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North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction · Tue, Sep 5

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North Platte Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · North Platte, Nebraska · Tue, Sep 5

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← May 2Sep 5Sep 19 →

Receipts

450 head

▼ 1,030 vs last sale 1,480▲ 450 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good on nice selection of heifers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.19/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$236.19

354 head · 847 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1,087

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

$3.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	393	240.00	943	10thin
Medium and Large 1	860	236.07	2,031	344

One grade step is worth $3.93/cwt here — about −$1,087 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 sale354 hd

236.19

—

NE average3 barns · 1,884 hd

239.21

−3.03

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

Every lot

13 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 · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	943	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,539	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,571	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,803	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,911	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,996	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	234.24/cwt	234.00–235.50	2,103	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,104	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	232.21/cwt	229.50–233.50	2,220	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,022	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,294	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,089	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,031	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,226	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,242	7

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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Receipts 450Last week 1,480Year ago 0

No comparison to last week. Demand was good on nice selection of heifers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	898	234.00–235.50	234.24
40	—	956	229.50–233.50	232.21
40	—	835	239.00	239.00
32	—	1,022	224.50	224.50
59	—	707	255.00	255.00
49	—	923	228.00	228.00
27	—	766	249.50	249.50
26	—	600	256.50	256.50
11	—	1,089	186.50	186.50
7	—	1,225	183.00	183.00
5	—	1,178	189.00	189.00
5	—	652	241.00	241.00

Head
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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North Platte Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · North Platte, Nebraska · Tue, Sep 5

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← May 2Sep 5Sep 19 →

Receipts

450 head

▼ 1,030 vs last sale 1,480▲ 450 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good on nice selection of heifers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.19/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$236.19

354 head · 847 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1,087

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

$3.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	393	240.00	943	10thin
Medium and Large 1	860	236.07	2,031	344

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale354 hd

236.19

—

NE average3 barns · 1,884 hd

239.21

−3.03

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

Every lot

13 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 · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	943	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,539	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,571	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,803	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,911	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,996	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	234.24/cwt	234.00–235.50	2,103	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,104	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	232.21/cwt	229.50–233.50	2,220	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,022	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,294	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,089	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,031	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,226	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,242	7

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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Receipts 450Last week 1,480Year ago 0

No comparison to last week. Demand was good on nice selection of heifers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	898	234.00–235.50	234.24
40	—	956	229.50–233.50	232.21
40	—	835	239.00	239.00
32	—	1,022	224.50	224.50
59	—	707	255.00	255.00
49	—	923	228.00	228.00
27	—	766	249.50	249.50
26	—	600	256.50	256.50
11	—	1,089	186.50	186.50
7	—	1,225	183.00	183.00
5	—	1,178	189.00	189.00
5	—	652	241.00	241.00

Head
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt