Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 4.00 higher. Heifers were steady - 5.00 lower. Demand was good to moderate all day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.22/cwt on 1,833 head.

Average price

$148.22

1,833 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$230

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

$4.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	152.59	826	24
Medium and Large 1	713	148.16	1,056	1,809

One grade step is worth $4.43/cwt here — about −$230 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 sale1,833 hd

148.22

—

NE average11 barns · 30,082 hd

153.46

−5.24

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

27 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	—	619	152.95/cwt	146.75–156.50	947	356
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	144.71/cwt	139.50–150.00	1,045	541
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	671	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	973	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	142.31/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,123	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	152.59/cwt	148.50–161.00	826	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,011	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	145.14/cwt	144.00–146.00	988	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	137.10/cwt	137.10–137.10	1,279	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	168.83/cwt	161.00–175.50	736	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,156	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	172.54/cwt	165.50–180.00	916	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	180.06/cwt	171.00–184.50	871	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	134.44/cwt	130.50–136.50	835	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	153.25/cwt	145.00–158.50	890	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	143.83/cwt	138.00–155.00	761	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.67/cwt	125.50–137.00	909	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	139.28/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,226	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,302	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	130.72/cwt	130.50–131.00	941	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	141.18/cwt	135.00–143.00	826	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	178.36/cwt	176.00–183.00	614	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	164.28/cwt	157.00–167.00	705	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	161.67/cwt	159.00–163.50	779	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	127.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,000	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,152	61

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 11, 2021

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

Receipts 2,870Last week 1,950Year ago 2,520

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 4.00 higher. Heifers were steady - 5.00 lower. Demand was good to moderate all day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
356	—	619	146.75–156.50	152.95
541	—	722	139.50–150.00	144.71
151	—	789	137.50–144.00	142.31
110	—	681	144.00–146.00	145.14
110	—	933	137.10	137.10
36	—	436	161.00–175.50	168.83
10	—	823	140.50	140.50
62	—	531	165.50–180.00	172.54
63	—	484	171.00–184.50	180.06
113	—	581	145.00–158.50	153.25
188	—	880	138.00–140.00	139.28
64	—	954	136.50	136.50
5	—	364	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	541	148.50–161.00	152.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	671	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	822	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	621	130.50–136.50	134.44
123	—	529	138.00–155.00	143.83
151	—	670	125.50–137.00	135.67
70	—	720	130.50–131.00	130.72
115	—	585	135.00–143.00	141.18
5	—	355	171.00	171.00
18	—	344	176.00–183.00	178.36
23	—	429	157.00–167.00	164.28
53	—	482	159.00–163.50	161.67
57	—	787	125.00–130.00	127.08
61	—	876	131.50	131.50

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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