Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2021-12-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 5.00 higher and heifers were steady - 7.00 higher. Demand was good all day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.80/cwt on 825 head.

Average price

$169.80

825 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.92

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	169.80	1,252	825

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 sale825 hd

169.80

—

NE average2 barns · 2,966 hd

167.88

+1.92

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

18 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	—	812	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,340	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	173.22/cwt	168.00–174.50	1,096	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,203	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,531	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	151.18/cwt	150.50–152.50	1,088	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,136	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	230.37/cwt	229.00–232.00	622	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	186.95/cwt	184.00–191.00	993	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	166.22/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,267	275
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	154.88/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,024	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	166.74/cwt	162.50–170.50	959	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	956	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	160.73/cwt	158.00–161.25	984	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,271	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	657	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 Dec 27, 2021

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

Receipts 1,500Last week 2,800Year ago 550

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 5.00 higher and heifers were steady - 7.00 higher. Demand was good all day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	812	165.00	165.00
137	—	633	168.00–174.50	173.22
71	—	712	169.00	169.00
59	—	928	165.00	165.00
25	—	676	168.00	168.00
17	—	270	229.00–232.00	230.37
13	—	425	210.00	210.00
12	—	531	184.00–191.00	186.95
6	—	463	195.00	195.00
275	—	762	162.00–168.00	166.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	720	150.50–152.50	151.18
178	—	661	153.00–155.00	154.88
70	—	575	162.50–170.50	166.74
62	—	540	177.00	177.00
37	—	612	158.00–161.25	160.73
23	—	863	147.25	147.25
12	—	335	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	544	160.00	160.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Tri-State