Name: Sheridan livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Compared to two weeks ago grass type steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with all other weights of cattle trading steady. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.18/cwt on 1,016 head.

Average price

$153.18

1,016 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$22.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	154.97	880	937
Medium and Large 1-2	619	131.99	817	79

One grade step is worth $22.98/cwt here — about $63 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 sale1,016 hd

153.18

—

NE average11 barns · 13,080 hd

154.42

−1.24

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	—	High	1,821	76.30	1,390	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	62.49	1,015	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	59.23	805	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	44.48	528	25

Every lot, as filed

40 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	871	9
Bulls	—	—	1,977	81.33/cwt	81.00–81.50	1,608	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	74.42/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,312	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	58.81/cwt	53.00–64.00	835	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	36.50/cwt	36.50–36.50	391	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	187.96/cwt	183.00–201.00	900	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,091	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,131	112
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	892	106.89/cwt	100.00–114.00	953	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	67.16/cwt	65.00–70.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,183	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	161.19/cwt	153.00–166.00	998	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	172.61/cwt	162.00–181.00	980	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	154.87/cwt	140.50–157.00	1,052	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.67/cwt	132.00–136.00	765	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	949	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,008	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	909	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	177.22/cwt	172.00–180.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	189.66/cwt	182.50–200.00	975	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	173.30/cwt	151.00–179.00	811	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	166.53/cwt	155.00–170.00	869	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	146.92/cwt	140.00–155.50	846	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.70/cwt	134.50–145.00	878	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	993	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	844	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	42.26/cwt	39.00–47.50	502	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,549	48.45/cwt	43.00–54.50	750	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	62.49/cwt	58.50–65.00	1,015	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	168.61/cwt	160.00–176.00	705	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	926	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	647	155.28/cwt	154.00–156.50	1,005	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	903	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,290	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,185	46.34/cwt	39.00–52.50	549	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,319	60.45/cwt	46.00–68.50	797	60

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 →

Sheridan Livestock Auction Co. - Rushville, NE

Wed Jan 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,094Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 317Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 683Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	726	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	479	183.00–201.00	187.96
67	—	726	150.25	150.25
112	—	754	150.00	150.00
180	—	619	153.00–166.00	161.19
216	—	568	162.00–181.00	172.61
168	—	679	140.50–157.00	154.87
9	—	419	172.00–180.00	177.22
19	—	514	182.50–200.00	189.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	865	136.75	136.75
5	—	327	170.00	170.00
5	—	392	164.00	164.00
17	—	648	146.50	146.50
20	—	752	134.00	134.00
15	—	699	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	572	132.00–136.00	133.67
12	—	779	127.50	127.50
16	—	649	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	468	151.00–179.00	173.30
174	—	522	155.00–170.00	166.53
188	—	576	140.00–155.50	146.92
198	—	624	134.50–145.00	140.70
10	—	370	165.00	165.00
32	—	418	160.00–176.00	168.61
47	—	691	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	647	154.00–156.50	155.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,977	81.00–81.50	81.33
8	—	1,763	69.00–78.00	74.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,420	53.00–64.00	58.81
6	—	1,549	43.00–54.50	48.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	36.50	36.50
1	—	1,210	51.00	51.00
11	—	1,188	39.00–47.50	42.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,624	58.50–65.00	62.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	50.00	50.00
11	—	1,185	39.00–52.50	46.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,319	46.00–68.50	60.45

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	892	100.00–114.00	106.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,028	65.00–70.00	67.16

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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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

Sheridan Livestock Auction Co. - Rushville, NE

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Slaughter Cattle

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