Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 900 lb steers was 3.00 higher. Not enough to show comparison on anything else. Demand was good today on good selection of feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.61/cwt on 984 head.

Average price

$139.61

984 head · 845 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.12

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	845	139.61	1,180	984

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 sale984 hd

139.61

—

NE average4 barns · 5,493 hd

153.72

−14.12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	173.60/cwt	170.00–175.50	849	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	780	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	154.20/cwt	147.00–156.50	953	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	146.68/cwt	143.00–148.25	839	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	967	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	134.62/cwt	134.50–135.00	1,229	237
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	737	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	138.37/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,007	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	140.35/cwt	140.35–140.35	1,099	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	137.15/cwt	137.10–137.50	1,211	481
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	954	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,310	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	14,869	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	18,191	12

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 May 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,190Last week 800Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, 900 lb steers was 3.00 higher. Not enough to show comparison on anything else. Demand was good today on good selection of feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	103.00	103.00
12	—	638	140.00	140.00
17	—	489	170.00–175.50	173.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	432	155.00	155.00
11	—	629	139.50	139.50
13	—	497	157.00	157.00
53	—	572	143.00–148.25	146.68
74	—	712	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	549	141.50	141.50
11	—	571	129.00	129.00
6	—	740	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	618	147.00–156.50	154.20
32	—	527	183.50	183.50
237	—	913	134.50–135.00	134.62
14	—	728	134.00–143.00	138.37
173	—	783	140.35	140.35
481	—	883	137.10–137.50	137.15
5	—	432	186.50	186.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,310	1,135.00	1,135.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,323	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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