Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Demand was moderate to good. Short run today with all the fires being in the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $483.15/cwt on 97 head, down $44.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 12 comparable sales and sits −9.18 against this barn's trailing median of $492.33.

Average price

$483.15

▼ 44.20 vs prior sale

97 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.26

vs NE average

+11.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	483.15	2,841	97

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 sale97 hd

483.15

—

NE average6 barns · 1,496 hd

506.41

−23.26

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+11.03

This barn, trailing median12 sales

492.33

−9.18

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

13 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	623	470.63/cwt	457.50–472.50	2,932	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	368.87/cwt	367.50–371.00	2,929	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,683	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	483.15/cwt	467.50–484.00	2,841	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	415.50/cwt	415.50–415.50	3,029	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	378.66/cwt	376.50–385.00	2,931	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	436.56/cwt	430.00–439.00	2,925	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	3,104	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,012	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	325.62/cwt	324.50–326.50	2,706	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,419	7

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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