Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 1.00 - 4.00 lower, except 550- 600 lbs was 2.00 - 11.00 higher. Heifers were steady - 9.00 higher, except 550 - 650 was 3.00 lower. Demand was good to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.92/cwt on 1,877 head.

Average price

$147.92

1,877 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$301

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

$12.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.93

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	473	160.30	758	71
Medium and Large 1	719	147.43	1,059	1,806

One grade step is worth $12.87/cwt here — about −$301 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 sale1,877 hd

147.92

—

NE average10 barns · 23,815 hd

152.84

−4.93

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

32 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	—	610	136.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	831	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	139.06/cwt	130.00–148.00	798	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	126.48/cwt	123.00–128.00	926	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	125.41/cwt	125.25–125.75	1,101	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	132.36/cwt	125.00–133.75	882	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.34/cwt	145.00–160.50	795	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	171.04/cwt	165.00–181.00	908	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	165.27/cwt	151.00–170.00	955	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	133.41/cwt	124.50–134.25	1,257	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	141.96/cwt	135.00–143.50	972	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	840	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	691	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	135.68/cwt	133.50–138.75	1,141	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	137.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,075	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	191.85/cwt	186.00–193.50	821	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	134.43/cwt	134.25–135.00	1,151	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	166.81/cwt	166.00–168.50	621	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	161.66/cwt	145.50–167.00	676	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	139.83/cwt	138.50–141.00	1,004	260
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	126.41/cwt	120.00–129.00	982	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	762	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	154.00/cwt	148.50–158.00	942	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	472	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	950	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	489	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	815	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.94/cwt	133.00–136.00	719	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	482	8

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 18, 2021

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

Receipts 2,980Last week 2,870Year ago 2,085

Compared to last week, steers were 1.00 - 4.00 lower, except 550- 600 lbs was 2.00 - 11.00 higher. Heifers were steady - 9.00 higher, except 550 - 650 was 3.00 lower. Demand was good to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	610	130.00–138.00	136.19
73	—	574	130.00–148.00	139.06
96	—	732	123.00–128.00	126.48
105	—	878	125.25–125.75	125.41
110	—	666	125.00–133.75	132.36
111	—	522	145.00–160.50	152.34
43	—	372	166.00–168.50	166.81
67	—	418	145.50–167.00	161.66
184	—	777	120.00–129.00	126.41
17	—	472	161.50	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	279	169.00	169.00
25	—	533	133.00–136.00	134.94
8	—	301	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	531	165.00–181.00	171.04
122	—	578	151.00–170.00	165.27
264	—	942	124.50–134.25	133.41
282	—	685	135.00–143.50	141.96
30	—	469	179.00	179.00
40	—	317	218.00	218.00
165	—	841	133.50–138.75	135.68
228	—	782	130.00–140.00	137.46
5	—	960	128.00	128.00
13	—	374	191.00	191.00
63	—	428	186.00–193.50	191.85
92	—	856	134.25–135.00	134.43
260	—	718	138.50–141.00	139.83
135	—	612	148.50–158.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	594	140.00	140.00
12	—	788	120.50	120.50
23	—	270	181.00	181.00
14	—	516	158.00	158.00
16	—	445	170.00	170.00

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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