Sale reports / Nebraska / Sheridan / 2020-01-15

Sheridan

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rushville, Nebraska · Wed, Jan 15
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1859
Slaughter Cattle receipts
317 head
80 vs last sale 237 317 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
683 head
630 vs last sale 53 683 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with no other comparable offerings. Most of the receipts comprised of bred cows that are to calve in March and April. Demand was moderate to good for all offerings on a blustery cold day in the heart of the Sand Hills.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,59970.301,12414
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60155.9189528
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34254.61733122
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20739.9348279

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Sheridan Livestock Auction Co. - Rushville, NE
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,19362.31/cwt62.00–62.507432
Bulls2,03675.99/cwt75.00–76.501,5473
Bulls1,69970.56/cwt65.00–74.501,1996
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28547.66/cwt46.00–49.006123
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47348.53/cwt44.50–59.0071510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77376.73/cwt76.00–77.501,3602
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0391,465.93/cwt1,375.00–1,510.0015,23129
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0071,266.06/cwt1,225.00–1,275.0012,74924
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1885117.23/cwt94.00–130.501,03714
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,07768.78/cwt60.00–76.0074154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3121,283.63/cwt1,225.00–1,335.0016,84126
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5731,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0017,30326
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,559925.00/cwt925.00–925.0014,4219
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2241,381.16/cwt1,235.00–1,485.0016,90530
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,322962.85/cwt925.00–1,000.0012,72933
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3881,133.32/cwt1,050.00–1,300.0015,73011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62146.18/cwt42.50–49.507495
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58056.25/cwt50.50–61.5088921
CowsLean 85-90%1,12231.69/cwt27.50–35.003568
CowsLean 85-90%1,22840.41/cwt31.00–51.0049644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5321,262.80/cwt960.00–1,475.0019,34683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5411,623.18/cwt1,350.00–1,900.0025,013167
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,369946.49/cwt900.00–1,000.0012,95756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,408880.18/cwt825.00–950.0012,39349
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,316675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,88312
BullsReturn to Feed1,23169.40/cwt65.00–79.008543
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,37640.50/cwt40.50–40.505575
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,32956.07/cwt42.00–68.00745104
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,19941.58/cwt35.50–46.0049927

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.