Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no feeder sale. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. Near 700 head of slaughter cows and bulls are included in the receipts

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.16/cwt on 991 head.

Average price

$158.16

991 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.04

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	159.39	962	883
Medium and Large 1-2	547	148.15	811	108

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $151 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 sale991 hd

158.16

—

NE average10 barns · 13,948 hd

170.20

−12.04

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

51 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	—	684	141.58/cwt	141.00–143.00	968	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.58/cwt	141.50–148.00	768	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	140.46/cwt	138.50–142.00	677	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	148.48/cwt	144.50–150.00	1,057	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	149.70/cwt	146.75–150.50	1,142	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	156.14/cwt	155.00–156.50	874	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	151.23/cwt	147.50–153.50	957	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	148.14/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,225	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	143.63/cwt	140.00–145.50	947	64
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	967.01/cwt	935.00–1,025.00	11,923	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,038	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.67/cwt	138.00–142.00	863	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	196.75/cwt	190.00–199.00	744	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.86/cwt	163.00–176.00	794	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	161.64/cwt	156.50–167.50	849	80
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	623	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	963	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.50/cwt	157.50–160.00	666	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,099	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	388	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	528	136.31/cwt	135.50–137.00	720	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	811	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	817	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	182.13/cwt	177.50–187.00	769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	158.71/cwt	156.00–159.00	843	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	153.88/cwt	153.25–155.00	902	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	775	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	140.50/cwt	139.00–142.50	798	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	593	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	148.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	925	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	159.21/cwt	155.00–160.50	685	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	144.33/cwt	140.50–152.00	687	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	150.59/cwt	149.00–154.00	797	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	590	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	620	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	885	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	890	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,173	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.01/cwt	134.00–139.00	799	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.02/cwt	130.50–135.75	834	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,278	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	537	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	145.44/cwt	145.00–146.00	823	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.84/cwt	146.00–150.00	772	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	571	14

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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,859Last week 2,420Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last 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
94	—	684	141.00–143.00	141.58
85	—	535	141.50–148.00	143.58
73	—	482	138.50–142.00	140.46
39	—	700	137.50	137.50
35	—	420	157.50–160.00	158.50
30	—	777	141.50	141.50
180	—	816	143.75	143.75
65	—	579	134.00–139.00	138.01
42	—	622	130.50–135.75	134.02
39	—	1,006	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	479	130.00	130.00
8	—	648	128.00	128.00
24	—	358	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	528	135.50–137.00	136.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	811	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	568	139.00–142.50	140.50
54	—	430	155.00–160.50	159.21
49	—	476	140.50–152.00	144.33
48	—	529	149.00–154.00	150.59
25	—	361	163.50	163.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	712	144.50–150.00	148.48
77	—	763	146.75–150.50	149.70
25	—	560	155.00–156.50	156.14
164	—	633	147.50–153.50	151.23
64	—	827	140.00–149.50	148.14
64	—	659	140.00–145.50	143.63
25	—	378	190.00–199.00	196.75
17	—	470	163.00–176.00	168.86
80	—	525	156.50–167.50	161.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	618	138.00–142.00	139.67
22	—	566	145.00–146.00	145.44
21	—	522	146.00–150.00	147.84
14	—	317	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	388	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	482	169.50	169.50
14	—	422	177.50–187.00	182.13
67	—	531	156.00–159.00	158.71
48	—	586	153.25–155.00	153.88
30	—	380	204.00	204.00
20	—	622	145.00–150.00	148.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	620	141.00	141.00
11	—	593	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	465	190.25	190.25
31	—	516	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	156.00	156.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,233	935.00–1,025.00	967.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,205	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,180	750.00	750.00

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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