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North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction · Tue, Oct 3

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North Platte Stockyards

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

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← Sep 19Oct 3Oct 17 →

Receipts

685 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 780▲ 685 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 for all offerings.

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 $308.42/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$308.42

324 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$8.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+35.24

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	308.58	1,764	318
Medium and Large 1-2	530	300.00	1,590	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.58/cwt here — about $174 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 sale324 hd

308.42

—

NE average7 barns · 9,068 hd

273.18

+35.24

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

Every lot

19 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,111	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,359	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,520	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	322.92/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,569	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	328.38/cwt	314.00–331.00	1,727	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	293.79/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,727	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,833	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,968	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,022	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,244	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	297.16/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,385	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	276.78/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,389	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,463	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,429	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	243.53/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,663	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,746	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,981	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	232.07/cwt	220.00–237.50	2,154	69

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 3, 2023

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

Receipts 685Last week 780Year ago 0

No comparison to last week. Demand was good for all offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	588	288.00–296.00	293.79
9	—	312	356.00	356.00
15	—	716	256.00	256.00
14	—	751	262.00	262.00
21	—	839	241.00	241.00
41	—	447	340.00	340.00
11	—	1,013	221.50	221.50
119	—	526	314.00–331.00	328.38
22	—	486	313.00–330.00	322.92
7	—	386	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	300.00	300.00

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North Platte Stockyards

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

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← Sep 19Oct 3Oct 17 →

Receipts

685 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 780▲ 685 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good for all offerings.

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 $308.42/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$308.42

324 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$8.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+35.24

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	308.58	1,764	318
Medium and Large 1-2	530	300.00	1,590	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.58/cwt here — about $174 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 sale324 hd

308.42

—

NE average7 barns · 9,068 hd

273.18

+35.24

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

Every lot

19 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,111	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,359	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,520	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	322.92/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,569	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	328.38/cwt	314.00–331.00	1,727	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	293.79/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,727	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,833	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,968	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,022	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,244	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	297.16/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,385	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	276.78/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,389	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,463	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,429	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	243.53/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,663	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,746	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,981	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	232.07/cwt	220.00–237.50	2,154	69

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 3, 2023

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

Receipts 685Last week 780Year ago 0

No comparison to last week. Demand was good for all offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	588	288.00–296.00	293.79
9	—	312	356.00	356.00
15	—	716	256.00	256.00
14	—	751	262.00	262.00
21	—	839	241.00	241.00
41	—	447	340.00	340.00
11	—	1,013	221.50	221.50
119	—	526	314.00–331.00	328.38
22	—	486	313.00–330.00	322.92
7	—	386	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	300.00	300.00

6	—	740	236.00	236.00
7	—	834	237.50	237.50
22	—	502	275.00–278.00	276.78
26	—	683	243.00–245.00	243.53
30	—	466	294.00–299.00	297.16
32	—	553	264.50	264.50
69	—	928	220.00–237.50	232.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	246.00	246.00