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Gordon Livestock Market Report

Gordon, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 11, 2025

1,456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $385.76/cwt ≈ $1,985/hd at 515 lb · 239 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $373.17/cwt ≈ $1,644/hd at 440 lb · 173 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.66/cwt ≈ $1,734/hd at 518 lb · 173 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,456

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 445.00 $445.00 $1,535
378 378 9 427.50 $427.50 $1,616
386 386 25 430.00 $430.00 $1,660
433 433 77 415.00 $415.00 $1,797
447 447 15 430.00 $430.00 $1,922
456–499 460 56 387.50–396.00 $395.18 $1,818
500–505 504 170 370.00–401.00 $397.48 $2,003
538–546 541 69 345.00–380.00 $356.87 $1,931
554 554 106 340.50–364.00 $362.67 $2,009
581 581 14 341.00 $341.00 $1,981
614–626 622 90 318.00–328.50 $327.00 $2,034
651 651 41 319.50 $319.50 $2,080
702–742 720 116 296.00–303.50 $300.24 $2,162
836 836 32 268.50 $268.50 $2,245
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 7 354.00 $354.00 $1,742
585 585 5 313.00 $313.00 $1,831

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 16 422.50 $422.50 $1,462
378 378 11 372.50 $372.50 $1,408
429–444 438 31 360.00–367.00 $362.50 $1,588
441 441 142 375.50 $375.50 $1,656
460–489 479 24 317.00–330.00 $321.16 $1,538
480–490 488 50 329.00–333.00 $332.37 $1,622
510–521 513 62 330.00–340.00 $337.63 $1,732
521 521 111 333.00 $333.00 $1,735
576 576 46 304.00 $304.00 $1,751
638 638 80 315.00 $315.00 $2,010
677 677 20 278.00 $278.00 $1,882
734 734 25 258.00 $258.00 $1,894

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.