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Gordon Livestock Market Report

Gordon, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 28, 2025

1,408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $430.05/cwt -43.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,441/hd at 568 lb · 313 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $419.05/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,156/hd at 515 lb · 268 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $461.76/cwt -54.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,390/hd at 518 lb · 189 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,408

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 42 525.00 $525.00 $1,759 -87.50
357–399 374 34 475.00–500.00 $489.03 $1,829 -94.36
400–417 413 83 452.50–492.50 $472.13 $1,950 -71.62
454–499 492 168 430.00–475.00 $467.26 $2,299 -97.62
503 fancy 503 97 490.00 $490.00 $2,465
502–547 533 92 421.00–440.00 $431.99 $2,303 -84.64
551 fancy 551 95 454.50 $454.50 $2,504
554–598 575 218 409.00–426.00 $419.40 $2,412 -53.96
601–642 620 61 363.00–371.00 $365.83 $2,268 -67.61
661–699 680 10 329.00–353.00 $340.66 $2,316 -45.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 13 381.00 $381.00 $2,271

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 fancy 407 23 508.00 $508.00 $2,068
417–424 419 28 430.00–450.00 $446.42 $1,870 -47.14
474 474 87 453.00 $453.00 $2,147 -10.55
453–496 482 35 390.00–420.00 $399.48 $1,925 -64.07
503–515 509 186 436.50 $436.50 $2,222 +17.98
508–547 527 82 371.00–392.50 $379.48 $2,000 -39.04
576–580 578 27 336.00–355.00 $347.23 $2,007 -84.77
604 604 5 332.50 $332.50 $2,008 -63.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 13 372.50 $372.50 $1,855
578 578 9 315.00 $315.00 $1,821

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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.