Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs was 4.00 -10.00 lower, steers over 650 lbs was 4.00 - 7.00 higher. Not enough heifers for a comparison. Demand was good on weaned ,and heavier cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.29/cwt on 813 head.

Average price

$173.29

813 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$195

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

$0.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.85

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	544	173.68	945	19thin
Medium and Large 1	657	173.28	1,139	794

One grade step is worth $0.40/cwt here — about −$195 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 sale813 hd

173.29

—

NE average8 barns · 13,489 hd

182.14

−8.85

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

28 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	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,362	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	947	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	182.25/cwt	180.50–183.00	773	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	170.78/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,059	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,168	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	174.14/cwt	169.50–181.00	994	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	202.76/cwt	201.00–205.00	953	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	166.20/cwt	163.50–167.75	1,303	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	924	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	158.84/cwt	148.00–167.00	890	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	142.92/cwt	140.00–148.75	1,006	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	647	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	210.02/cwt	208.00–211.00	905	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	163.90/cwt	155.00–168.50	1,098	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,382	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	947	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	188.65/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,019	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,145	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	147.42/cwt	146.00–150.50	989	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	166.36/cwt	160.00–173.00	800	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	218.85/cwt	216.00–222.00	808	10

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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Receipts 1,280Last week 1,100Year ago 2,325

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs was 4.00 -10.00 lower, steers over 650 lbs was 4.00 - 7.00 higher. Not enough heifers for a comparison. Demand was good on weaned ,and heavier cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	183.00	183.00
6	—	510	153.00	153.00
14	—	930	146.50	146.50
17	—	614	154.25	154.25
26	—	424	180.50–183.00	182.25
82	—	560	148.00–167.00	158.84
36	—	704	140.00–148.75	142.92
60	—	766	149.50	149.50
62	—	671	146.00–150.50	147.42
56	—	481	160.00–173.00	166.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	136.00	136.00
10	—	548	140.00	140.00
7	—	559	130.00	130.00
9	—	416	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	620	167.00–173.00	170.78
40	—	719	162.50	162.50
70	—	571	169.50–181.00	174.14
20	—	470	201.00–205.00	202.76
163	—	784	163.50–167.75	166.20
31	—	431	208.00–211.00	210.02
219	—	670	155.00–168.50	163.90
62	—	845	163.50	163.50
141	—	540	183.00–190.00	188.65
10	—	369	216.00–222.00	218.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	596	155.00	155.00
10	—	497	190.50	190.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	647	161.00	161.00

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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