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	242.80/cwt	242.50–243.00	2,457	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,194	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	290.28/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,846	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,435	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	285.64/cwt	282.00–288.50	2,057	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,809	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,073	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,317	24

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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