Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison . Demand was good to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.49/cwt on 199 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −193.83 against this barn's trailing median of $492.33.

Average price

$298.49

199 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.69

vs NE average

−3.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	298.49	1,632	199

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

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 sale199 hd

298.49

—

NE average12 barns · 8,033 hd

311.19

−12.69

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−3.36

This barn, trailing median12 sales

492.33

−193.83

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,496	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,011	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,159	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	316.15/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,366	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	270.02/cwt	264.50–284.00	1,339	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	264.14/cwt	261.00–265.50	1,545	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	376.43/cwt	362.50–384.00	1,412	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	277.10/cwt	273.00–279.50	1,757	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,766	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,267	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	254.09/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,339	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	281.71/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,214	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	355.53/cwt	352.00–358.50	1,507	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	308.45/cwt	296.00–313.00	1,601	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	290.44/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,653	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	285.38/cwt	283.00–288.50	1,444	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	320.17/cwt	316.00–327.00	1,514	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,668	8

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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