Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Demand was good on all feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.11/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −193.55 against this barn's trailing median of $449.66.

Average price

$256.11

28 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.97

vs NE average

+19.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	256.11	1,402	28

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $490.31, low $423.58, median $449.66 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

256.11

—

NE average7 barns · 475 hd

278.08

−21.97

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

+19.10

This barn, trailing median11 sales

449.66

−193.55

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

18 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	280.49/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,781	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	267.99/cwt	260.50–273.00	2,034	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	253.96/cwt	251.00–256.50	1,557	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	237.33/cwt	229.50–242.00	1,956	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	252.16/cwt	252.00–252.50	1,735	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	255.39/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,461	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	256.73/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,350	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	220.39/cwt	218.50–223.00	1,957	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	217.90/cwt	216.00–219.50	2,007	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	239.69/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,747	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	231.91/cwt	227.50–236.00	1,814	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	239.26/cwt	238.50–240.00	1,974	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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