Name: Gordon livestock auction prices — 2019-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today was Gordon's first sale in three weeks so no trend will be given. There was a moderate crowd on hand today for strings and packages of feeder type calves. Trade was moderate with demand being moderate as well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.37/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$133.37

336 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$226

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$2.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.33

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	135.20	768	83
Medium and Large 1	749	132.77	994	253

One grade step is worth $2.43/cwt here — about −$226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale336 hd

133.37

—

NE average5 barns · 3,088 hd

144.70

−11.33

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,900	77.99	1,481	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	61.67	981	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,414	60.26	852	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	49.67	586	14

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Gordon Livestock Market - Gordon, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,081	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,441	63.47/cwt	58.50–69.50	915	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,450	56.74/cwt	56.00–57.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	658	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	59.65/cwt	57.50–63.50	814	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	54.53/cwt	50.50–58.00	761	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	46.79/cwt	44.50–50.50	549	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	54.84/cwt	52.50–57.50	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,006	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.92/cwt	164.00–176.00	680	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	155.52/cwt	154.00–156.00	792	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	777	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,160	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	982	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	178.76/cwt	178.00–184.00	670	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	75.90/cwt	75.00–77.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	991	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	64.74/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,044	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	51.85/cwt	48.50–55.50	822	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,856	73.55/cwt	71.50–74.50	1,365	3
Bulls	—	—	1,965	84.64/cwt	80.50–88.50	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	698	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	970	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,330	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	904	1

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Gordon Livestock Market - Gordon, NE

Tue May 14, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	961	112.50	112.50
5	—	553	149.50	149.50
5	—	379	173.50	173.50
53	—	783	128.50	128.50
50	—	410	164.00–176.00	165.92
26	—	509	154.00–156.00	155.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	294	165.00	165.00
10	—	660	126.00	126.00
40	—	632	123.00	123.00
12	—	582	146.50	146.50
11	—	485	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	159.00	159.00
5	—	418	179.50	179.50
6	—	305	187.50	187.50
5	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
54	—	861	134.75	134.75
53	—	698	140.75	140.75
39	—	375	178.00–184.00	178.76
21	—	565	154.00	154.00
15	—	708	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	887	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	698	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,441	58.50–69.50	63.47
4	—	1,450	56.00–57.00	56.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,364	57.50–63.50	59.65
5	—	1,395	50.50–58.00	54.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,173	44.50–50.50	46.79
5	—	1,195	52.50–57.50	54.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,613	63.00–67.00	64.74
2	—	1,585	48.50–55.50	51.85
1	—	1,515	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,856	71.50–74.50	73.55
2	—	1,965	80.50–88.50	84.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,121	75.00–77.00	75.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	68.00	68.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Gordon Livestock Market - Gordon, NE

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle