Name: Sheridan livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in several weeks market trend not applicable.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.21/cwt on 1,016 head.

Average price

$142.21

1,016 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$16.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.95

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	142.65	943	989
Medium and Large 1-2	654	126.00	824	27

One grade step is worth $16.65/cwt here — about $119 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

142.21

—

NE average8 barns · 9,287 hd

148.16

−5.95

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	1,814	74.81	1,357	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,752	63.86	1,119	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,428	62.59	894	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,319	53.03	700	112

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	1,385	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	2,185	80.13/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,751	3
Bulls	—	—	1,746	74.20/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,296	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	62.59/cwt	58.00–69.50	894	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,752	63.86/cwt	60.00–64.75	1,119	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,272	46.98/cwt	43.00–52.50	598	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	170.36/cwt	167.00–171.75	1,048	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	171.43/cwt	167.00–178.00	977	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	134.19/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,165	215
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	93.91/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,050	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	79.92/cwt	71.00–87.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	179.44/cwt	176.00–181.00	877	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	135.62/cwt	127.50–139.00	1,104	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,292	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	969	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	145.26/cwt	144.00–146.00	966	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	149.26/cwt	144.50–152.00	1,082	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,105	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,129	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	170.87/cwt	168.00–174.50	900	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	157.35/cwt	150.00–159.50	878	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	831	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	136.80/cwt	134.00–140.00	907	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	139.06/cwt	135.00–141.50	989	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	132.40/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,030	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	751	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,336	55.14/cwt	49.00–59.50	737	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	159.19/cwt	151.00–161.00	649	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	162.41/cwt	160.00–166.00	859	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	164.99/cwt	157.00–168.50	766	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	145.08/cwt	138.00–148.50	888	94

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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,212Last week 2,094Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 0

First reported sale in several weeks market trend not applicable.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	65.00	65.00
3	—	2,185	79.00–82.50	80.13
10	—	1,746	70.00–77.50	74.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,428	58.00–69.50	62.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,752	60.00–64.75	63.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,272	43.00–52.50	46.98
83	—	1,336	49.00–59.50	55.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	615	167.00–171.75	170.36
123	—	570	167.00–178.00	171.43
215	—	868	133.00–137.00	134.19
40	—	489	176.00–181.00	179.44
48	—	814	127.50–139.00	135.62
65	—	994	130.00	130.00
99	—	725	144.50–152.00	149.26
9	—	421	171.00	171.00
69	—	682	162.00	162.00
93	—	773	146.00	146.00
25	—	527	168.00–174.50	170.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	772	125.50	125.50
35	—	665	144.00–146.00	145.26
5	—	593	160.50	160.50
15	—	645	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	558	150.00–159.50	157.35
199	—	663	134.00–140.00	136.80
212	—	711	135.00–141.50	139.06
245	—	778	130.00–136.50	132.40
7	—	362	168.00	168.00
25	—	408	151.00–161.00	159.19
45	—	529	160.00–166.00	162.41
46	—	464	157.00–168.50	164.99
94	—	612	138.00–148.50	145.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	698	119.00	119.00
6	—	499	150.50	150.50

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	7	—	1,118	90.00–98.50	93.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,025	71.00–87.00	79.92

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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