Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves sold unevenly steady. Heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with yearling heifers trending 5.00 to 6.00 higher on a thin test. Demand was mostly good throughout the sale with a few more buyers on the seats than last week. Bulk of the run comprised of packages of ranched raised bawling spring calves with most receiving two rounds of vaccinations. Few, load lots of yearling heifers sold in the mix.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.54/cwt on 474 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −188.79 against this barn's trailing median of $492.33.

Average price

$303.54

474 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$6.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.58

vs NE average

+4.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	304.76	1,712	379
Medium and Large 1-2	547	298.69	1,634	95

One grade step is worth $6.07/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $527.35, low $475.77, median $492.33 across 12 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 sale474 hd

303.54

—

NE average12 barns · 7,139 hd

312.12

−8.58

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

+4.50

This barn, trailing median12 sales

492.33

−188.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,334	$1,760	11

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,334	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,081	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,319	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	287.88/cwt	283.00–288.50	1,419	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	260.03/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,464	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	299.49/cwt	292.50–314.00	1,306	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	277.10/cwt	271.00–281.50	1,424	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,214	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	344.31/cwt	342.50–346.00	1,305	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	899	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,077	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	325.83/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,219	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	312.09/cwt	308.00–319.00	1,545	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,943	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	362.80/cwt	361.00–370.00	1,368	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	351.45/cwt	345.00–353.00	1,181	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	298.69/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,634	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	257.26/cwt	250.00–259.50	1,850	307
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,130	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	340.43/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,505	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	949	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,273	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,900	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	237.29/cwt	235.00–238.00	2,019	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	294.62/cwt	287.00–301.00	1,721	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,156	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,801	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	334.25/cwt	326.00–338.50	1,568	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	267.86/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,771	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	320.93/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,688	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	283.18/cwt	277.00–286.50	1,727	44

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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