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North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

North Platte, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 9, 2025

692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.07/cwt ≈ $2,854/hd at 827 lb · 118 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.97/cwt +73.53 vs last sale · ≈ $3,047/hd at 918 lb · 117 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $394.84/cwt +66.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,898/hd at 734 lb · 88 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 692

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 557.50 $557.50 $1,829
370 370 4 535.00 $535.00 $1,980 +30.00
421–433 428 10 497.50–502.00 $500.23 $2,141 +36.39
607 607 12 407.50 $407.50 $2,474 +41.74
717–737 734 88 385.00–396.50 $394.84 $2,898 +66.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 12 389.50 $389.50 $2,520
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
242 242 4 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–385 368 7 340.50–500.00 $428.57 $1,577
462 462 11 462.50 $462.50 $2,137 +85.00
600 600 52 389.00 $389.00 $2,334
669 669 15 397.50 $397.50 $2,659 +95.26
705 705 87 369.00 $369.00 $2,601 +80.00
770 770 7 351.00 $351.00 $2,703 +51.70
773 773 7 356.00 $356.00 $2,752 +56.70
802–848 827 118 339.00–349.00 $345.07 $2,854
852–887 857 46 334.00–341.00 $340.09 $2,915 +64.98
900–945 918 117 329.00–336.00 $331.97 $3,047 +73.53
957–987 967 84 323.50–328.50 $325.40 $3,147 +46.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
255 255 7 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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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.