North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

North Platte, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2026

3,258 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $425.83/cwt +17.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,657/hd at 624 lb · 362 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $484.81/cwt +38.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,519/hd at 520 lb · 300 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.72/cwt ≈ $2,867/hd at 827 lb · 275 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,258	951	2,536
Feeder cattle	3,258	951	2,536

Market comments — USDA reporter

BBQ sale day. Compared to last week, steers were 10.00 - 20.00 higher and heifers were 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection offered. Lots of buyers on the seats and active internet..

▲ Feeder heifers: steers were 10.00 - 20.00 higher and heifers were 5.00 - 20.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: steers were 10.00 - 20.00 higher and heifers were 5.00 - 20.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	6	600.00	$600.00	$1,998	—
357–390	374	26	552.00–570.00	$560.60	$2,097	+20.60
420 fancy	420	35	562.00	$562.00	$2,360	—
417–442	428	64	533.00–552.50	$544.50	$2,330	—
454–494	478	60	505.00–523.00	$515.37	$2,463	+31.93
507–516 fancy	511	83	497.00–504.50	$500.85	$2,559	—
506–549	523	217	467.50–486.00	$478.68	$2,503	+32.60
552–579	561	183	441.00–464.00	$454.17	$2,548	+10.82
600–648	624	362	417.50–437.00	$425.83	$2,657	+17.94
650–674	657	236	402.50–419.00	$411.83	$2,706	+26.06
792	792	43	380.00	$380.00	$3,010	—
853	853	10	360.00	$360.00	$3,071	—
905	905	63	342.00	$342.00	$3,095	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–427	426	19	485.00–502.50	$496.99	$2,117	—
451–492	477	43	476.00–494.00	$481.68	$2,298	—
536–547	542	43	439.00–457.50	$453.03	$2,455	+18.03
556–587	578	35	431.00–438.00	$433.22	$2,504	+8.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313 thin fleshed	313	10	532.50	$532.50	$1,667	—
323–333	327	17	502.50	$502.50	$1,643	-50.00
364	364	31	500.00	$500.00	$1,820	+5.50
413–423	419	85	460.00–480.00	$472.59	$1,980	+21.23
460 fancy	460	19	455.00	$455.00	$2,093	—
458–488	478	100	430.00–447.50	$436.45	$2,086	+25.68
510–537	524	209	400.00–417.50	$406.86	$2,132	+18.29
568	568	40	420.00	$420.00	$2,386	+37.37
552–599	579	166	381.00–405.00	$391.43	$2,266	+8.80
607	607	73	373.00–386.50	$382.06	$2,319	+22.97
651–657	654	31	353.00–362.00	$357.08	$2,335	+20.49
767–792	786	28	334.00–345.00	$336.68	$2,646	—
806–849	827	275	341.00–358.00	$346.72	$2,867	—
876	876	9	316.00	$316.00	$2,768	—
934	934	10	315.00	$315.00	$2,942	+22.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–445	422	34	440.00–454.00	$444.68	$1,877	—
517	517	12	390.00	$390.00	$2,016	—
677	677	11	337.50	$337.50	$2,285	—
715–734	729	35	320.00–321.00	$320.72	$2,338	—

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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.