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North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction · Tue, Oct 11

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North Platte Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · North Platte, Nebraska · Tue, Oct 11

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← earliestOct 11Oct 18 →

Receipts

3,449 head

▲ 3,449 vs last sale 0▲ 3,449 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First sale reported at North Platte Stockyards a market trend is not applicable. Large run of bawling spring calves with some yearlings on hand for the anniversary bbq sale on Tuesday. Bulk of the calves had two rounds of vaccinations. Demand was moderate to good throughout the day.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.54/cwt on 1,594 head.

Average price

$206.54

1,594 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$8.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	207.99	1,206	1,306
Medium and Large 1-2	529	199.98	1,058	288

One grade step is worth $8.01/cwt here — about $148 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 sale1,594 hd

206.54

—

NE average9 barns · 16,903 hd

204.76

+1.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

37 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	842	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	235.47/cwt	222.50–246.00	897	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	385	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	974	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	823	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	973	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	212.43/cwt	211.00–216.00	909	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	204.75/cwt	200.00–207.00	971	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	218.90/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,044	314
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	209.57/cwt	203.00–224.00	1,088	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	196.41/cwt	196.00–196.50	1,061	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	193.93/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,090	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	207.40/cwt	200.00–213.50	1,201	281
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,238	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	199.87/cwt	190.50–206.00	1,245	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,201	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	647	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,220	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	193.67/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,282	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,273	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	190.86/cwt	187.00–191.75	1,521	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	947	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	1,726	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	216.14/cwt	211.00–220.00	724	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	693	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	206.24/cwt	204.00–207.00	775	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	778	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	200.36/cwt	193.00–206.00	844	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	183.13/cwt	182.00–188.00	808	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	180.59/cwt	177.00–187.00	861	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	191.50/cwt	184.50–200.00	915	305
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	185.95/cwt	185.00–187.50	984	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	171.23/cwt	167.00–178.00

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.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE

Tue Oct 11, 2022

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

Receipts 3,449Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	376	204.00–207.00	206.24
41	—	335	211.00–220.00	216.14
60	—	823	174.00–178.25	177.61
77	—	771	178.75	178.75
106	—	579	172.00–183.00	180.99
144	—	421	193.00–206.00	200.36
219	—	745	175.50–181.25	177.35
147	—	529	185.00–187.50	185.95
305	—	478	184.50–200.00	191.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
153

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North Platte Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · North Platte, Nebraska · Tue, Oct 11

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← earliestOct 11Oct 18 →

Receipts

3,449 head

▲ 3,449 vs last sale 0▲ 3,449 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.54/cwt on 1,594 head.

Average price

$206.54

1,594 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$8.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	207.99	1,206	1,306
Medium and Large 1-2	529	199.98	1,058	288

One grade step is worth $8.01/cwt here — about $148 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 sale1,594 hd

206.54

—

NE average9 barns · 16,903 hd

204.76

+1.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

37 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	842	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	235.47/cwt	222.50–246.00	897	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	385	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	974	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	823	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	973	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	212.43/cwt	211.00–216.00	909	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	204.75/cwt	200.00–207.00	971	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	218.90/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,044	314
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	209.57/cwt	203.00–224.00	1,088	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	196.41/cwt	196.00–196.50	1,061	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	193.93/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,090	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	207.40/cwt	200.00–213.50	1,201	281
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,238	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	199.87/cwt	190.50–206.00	1,245	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,201	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	647	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,220	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	193.67/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,282	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,273	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	190.86/cwt	187.00–191.75	1,521	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	947	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	1,726	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	216.14/cwt	211.00–220.00	724	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	693	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	206.24/cwt	204.00–207.00	775	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	778	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	200.36/cwt	193.00–206.00	844	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	183.13/cwt	182.00–188.00	808	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	180.59/cwt	177.00–187.00	861	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	191.50/cwt	184.50–200.00	915	305
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	185.95/cwt	185.00–187.50	984	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	171.23/cwt	167.00–178.00

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.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE

Tue Oct 11, 2022

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

Receipts 3,449Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	376	204.00–207.00	206.24
41	—	335	211.00–220.00	216.14
60	—	823	174.00–178.25	177.61
77	—	771	178.75	178.75
106	—	579	172.00–183.00	180.99
144	—	421	193.00–206.00	200.36
219	—	745	175.50–181.25	177.35
147	—	529	185.00–187.50	185.95
305	—	478	184.50–200.00	191.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
153

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	534	167.00–178.00	171.23
6	—	389	200.00	200.00
71	—	477	177.00–187.00	180.59
5	—	343	202.00	202.00
27	—	621	180.50–181.00	180.69
20	—	441	182.00–188.00	183.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	636	178.00–181.50	180.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	562	192.00–195.00	193.93
69	—	474	200.00–207.00	204.75
37	—	665	191.50	191.50
52	—	540	196.00–196.50	196.41
10	—	391	210.50	210.50
5	—	639	188.00	188.00
52	—	428	211.00–216.00	212.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	647	188.50	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	947	182.25	182.25
190	—	519	203.00–224.00	209.57
10	—	348	242.00	242.00
46	—	604	205.00	205.00
281	—	579	200.00–213.50	207.40
17	—	416	234.00	234.00
44	—	381	222.50–246.00	235.47
314	—	477	211.00–226.00	218.90
106	—	797	187.00–191.75	190.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	623	190.50–206.00	199.87
80	—	662	187.50–195.00	193.67