Name: Gordon livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 500-550 lbs steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower while slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower with no other comparisons. There was a moderate crowd on hand today for a few strings and packages of mainly preconditioned calves coming strait off of the cow. Trade today was moderate with demand being moderate throughout the sale. Gordon's next sale will be a feeder calf special October 29.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.08/cwt on 842 head.

Average price

$155.08

842 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$12.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	156.06	893	776
Medium and Large 1-2	581	143.55	834	66

One grade step is worth $12.52/cwt here — about $59 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 sale842 hd

155.08

—

NE average12 barns · 20,637 hd

158.77

−3.68

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	1,694	68.73	1,164	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	66.30	1,139	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	49.15	624	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	42.22	481	39

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	954	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,199	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	152.72/cwt	151.50–157.50	593	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	137.37/cwt	136.50–138.25	745	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.58/cwt	131.00–140.00	773	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.82/cwt	143.50–151.00	699	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	42.22/cwt	39.50–49.00	481	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	66.30/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,139	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,223	47.75/cwt	45.50–52.50	584	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,301	60.11/cwt	56.50–64.00	782	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	618	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	63.57/cwt	61.50–67.00	1,144	4
Bulls	—	—	1,588	73.89/cwt	70.50–78.00	1,173	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	739	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,099	72.15/cwt	71.00–73.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	868	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	141.26/cwt	140.50–141.50	795	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	155.38/cwt	150.00–161.00	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	152.51/cwt	148.00–157.25	941	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	150.47/cwt	149.00–152.25	1,013	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	149.25/cwt	147.50–151.00	1,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	152.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	878	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	162.04/cwt	157.50–167.50	852	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	166.14/cwt	159.00–172.00	781	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,069	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	131.20/cwt	127.00–132.00	795	20

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,339Last week 784Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 238Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	954	129.50	129.50
6	—	892	128.50	128.50
7	—	406	148.00	148.00
12	—	339	159.00	159.00
16	—	915	131.00	131.00
34	—	388	151.50–157.50	152.72
34	—	542	136.50–138.25	137.37
50	—	570	131.00–140.00	135.58
165	—	470	143.50–151.00	148.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	131.00	131.00
20	—	606	127.00–132.00	131.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	500	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	139.50	139.50
5	—	618	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	608	142.75	142.75
21	—	563	140.50–141.50	141.26
10	—	472	150.00–161.00	155.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	617	148.00–157.25	152.51
79	—	673	149.00–152.25	150.47
6	—	708	147.50–151.00	149.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
246	—	575	150.00–155.00	152.68
153	—	526	157.50–167.50	162.04
107	—	470	159.00–172.00	166.14
11	—	769	139.00	139.00
7	—	421	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,140	39.50–49.00	42.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	62.00–69.00	66.30
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,223	45.50–52.50	47.75
5	—	1,301	56.50–64.00	60.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	43.50	43.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,800	61.50–67.00	63.57
4	—	1,588	70.50–78.00	73.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	64.50	64.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,099	71.00–73.00	72.15

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

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