Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers were mixed to mostly higher. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection offered.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $463.67/cwt on 41 head, up $5.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 11 comparable sales and sits +14.01 against this barn's trailing median of $449.66.

Average price

$463.67

▲ 5.74 vs prior sale

41 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$20.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs NE average

+34.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	474.57	2,648	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	454.26	2,589	22

One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about $59 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale41 hd

463.67

—

NE average6 barns · 1,028 hd

461.10

+2.57

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

+34.50

This barn, trailing median11 sales

449.66

+14.01

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

31 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	450–500	488	541.64/cwt	540.00–542.50	2,643	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	438.52/cwt	427.00–443.00	2,688	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	399.92/cwt	393.00–408.00	2,759	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	387.87/cwt	375.00–393.50	2,793	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	366.79/cwt	357.00–371.00	2,839	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	414.38/cwt	412.50–418.00	2,660	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	474.57/cwt	465.00–478.00	2,648	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	547.50/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,310	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	525.22/cwt	512.50–531.00	2,521	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	3,241	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	440.54/cwt	438.00–445.00	2,969	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	506.22/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,855	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	465.24/cwt	457.00–472.00	2,926	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	361.15/cwt	360.50–362.00	3,113	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,515	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	398.90/cwt	390.00–405.00	3,087	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	3,141	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	534.46/cwt	528.50–546.00	2,715	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	652.50/cwt	652.50–652.50	2,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	383.50/cwt	383.50–383.50	2,922	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	659	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,853	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	732	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,983	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,169	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	325.45/cwt	323.00–327.00	3,219	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	774	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	3,193	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	454.26/cwt	453.00–455.00	2,589	22

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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