Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady, and heifers were steady - 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a cold day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.54/cwt on 887 head.

Average price

$158.54

887 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.74

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	744	158.54	1,180	887

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 sale887 hd

158.54

—

NE average7 barns · 12,129 hd

167.28

−8.74

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

23 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 1Fleshy	—	767	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,135	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,123	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	147.84/cwt	147.50–149.00	1,220	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,317	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	178.80/cwt	173.00–180.50	1,025	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	149.37/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,183	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,268	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	146.35/cwt	146.35–146.35	1,390	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	182.22/cwt	171.00–184.00	884	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,091	115
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,085	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	934	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	751	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	180.85/cwt	179.00–182.50	953	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,128	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,230	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,424	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	165.13/cwt	162.50–169.50	1,205	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	163.13/cwt	158.25–165.60	1,447	366
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	161.78/cwt	161.50–162.75	1,043	45

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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Receipts 1,690Last week 2,760Year ago 3,110

Compared to last week, steers were steady, and heifers were steady - 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a cold day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	767	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	203.00	203.00
19	—	579	194.00	194.00
14	—	825	160.00	160.00
55	—	798	165.00	165.00
57	—	688	178.75	178.75
63	—	907	157.00	157.00
90	—	730	162.50–169.50	165.13
366	—	887	158.25–165.60	163.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	825	147.50–149.00	147.84
88	—	573	173.00–180.50	178.80
118	—	792	141.00–151.00	149.37
119	—	851	149.00	149.00
158	—	950	146.35	146.35
42	—	485	171.00–184.00	182.22
115	—	655	166.50	166.50
6	—	358	188.00	188.00
15	—	417	180.00	180.00
41	—	527	179.00–182.50	180.85
54	—	728	155.00	155.00
45	—	645	161.50–162.75	161.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	646	168.00	168.00
9	—	543	172.00	172.00

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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