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North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

North Platte, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 21, 2025

2,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $446.12/cwt +14.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,757/hd at 618 lb · 430 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $473.65/cwt +22.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,747/hd at 580 lb · 390 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $544.91/cwt -6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,648/hd at 486 lb · 206 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,272 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–346 339 12 605.00–612.50 $608.83 $2,064 —
389–393 391 34 615.00–629.00 $621.55 $2,430 +49.05
402–415 405 45 580.00–620.00 $596.75 $2,417 +19.25
450–499 486 206 530.00–565.00 $544.91 $2,648 -6.58
500–535 516 160 506.00–544.00 $521.64 $2,692 +17.60
552–586 580 390 456.00–480.00 $473.65 $2,747 +22.38
600–647 618 430 430.00–457.50 $446.12 $2,757 —
666–699 678 105 396.00–421.00 $409.55 $2,777 —
678 678 5 386.00 $386.00 $2,617 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–390 387 10 575.00–587.50 $581.19 $2,249 —
415–440 427 34 527.50–552.50 $536.90 $2,293 -10.60
464–499 483 51 490.00–520.00 $505.03 $2,439 -27.76
539–540 540 45 456.00–475.00 $467.41 $2,524 -16.59
556–574 560 25 440.00–442.00 $441.59 $2,473 —
749 749 11 373.50 $373.50 $2,798 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 7 525.00 $525.00 $2,415 —
548 548 26 482.00 $482.00 $2,641 —
606–635 628 69 422.50–427.50 $426.21 $2,677 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–397 373 70 495.00–540.00 $519.39 $1,937 —
409–441 426 32 475.00–496.00 $481.22 $2,050 -7.71
470 thin fleshed 470 10 482.50 $482.50 $2,268 —
454–492 484 98 444.00–462.50 $454.18 $2,198 -17.81
507–522 511 59 432.50–455.00 $444.52 $2,271 +7.12
573–599 588 80 401.00–417.00 $411.55 $2,420 +11.82
614–638 628 55 371.00–397.00 $380.83 $2,392 -4.89
711 711 22 366.00 $366.00 $2,602 +6.00
762 762 39 357.00 $357.00 $2,720 -9.00
852 852 34 347.00 $347.00 $2,956 +10.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–549 516 24 428.00–434.50 $432.77 $2,233 —
574 574 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,239 —
606 606 33 385.00 $385.00 $2,333 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 530.00 $530.00 $1,760 —
434 434 9 467.50 $467.50 $2,029 ±0.00
543 543 26 412.50–414.00 $413.25 $2,244 +42.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,362 -7.50

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Reading this report

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.