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North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction · Tue, Apr 15

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North Platte Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · North Platte, Nebraska · Tue, Apr 15

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← Apr 1Apr 15May 6 →

Receipts

660 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 841▼ 290 vs year ago 950 · −30.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.55/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −108.81 against this barn's trailing median of $435.36.

Average price

$326.55

105 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$45.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.19

vs NE average

+5.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	341.39	1,903	71
Medium and Large 1-2	583	295.56	1,722	34

One grade step is worth $45.82/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale105 hd

326.55

—

NE average6 barns · 1,199 hd

339.74

−13.19

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+5.37

This barn, trailing median10 sales

435.36

−108.81

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

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $490.31, low $385.27, median $435.36 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

18 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	434.08/cwt	422.00–441.00	1,836	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	439.50/cwt	439.50–439.50	2,303	145
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,090	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	355.78/cwt	351.00–358.00	2,028	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	599	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,306	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	334.49/cwt	328.50–342.00	2,127	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,016	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	799	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,237	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first

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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Receipts 660Last week 841Year ago 950

No comparison to last week. Demand was good to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	599	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	536	390.00	390.00
9	650–700	681	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	400–450	423	422.00–441.00	434.08
145	500–550	524	439.50	439.50
36	550–600	570	351.00–358.00	355.78
27	600–650	636	328.50–342.00	334.49
27	750–800	799	280.00	280.00

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North Platte Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · North Platte, Nebraska · Tue, Apr 15

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← Apr 1Apr 15May 6 →

Receipts

660 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 841▼ 290 vs year ago 950 · −30.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.55/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −108.81 against this barn's trailing median of $435.36.

Average price

$326.55

105 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$45.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.19

vs NE average

+5.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	341.39	1,903	71
Medium and Large 1-2	583	295.56	1,722	34

One grade step is worth $45.82/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale105 hd

326.55

—

NE average6 barns · 1,199 hd

339.74

−13.19

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+5.37

This barn, trailing median10 sales

435.36

−108.81

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

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $490.31, low $385.27, median $435.36 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

18 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	434.08/cwt	422.00–441.00	1,836	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	439.50/cwt	439.50–439.50	2,303	145
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,090	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	355.78/cwt	351.00–358.00	2,028	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	599	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,306	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	334.49/cwt	328.50–342.00	2,127	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,016	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	799	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,237	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first

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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Receipts 660Last week 841Year ago 950

No comparison to last week. Demand was good to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	599	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	536	390.00	390.00
9	650–700	681	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	400–450	423	422.00–441.00	434.08
145	500–550	524	439.50	439.50
36	550–600	570	351.00–358.00	355.78
27	600–650	636	328.50–342.00	334.49
27	750–800	799	280.00	280.00

7	500–550	542	271.00	271.00
27	550–600	593	291.00–317.50	301.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	398	409.00	409.00
25	400–450	431	412.50	412.50
39	450–500	490	340.00–358.00	354.54
18	500–550	526	348.00–349.00	348.34
39	550–600	574	330.00–341.00	333.29
78	600–650	615	310.00–330.00	324.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	551	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
71	450–500	484	387.00	387.00