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North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction · Tue, Apr 14

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North Platte Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · North Platte, Nebraska · Tue, Apr 14

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← Mar 31Apr 14Apr 28 →

Receipts

550 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 593▼ 110 vs year ago 660 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Short run today, demand was good to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $514.95/cwt on 151 head, up $36.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 12 comparable sales and sits +36.85 against this barn's trailing median of $478.10.

Average price

$514.95

▲ 36.81 vs prior sale

151 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$24.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs NE average

+26.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	521.94	2,972	108
Medium and Large 1-2	539	497.38	2,681	43

One grade step is worth $24.56/cwt here — about $291 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale151 hd

514.95

—

NE average7 barns · 1,392 hd

515.14

−0.19

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+26.60

This barn, trailing median12 sales

478.10

+36.85

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $527.35, low $425.00, median $478.10 across 12 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	571.00/cwt	571.00–571.00	2,501	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	570.92/cwt	552.50–572.50	2,626	66
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,905	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	497.38/cwt	486.00–505.00	2,681	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,993	95
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,734	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,350	16
Steers

North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE

Tue Apr 14, 2026

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

Receipts 550Last week 593Year ago 660

No comparison. Short run today, demand was good to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	571.00	571.00
66	450–500	460	552.50–572.50	570.92
6	500–550	538	540.00	540.00
95	550–600	570	525.00	525.00
12	600–650	629	418.00–426.00	422.12
6	650–700	652	417.50	417.50
4	750–800	773	364.00	364.00
17	950–1000	979	321.00–331.00	327.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	500–550	539	486.00–505.00	497.38
16	600–650	604	389.00	389.00
13	700–750	702	367.50	367.50

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North Platte Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · North Platte, Nebraska · Tue, Apr 14

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3653

← Mar 31Apr 14Apr 28 →

Receipts

550 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 593▼ 110 vs year ago 660 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Short run today, demand was good to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

Average price

$514.95

▲ 36.81 vs prior sale

151 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$24.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs NE average

+26.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	521.94	2,972	108
Medium and Large 1-2	539	497.38	2,681	43

One grade step is worth $24.56/cwt here — about $291 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale151 hd

514.95

—

NE average7 barns · 1,392 hd

515.14

−0.19

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+26.60

This barn, trailing median12 sales

478.10

+36.85

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $527.35, low $425.00, median $478.10 across 12 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	571.00/cwt	571.00–571.00	2,501	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	570.92/cwt	552.50–572.50	2,626	66
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,905	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	497.38/cwt	486.00–505.00	2,681	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,993	95
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,734	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,350	16
Steers

North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE

Tue Apr 14, 2026

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

Receipts 550Last week 593Year ago 660

No comparison. Short run today, demand was good to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	571.00	571.00
66	450–500	460	552.50–572.50	570.92
6	500–550	538	540.00	540.00
95	550–600	570	525.00	525.00
12	600–650	629	418.00–426.00	422.12
6	650–700	652	417.50	417.50
4	750–800	773	364.00	364.00
17	950–1000	979	321.00–331.00	327.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	500–550	539	486.00–505.00	497.38
16	600–650	604	389.00	389.00
13	700–750	702	367.50	367.50

Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	577.00/cwt	577.00–577.00	2,066	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	483.79/cwt	480.00–491.00	2,346	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	471.16/cwt	470.00–472.00	2,365	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,402	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,410	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,376	7

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	358	577.00	577.00
33	450–500	485	480.00–491.00	483.79
24	500–550	502	470.00–472.00	471.16
11	600–650	618	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	588	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	546	440.00	440.00
7	600–650	644	369.00	369.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE

Feeder Cattle

North Platte Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets