Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2019-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 2.00 higher except 550 weights were 4.00 lower. Heifers were 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Demand was good all day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.12/cwt on 1,068 head.

Average price

$165.12

1,068 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$7.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	165.78	904	970
Medium and Large 1-2	469	158.68	745	98

One grade step is worth $7.09/cwt here — about $159 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 sale1,068 hd

165.12

—

NE average9 barns · 12,067 hd

164.51

+0.62

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

34 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 1Unweaned	—	514	145.77/cwt	136.00–152.50	749	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	429	142.47/cwt	136.50–145.00	611	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	463	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	632	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	134.34/cwt	134.00–135.00	719	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	959	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	153.24/cwt	151.50–155.00	887	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	161.59/cwt	160.00–162.00	827	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	178.94/cwt	178.00–185.50	787	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,097	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,255	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	748	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	918	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	383	200.61/cwt	198.50–206.50	768	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	151.48/cwt	150.00–154.00	883	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	186.48/cwt	179.00–190.00	796	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	171.99/cwt	162.50–178.50	822	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	163.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	860	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	304	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	511	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	564	143.84/cwt	143.00–145.00	811	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	516	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	761	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	435	170.14/cwt	165.50–175.00	740	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	809	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.50	733	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	778	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	912	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	136.45/cwt	130.50–137.00	1,083	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	342	166.08/cwt	163.50–167.00	568	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	155.61/cwt	150.00–166.00	594	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	144.42/cwt	140.00–153.00	692	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	160.62/cwt	158.00–164.00	667	157

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 25, 2019

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

Receipts 2,420Last week 2,640Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 2.00 higher except 550 weights were 4.00 lower. Heifers were 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Demand was good all day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	514	136.00–152.50	145.77
5	—	567	130.00	130.00
7	—	655	120.00	120.00
36	—	342	163.50–167.00	166.08
51	—	382	150.00–166.00	155.61
73	—	479	140.00–153.00	144.42
157	—	415	158.00–164.00	160.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	429	136.50–145.00	142.47
24	—	463	136.50	136.50
27	—	535	134.00–135.00	134.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	140.00	140.00
11	—	647	125.00	125.00
27	—	516	140.00–144.50	142.00
41	—	564	138.00	138.00
75	—	692	131.75	131.75
82	—	794	130.50–137.00	136.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	490	170.00	170.00
14	—	675	142.00	142.00
27	—	579	151.50–155.00	153.24
48	—	512	160.00–162.00	161.59
55	—	440	178.00–185.50	178.94
65	—	729	150.50	150.50
70	—	855	146.75	146.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	748	140.00	140.00
35	—	612	150.00	150.00
54	—	383	198.50–206.50	200.61
113	—	583	150.00–154.00	151.48
121	—	427	179.00–190.00	186.48
139	—	478	162.50–178.50	171.99
212	—	526	160.00–170.00	163.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	304	168.00	168.00
17	—	564	143.00–145.00	143.84
29	—	516	147.50	147.50
43	—	435	165.50–175.00	170.14

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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