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North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction · Tue, Nov 3

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North Platte Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · North Platte, Nebraska · Tue, Nov 3

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← Oct 20Nov 3latest

Receipts

1,628 head

▼ 1,630 vs last sale 3,258▼ 37 vs year ago 1,665 · −2.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers had a lower trend. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.93/cwt on 457 head, down $23.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −32.17 against this barn's trailing median of $478.10.

Average price

$445.93

▼ 23.23 vs prior sale

457 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$35.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.76

vs NE average

+37.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	449.08	2,489	417
Medium and Large 1-2	574	413.12	2,371	40

One grade step is worth $35.95/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale457 hd

445.93

—

NE average11 barns · 5,640 hd

453.69

−7.76

National average43 barns · 4,657 hd

408.07

+37.86

This barn, trailing median12 sales

478.10

−32.17

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $527.35, low $425.00, median $478.10 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

28 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. 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,642	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,181	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	509.68/cwt	500.00–521.50	2,487	107
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,060	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,513	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	460.55/cwt	457.50–471.00	2,469	151
Steers

North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE

Tue Nov 3, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 1,628Last week 3,258Year ago 1,665

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers had a lower trend. Demand was moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	531	419.00	419.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	364	489.00	489.00
54	400–450	439	442.00–448.00	443.80
55	450–500	476	400.00–420.00	410.63
67	500–550	535	388.00–392.00	391.58
10	550–600	588	360.00	360.00
8	650–700	684	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	420.00	420.00

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North Platte Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · North Platte, Nebraska · Tue, Nov 3

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← Oct 20Nov 3latest

Receipts

1,628 head

▼ 1,630 vs last sale 3,258▼ 37 vs year ago 1,665 · −2.2%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers had a lower trend. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

Average price

$445.93

▼ 23.23 vs prior sale

457 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$35.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.76

vs NE average

+37.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	449.08	2,489	417
Medium and Large 1-2	574	413.12	2,371	40

One grade step is worth $35.95/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale457 hd

445.93

—

NE average11 barns · 5,640 hd

453.69

−7.76

National average43 barns · 4,657 hd

408.07

+37.86

This barn, trailing median12 sales

478.10

−32.17

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $527.35, low $425.00, median $478.10 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

28 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. 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,642	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,181	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	509.68/cwt	500.00–521.50	2,487	107
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,060	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,513	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	460.55/cwt	457.50–471.00	2,469	151
Steers

North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE

Tue Nov 3, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 1,628Last week 3,258Year ago 1,665

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers had a lower trend. Demand was moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	531	419.00	419.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	364	489.00	489.00
54	400–450	439	442.00–448.00	443.80
55	450–500	476	400.00–420.00	410.63
67	500–550	535	388.00–392.00	391.58
10	550–600	588	360.00	360.00
8	650–700	684	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	420.00	420.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	1,780	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,651	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	443.80/cwt	442.00–448.00	1,948	54
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,620	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	410.63/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,955	55
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	395.00/cwt	392.50–397.50	1,971	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	531	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,225	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	391.58/cwt	388.00–392.00	2,095	67
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,117	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,223	8

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	500–550	517	486.00	486.00
17	550–600	553	451.00	451.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
50	450–500	494	417.00	417.00
8	500–550	546	442.50	442.50
32	550–600	581	401.00–408.00	405.78
18	600–650	627	370.00–381.00	375.64
66	650–700	680	355.50	355.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	359	457.50	457.50
32	400–450	402	542.50	542.50
107	450–500	488	500.00–521.50	509.68
151	500–550	536	457.50–471.00	460.55
182	550–600	583	420.00–442.50	425.79
119	600–650	611	403.00–416.00	410.12
147	650–700	676	369.00–383.50	378.94
13	700–750	749	355.50	355.50
51	900–950	930	316.50	316.50

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE

Feeder Cattle

North Platte Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets