Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was moderate to good on a short run today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $478.14/cwt on 26 head, down $5.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −14.18 against this barn's trailing median of $492.33.

Average price

$478.14

▼ 5.01 vs prior sale

26 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$85.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.66

vs NE average

−5.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	497.84	2,705	20
Medium and Large 1-2	588	412.50	2,426	6thin

One grade step is worth $85.34/cwt here — about $279 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

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 sale26 hd

478.14

—

NE average6 barns · 880 hd

491.81

−13.66

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−5.04

This barn, trailing median12 sales

492.33

−14.18

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

21 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	390.71/cwt	387.00–393.00	2,583	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	407.43/cwt	403.00–411.00	2,583	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	455.46/cwt	455.00–456.50	2,482	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	373.14/cwt	372.00–375.00	2,646	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,984	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	491.21/cwt	490.00–492.00	2,196	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	514.45/cwt	510.00–521.00	2,711	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,832	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	369.69/cwt	367.00–376.00	3,017	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	346.08/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,987	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	411.50/cwt	411.50–411.50	2,852	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	399.50/cwt	399.50–399.50	2,892	80

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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