Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 13.00 higher and heifers were 4.00 - 13.00 higher. Demand was good,from the crowd and the internet. Near 600 weigh cows and bulls in the receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.87/cwt on 1,166 head.

Average price

$161.87

1,166 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$22.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	163.09	1,003	1,102
Medium and Large 1-2	624	140.74	878	64

One grade step is worth $22.36/cwt here — about $125 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 sale1,166 hd

161.87

—

NE average9 barns · 18,146 hd

164.38

−2.51

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 1Fleshy	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,126	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	142.48/cwt	140.50–143.00	896	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.04/cwt	149.00–154.00	704	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	147.05/cwt	142.00–153.00	779	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	174.48/cwt	165.00–182.00	818	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	148.83/cwt	140.00–149.75	1,167	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	711	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,021	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	158.13/cwt	151.00–163.00	893	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	155.72/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,029	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	830	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	191.87/cwt	187.50–197.00	739	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	138.09/cwt	134.00–142.50	805	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,028	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	138.15/cwt	130.00–145.00	808	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	934	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	151.41/cwt	148.50–152.50	1,317	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	154.68/cwt	153.00–155.50	820	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	150.01/cwt	147.00–151.50	650	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	336	149.66/cwt	145.00–158.00	503	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	362	163.33/cwt	162.00–164.00	591	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	156.74/cwt	150.50–159.25	740	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	324	188.26/cwt	187.00–190.00	610	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	188.81/cwt	188.00–190.00	787	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	926	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	959	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	178.63/cwt	168.00–186.00	838	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	367	200.23/cwt	194.00–205.00	735	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	877	37

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 16, 2019

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

Receipts 2,777Last week 2,859Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 13.00 higher and heifers were 4.00 - 13.00 higher. Demand was good,from the crowd and the internet. Near 600 weigh cows and bulls in the receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	455	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	128.00	128.00
10	—	402	158.00	158.00
19	—	825	136.50	136.50
38	—	629	140.50–143.00	142.48
68	—	460	149.00–154.00	153.04
68	—	530	142.00–153.00	147.05
83	—	583	134.00–142.50	138.09
183	—	670	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	490	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	530	153.00–155.50	154.68
101	—	433	147.00–151.50	150.01
25	—	336	145.00–158.00	149.66
53	—	362	162.00–164.00	163.33
57	—	472	150.50–159.25	156.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	469	165.00–182.00	174.48
83	—	784	140.00–149.75	148.83
9	—	707	140.50	140.50
21	—	431	165.00	165.00
49	—	640	159.50	159.50
128	—	565	151.00–163.00	158.13
137	—	661	150.00–158.00	155.72
15	—	541	153.50	153.50
19	—	385	187.50–197.00	191.87
182	—	870	148.50–152.50	151.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	585	130.00–145.00	138.15
36	—	654	142.75	142.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	324	187.00–190.00	188.26
61	—	417	188.00–190.00	188.81
65	—	519	178.50	178.50
95	—	631	152.00	152.00
97	—	469	168.00–186.00	178.63
29	—	367	194.00–205.00	200.23
37	—	564	155.50	155.50

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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