▼ 7 vs last sale 727▼ 986 vs year ago 1,706 · −57.8%
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Reporter comment USDA
As filed
Sale made up of packages of just weaned heifers and steers. Most calves had preconditioned shots. No trend will be applicable since it's been several weeks since last reported sale. Demand moderate to good. Received some nice moisture in the area.
Weight classPick one — the panels below update
Steers · summary 500–600 lb
Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $434.85/cwt on 287 head, down $16.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −16.75 against this barn's trailing median of $451.61.
Average price
$434.85
▼ 16.75 vs prior sale
287 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,487
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−26.27
vs NE average
−1.00 vs national
Price by quality 500–600 lb
Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscle
Avg wt
$/cwt
$/head
Head
Medium and Large 1
572
434.85
2,487
287
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.
How it compared 500–600 lb
Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale287 hd
434.85
—
NE average8 barns · 4,421 hd
461.12
−26.27
National average189 barns · 34,086 hd
435.85
−1.00
This barn, trailing median5 sales
451.61
−16.75
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.
This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb
5 sales
Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.43, low $427.51, median $451.61 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.
Every lot
14 lots · USDA AMS · Gordon Livestock Market - Gordon, NE
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
Class
Weight
Grade / description
Avg wt
Price
Range
Per head
Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers
350–400
Medium and Large 1
392
535.00/cwt
535.00–535.00
2,097
9
Steers
400–450
Medium and Large 1
443
540.00/cwt
540.00–540.00
2,392
13
Steers
450–500
Medium and Large 1
484
501.05/cwt
494.00–526.00
2,425
111
Steers
500–550
Medium and Large 1
512
481.51/cwt
467.50–490.00
2,465
22
Steers
550–600
Medium and Large 1
577
430.98/cwt
404.00–440.00
2,487
265
Steers
600–650
Medium and Large 1
626
404.35/cwt
391.00–410.00
2,531
73
Steers
650–700
Medium and Large 1
678
378.92/cwt
377.00–381.00
2,569
23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers
350–400
Medium and Large 1
389
504.00/cwt
504.00–504.00
1,961
5
Heifers
400–450
Medium and Large 1
419
497.00/cwt
497.00–497.00
2,082
7
Heifers
450–500
Medium and Large 1
463
456.69/cwt
425.00–462.00
2,114
45
Heifers
450–500
Medium and Large 1-2
498
412.50/cwt
412.50–412.50
2,054
9
Heifers
500–550
Medium and Large 1
517
410.54/cwt
402.50–420.00
2,122
61
Heifers
550–600
Medium and Large 1
567
390.67/cwt
381.00–398.00
2,215
44
Heifers
600–650
Medium and Large 1
630
364.81/cwt
356.00–374.00
2,298
30
This sale against other markets
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.
Sale made up of packages of just weaned heifers and steers. Most calves had preconditioned shots. No trend will be applicable since it's been several weeks since last reported sale. Demand moderate to good. Received some nice moisture in the area.
Feeder Cattle
As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
5
350–400
389
504.00
504.00
7
400–450
419
497.00
497.00
45
450–500
463
425.00–462.00
456.69
61
500–550
517
402.50–420.00
410.54
44
550–600
567
381.00–398.00
390.67
30
600–650
630
356.00–374.00
364.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
9
450–500
498
412.50
412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
Source: USDA AMS · Gordon · Tue, Oct 27 · slug 1858 · RaisedBeef's rendering of USDA data, not a copy of USDA's document and not endorsed by USDA · www.raisedbeef.com/markets/barn/ne/gordon-livestock-market-1858/2026-10-27
9
350–400
392
535.00
535.00
13
400–450
443
540.00
540.00
111
450–500
484
494.00–526.00
501.05
22
500–550
512
467.50–490.00
481.51
265
550–600
577
404.00–440.00
430.98
73
600–650
626
391.00–410.00
404.35
23
650–700
678
377.00–381.00
378.92
Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.