North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

North Platte, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2026

951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $442.19/cwt ≈ $2,540/hd at 574 lb · 161 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $451.36/cwt -13.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,927/hd at 427 lb · 77 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $483.44/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,311/hd at 478 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	951	1,132	850
Feeder cattle	951	1,132	850

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold with a lower undertone. Demand was mostly moderate, instances good from in house buyers with an active internet. Bulk of the trade sold in packages throughout the day. Majority of the calves had fall precondition shots. For the few lots that only had spring vaccination protocol a steep discount was applied by the buyers. Some nice packages of preg checked open heifers off area ranchers replacements in the run.

→ Feeder heifers: steer and heifer calves sold with a lower undertone

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	7	540.00	$540.00	$2,052	-22.50
463–485	478	62	483.00–485.00	$483.44	$2,311	+2.67
520–535	532	24	440.00–458.00	$446.08	$2,373	-27.56
550–589	574	153	430.00–454.00	$443.35	$2,545	—
583	583	8	420.00	$420.00	$2,449	—
600–641	630	58	400.00–418.00	$407.89	$2,570	-10.06
650–677	667	57	380.00–391.00	$385.77	$2,573	-31.73
711–718	715	30	355.00–371.00	$364.64	$2,607	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539	539	15	435.00	$435.00	$2,345	—
578	578	12	425.00	$425.00	$2,456	—
622	622	11	375.00	$375.00	$2,332	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	16	552.50	$552.50	$1,807	—
355–385	375	14	475.00–522.50	$494.50	$1,854	—
417–438	427	77	440.00–457.50	$451.36	$1,927	-13.34
483–494	486	48	410.00–411.00	$410.77	$1,996	-49.16
510–541	521	40	377.00–396.00	$388.57	$2,024	-20.27
551–571	559	50	376.00–391.00	$382.63	$2,139	-17.37
600–610	604	15	355.00–364.00	$359.09	$2,169	-10.91
641	641	5	347.00	$347.00	$2,224	-23.00
665–668	666	17	336.00–338.00	$336.59	$2,242	—
901–927	914	21	285.00–297.00	$292.37	$2,672	—
953	953	42	299.50	$299.50	$2,854	-5.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
634	634	21	338.00	$338.00	$2,143	+7.00
822	822	6	295.00	$295.00	$2,425	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1016	1016	17	288.00	$288.00	$2,926	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
259	259	5	1,560.00	$1,560.00	—

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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.