Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 4.00 higher except 500 - 600 were 4.00 lower. Heifers were 8.00 - 16.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate..

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.94/cwt on 1,261 head.

Average price

$159.94

1,261 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$256

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

$0.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	478	160.20	766	18thin
Medium and Large 1	639	159.93	1,022	1,243

One grade step is worth $0.27/cwt here — about −$256 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 sale1,261 hd

159.94

—

NE average11 barns · 20,276 hd

166.76

−6.82

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

33 lots · USDA AMS · Tri-State Livestock Auction - McCook, 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	—	737	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,144	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	815	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	347	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	486	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	604	135.70/cwt	135.50–136.50	820	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	643	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	136.91/cwt	135.00–138.00	776	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	163.18/cwt	160.50–171.50	630	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	143.63/cwt	133.00–151.00	764	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	157.06/cwt	144.50–162.00	721	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	651	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	913	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	550	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	719	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	396	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	436	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	680	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	798	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,181	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	852	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,138	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,229	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	155.30/cwt	155.00–155.60	961	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	149.93/cwt	148.25–150.25	1,333	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	181.05/cwt	178.50–182.00	779	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	157.98/cwt	155.00–160.00	861	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	152.18/cwt	150.50–154.00	881	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	377	195.46/cwt	194.00–197.00	737	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	148.83/cwt	143.50–153.00	930	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	174.10/cwt	165.00–180.50	836	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	628	148.85/cwt	148.85–148.85	935	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	478	160.20/cwt	159.00–162.00	766	18

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 →

Tri-State Livestock Auction - McCook, NE

Mon Nov 11, 2019

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

Receipts 2,110Last week 2,060Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers were 4.00 higher except 500 - 600 were 4.00 lower. Heifers were 8.00 - 16.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate..

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	737	138.00	138.00
7	—	867	132.00	132.00
12	—	504	139.50	139.50
15	—	564	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	347	140.00	140.00
25	—	604	135.50–136.50	135.70
27	—	412	156.00	156.00
30	—	567	135.00–138.00	136.91
66	—	386	160.50–171.50	163.18
92	—	532	133.00–151.00	143.63
123	—	459	144.50–162.00	157.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	651	140.25	140.25
61	—	550	130.75	130.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	396	147.50	147.50
14	—	436	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	798	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	455	182.00	182.00
9	—	592	156.00	156.00
59	—	524	160.00–165.00	162.53
72	—	707	161.00	161.00
120	—	762	161.25	161.25
135	—	619	155.00–155.60	155.30
168	—	889	148.25–150.25	149.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	657	145.00	145.00
26	—	430	178.50–182.00	181.05
42	—	545	155.00–160.00	157.98
69	—	579	150.50–154.00	152.18
79	—	377	194.00–197.00	195.46
81	—	625	143.50–153.00	148.83
161	—	480	165.00–180.50	174.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	628	148.85	148.85
102	—	735	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	478	159.00–162.00	160.20

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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