Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

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 $137.02/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$137.02

323 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.59

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	137.02	1,018	323

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale323 hd

137.02

—

NE average2 barns · 1,375 hd

145.60

−8.59

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

13 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	—	695	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	976	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	858	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	846	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	138.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,000	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	127.10/cwt	127.10–127.10	1,098	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,051	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	133.42/cwt	131.75–135.85	823	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	877	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	707	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	552	5

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.

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Tri-State Livestock Auction - McCook, NE

Mon Mar 23, 2020

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

Receipts 690Last week 1,360Year ago 0

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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
44	—	695	140.50	140.50
27	—	582	147.50	147.50
14	—	546	155.00	155.00
9	—	453	180.00	180.00
88	—	723	135.00–140.00	138.37
81	—	864	127.10	127.10
60	—	805	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	617	131.75–135.85	133.42
69	—	737	119.00	119.00
38	—	503	140.50	140.50
8	—	553	130.00	130.00
7	—	421	140.00	140.00
5	—	368	150.00	150.00

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