Name: Sheridan livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Quality run of feeder heifers and steers. Been several weeks since last feeder sale. Prices higher and lower on some weights. A few pairs with a few bred cows. Demand moderate to good. A little moisture in the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.62/cwt on 954 head.

Average price

$154.62

954 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$7.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	154.75	1,096	937
Medium and Large 1-2	610	147.68	901	17thin

One grade step is worth $7.07/cwt here — about $195 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 sale954 hd

154.62

—

NE average6 barns · 4,921 hd

156.28

−1.66

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

28 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 1	—	966	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,200	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	187.31/cwt	179.00–189.50	862	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	156.90/cwt	146.00–160.50	1,032	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,181	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	178.28/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,173	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	146.78/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,118	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	161.17/cwt	149.50–162.50	1,028	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,251	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	148.85/cwt	148.85–148.85	1,535	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	202.29/cwt	201.00–202.50	989	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	154.41/cwt	150.00–156.50	1,107	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	904	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	174.47/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,007	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	174.37/cwt	168.00–175.50	917	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	138.52/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,191	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	190.96/cwt	190.25–193.50	1,106	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	1,433.14/cwt	1,375.00–1,500.00	20,537	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,503	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	16,683	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	20,976	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,255	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,427	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	18,694	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 Mar 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,475Last week 1,333Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 179Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	966	129.25	129.25
10	—	391	186.00	186.00
18	—	907	132.25	132.25
25	—	460	179.00–189.50	187.31
25	—	658	146.00–160.50	156.90
45	—	820	144.00	144.00
194	—	762	145.50–149.00	146.78
121	—	638	149.50–162.50	161.17
253	—	717	150.00–156.50	154.41
58	—	577	165.00–182.00	174.47
71	—	526	168.00–175.50	174.37
109	—	860	135.00–139.00	138.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	146.00	146.00
5	—	711	140.50	140.50
7	—	527	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	658	165.00–181.00	178.28
76	—	703	178.00	178.00
119	—	1,031	148.85	148.85
42	—	489	201.00–202.50	202.29
10	—	411	220.00	220.00
62	—	579	190.25–193.50	190.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	175.00	175.00
6	—	727	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,433	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,433.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,503	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,311	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,427	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,233	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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