Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 4.00 - 5.00 higher and heifers were 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Demand was good, with crowd and active internet bidding.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.58/cwt on 904 head.

Average price

$160.58

904 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.43

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	160.58	1,048	904

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 sale904 hd

160.58

—

NE average5 barns · 9,476 hd

161.01

−0.43

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

20 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	—	659	138.83/cwt	134.50–140.00	915	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	144.83/cwt	141.00–146.50	823	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	984	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	186.03/cwt	175.00–195.50	791	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	167.91/cwt	163.00–172.00	871	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,341	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	161.09/cwt	156.25–164.00	923	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	183.96/cwt	177.00–185.00	876	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	151.22/cwt	143.00–155.25	916	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	141.93/cwt	135.00–143.75	1,162	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	157.36/cwt	154.50–160.00	740	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,079	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	207.61/cwt	201.50–215.00	787	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	159.88/cwt	156.00–161.50	713	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	147.23/cwt	146.00–147.50	799	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	124.68/cwt	120.00–125.50	987	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	132.38/cwt	130.00–133.50	801	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	950	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	655	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 Nov 30, 2020

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

Receipts 1,520Last week 1,485Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers were 4.00 - 5.00 higher and heifers were 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Demand was good, with crowd and active internet bidding.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	659	134.50–140.00	138.83
106	—	568	141.00–146.50	144.83
96	—	470	154.50–160.00	157.36
77	—	446	156.00–161.50	159.88
66	—	543	146.00–147.50	147.23
33	—	792	120.00–125.50	124.68
19	—	605	130.00–133.50	132.38
17	—	710	133.75	133.75
14	—	370	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	656	150.00	150.00
27	—	775	145.00	145.00
16	—	425	175.00–195.50	186.03
88	—	519	163.00–172.00	167.91
180	—	897	149.50	149.50
153	—	573	156.25–164.00	161.09
111	—	476	177.00–185.00	183.96
100	—	606	143.00–155.25	151.22
74	—	819	135.00–143.75	141.93
74	—	712	151.50	151.50
44	—	379	201.50–215.00	207.61

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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