Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.06/cwt on 665 head.

Average price

$174.06

665 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$25.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.04

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	174.55	953	652
Medium and Large 1-2	609	149.23	909	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.32/cwt here — about $44 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 sale665 hd

174.06

—

NE average6 barns · 7,456 hd

164.02

+10.04

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

26 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	145.50/cwt	144.50–147.00	938	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	183.72/cwt	173.00–189.00	875	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	176.32/cwt	168.00–180.00	926	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	949	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,131	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	156.77/cwt	147.00–159.00	839	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.82/cwt	132.50–133.00	770	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.12/cwt	140.00–142.00	597	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	921	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	142.17/cwt	141.75–142.50	958	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	442	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	771	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,151	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	198.09/cwt	186.50–205.00	814	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	165.06/cwt	160.50–169.35	977	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	158.29/cwt	156.00–163.00	727	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	138.40/cwt	136.50–142.00	790	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	168.29/cwt	159.00–170.50	592	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	165.38/cwt	155.00–173.00	718	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	616	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,122	53

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 Jan 6, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	399	185.00	185.00
15	—	645	144.50–147.00	145.50
73	—	476	173.00–189.00	183.72
117	—	525	168.00–180.00	176.32
8	—	666	142.50	142.50
12	—	835	135.50	135.50
60	—	752	153.00	153.00
134	—	411	186.50–205.00	198.09
142	—	592	160.50–169.35	165.06
33	—	315	195.50	195.50
53	—	718	156.25	156.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	160.00	160.00
7	—	728	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	535	147.00–159.00	156.77
62	—	643	143.25	143.25
66	—	674	141.75–142.50	142.17
5	—	315	157.00	157.00
7	—	727	130.00	130.00
21	—	459	156.00–163.00	158.29
25	—	571	136.50–142.00	138.40
47	—	352	159.00–170.50	168.29
62	—	434	155.00–173.00	165.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	580	132.50–133.00	132.82
13	—	423	140.00–142.00	141.12
16	—	544	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	442	174.50	174.50

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