Name: Sheridan livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported feeder cattle in a month a market comparison is not applicable. However, a sharply higher undertone was noted. Several packages and load lots on hand Wednesday. Several groups were weaned with some bawlers in the mix. Some top quality black and true F1 baldy heifers went back to the county for replacement heifers. Next week, will be a special bred heifer and cow sale, January 6, 2021 will be a special weaned calf auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.40/cwt on 2,219 head.

Average price

$160.40

2,219 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$0.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.00

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	160.42	983	2,068
Medium and Large 1-2	551	160.11	882	151

One grade step is worth $0.31/cwt here — about $101 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 sale2,219 hd

160.40

—

NE average11 barns · 16,939 hd

165.40

−5.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	699	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,073	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	815	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	858	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,033	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	544	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	139.61/cwt	136.50–141.50	861	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	146.70/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,050	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	145.20/cwt	144.00–146.50	1,128	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	156.62/cwt	152.50–159.25	959	651
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	974	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	564	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	151.88/cwt	145.25–156.00	1,024	381
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	174.04/cwt	170.50–186.50	926	276
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	633	146.94/cwt	146.50–147.50	930	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	453	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	879	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	156.64/cwt	151.00–160.25	755	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	165.14/cwt	158.50–171.00	940	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	146.95/cwt	140.25–150.00	841	219
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	151.94/cwt	148.50–156.50	790	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,142	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	162.74/cwt	159.00–165.50	695	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	191.71/cwt	187.00–194.50	828	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	181.88/cwt	173.00–187.25	888	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	133.89/cwt	129.50–134.50	1,113	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	188.62/cwt	184.00–195.00	728	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	163.10/cwt	160.00–164.00	626	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	136.98/cwt	135.25–139.00	896	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	701	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	148.46/cwt	143.00–150.50	724	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	163.15/cwt	155.00–166.50	868	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	147.93/cwt	146.50–149.00	950	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	750	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	173.96/cwt	173.50–176.00	847	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	153.59/cwt	152.50–158.50	905	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	621	5

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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Receipts 3,584Last week 0Year ago 3,665

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	699	153.50	153.50
38	—	511	159.50	159.50
138	—	560	153.25	153.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	318	171.00	171.00
104	—	617	136.50–141.50	139.61
33	—	706	138.00	138.00
63	—	482	151.00–160.25	156.64
219	—	572	140.25–150.00	146.95
93	—	520	148.50–156.50	151.94
33	—	427	159.00–165.50	162.74
25	—	831	129.50–134.50	133.89
27	—	384	160.00–164.00	163.10
89	—	654	135.25–139.00	136.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	170.00	170.00
157	—	633	146.50–147.50	146.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	687	121.00	121.00
14	—	523	134.00	134.00
49	—	488	143.00–150.50	148.46
5	—	437	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	735	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	716	142.00–147.50	146.70
175	—	777	144.00–146.50	145.20
651	—	612	152.50–159.25	156.62
381	—	674	145.25–156.00	151.88
276	—	532	170.50–186.50	174.04
205	—	569	158.50–171.00	165.14
7	—	816	140.00	140.00
67	—	432	187.00–194.50	191.71
90	—	488	173.00–187.25	181.88
46	—	386	184.00–195.00	188.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	453	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	532	155.00–166.50	163.15
14	—	642	146.50–149.00	147.93
7	—	730	136.50	136.50
21	—	436	172.00	172.00
26	—	487	173.50–176.00	173.96
55	—	589	152.50–158.50	153.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	582	134.00	134.00

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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