Name: Gordon livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today was Gordon's first feeder calf sale of the year so no trend will be given. There was a good crowd on hand today for a few strings as well as packages of mainly preconditioned calves coming strait off of the cow. Trade was moderate with demand being moderate to good throughout the sale. Gordon's next sale will be a feeder calf special October 22.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.15/cwt on 578 head.

Average price

$160.15

578 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

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

$2.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

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	479	162.26	778	19thin
Medium and Large 1	555	160.08	889	559

One grade step is worth $2.18/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale578 hd

160.15

—

NE average11 barns · 17,986 hd

158.68

+1.47

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	1,819	71.23	1,296	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	55.81	716	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	47.28	522	75

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	468	142.31/cwt	140.00–143.50	666	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	153.27/cwt	150.00–156.00	581	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	779	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	123.44/cwt	121.00–124.50	789	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	918	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	686	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	182.62/cwt	180.00–186.00	749	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	958	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	176.36/cwt	168.50–182.00	822	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	45.49/cwt	42.50–49.00	495	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	51.09/cwt	49.50–55.00	583	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,283	53.26/cwt	48.50–56.50	683	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,225	62.03/cwt	57.00–70.00	760	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	47.58/cwt	44.50–50.00	670	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	56.74/cwt	56.00–58.00	823	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	65.98/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,052	5
Bulls	—	—	2,099	77.80/cwt	72.50–80.00	1,633	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	981	73.16/cwt	69.00–79.50	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	147.61/cwt	145.50–148.00	934	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.44/cwt	152.00–157.25	891	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	167.18/cwt	164.00–168.00	874	143

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 Oct 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last 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
48	—	468	140.00–143.50	142.31
25	—	379	150.00–156.00	153.27
16	—	575	135.50	135.50
9	—	541	132.00	132.00
6	—	1,008	125.50	125.50
6	—	432	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	497	132.00	132.00
7	—	561	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	639	121.00–124.50	123.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	770	128.50	128.50
9	—	635	144.50	144.50
10	—	379	180.00–182.00	180.98
18	—	410	180.00–186.00	182.62
23	—	723	132.50	132.50
80	—	466	168.50–182.00	176.36
181	—	573	152.00–157.25	155.44
143	—	523	164.00–168.00	167.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	489	165.50	165.50
6	—	572	147.75	147.75
6	—	375	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	633	145.50–148.00	147.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,088	42.50–49.00	45.49
24	—	1,141	49.50–55.00	51.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,283	48.50–56.50	53.26
36	—	1,225	57.00–70.00	62.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,409	44.50–50.00	47.58
3	—	1,450	56.00–58.00	56.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,595	64.00–69.00	65.98
4	—	2,099	72.50–80.00	77.80

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	9	—	981	69.00–79.50	73.16

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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Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle