▲ 37 vs last sale 829▼ 1,589 vs year ago 2,455 · −64.7%
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Reporter comment USDA
As filed
Demand on quality weaned heifers and steers was moderate to good. With weather in low 40's prices on the higher side compared to two weeks ago.
Weight classPick one — the panels below update
Steers · summary 0–100 lb
Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $285.29/cwt on 503 head.
Average price
$285.29
503 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.83
vs NE average
Price by quality 0–100 lb
Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscle
Avg wt
$/cwt
$/head
Head
Medium and Large 1
633
285.73
1,808
489
Medium and Large 1-2
570
269.75
1,536
14thin
One grade step is worth $15.98/cwt here — about $272 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.
How it compared 0–100 lb
Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale503 hd
285.29
—
NE average11 barns · 17,817 hd
271.46
+13.83
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.
Every lot
18 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1
425
311.07/cwt
305.00–321.00
1,322
19
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1
474
316.50/cwt
316.50–316.50
1,500
19
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1
534
312.82/cwt
307.00–315.00
1,670
76
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1-2
540
275.00/cwt
275.00–275.00
1,485
7
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1
572
306.62/cwt
293.00–311.00
1,754
102
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1-2
599
264.50/cwt
264.50–264.50
1,584
7
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1
634
274.05/cwt
272.50–275.00
1,737
16
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1
664
275.00/cwt
275.00–275.00
1,826
63
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1
700
271.50/cwt
271.50–271.50
1,901
122
Steers
—
Medium and Large 1
779
248.85/cwt
248.85–248.85
1,939
72
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1
368
300.00/cwt
300.00–300.00
1,104
5
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1
431
292.00/cwt
292.00–292.00
1,259
14
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1
463
280.45/cwt
275.00–292.00
1,298
73
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1
528
280.79/cwt
265.00–285.50
1,483
44
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1
567
272.65/cwt
260.00–275.50
1,546
78
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1
619
256.00/cwt
256.00–256.00
1,585
7
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1
684
227.00/cwt
227.00–227.00
1,553
17
Heifers
—
Medium and Large 1
738
220.00/cwt
220.00–220.00
1,624
32
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.
Demand on quality weaned heifers and steers was moderate to good. With weather in low 40's prices on the higher side compared to two weeks ago.
Feeder Cattle
As reported
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
7
—
599
264.50
264.50
7
—
540
275.00
275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
122
—
700
271.50
271.50
102
—
572
293.00–311.00
306.62
76
—
534
307.00–315.00
312.82
72
—
779
248.85
248.85
63
—
664
275.00
275.00
19
—
474
316.50
316.50
19
—
425
305.00–321.00
311.07
16
—
634
272.50–275.00
274.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1
Source: USDA AMS · Gordon · Tue, Jan 23 · 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-1858/2024-01-23
$ per cwt · actual wt
Head
Wt range
Avg wt
Price range
Avg price
78
—
567
260.00–275.50
272.65
73
—
463
275.00–292.00
280.45
44
—
528
265.00–285.50
280.79
32
—
738
220.00
220.00
17
—
684
227.00
227.00
14
—
431
292.00
292.00
7
—
619
256.00
256.00
5
—
368
300.00
300.00
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.