Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifer under 700 lbs was steady - 7.00 higher, weights over 700 lbs was steady - 6.00 lower. Demand was good on lighter feeders and moderate on the larger cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.85/cwt on 857 head.

Average price

$159.85

857 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$8.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.25

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	159.94	1,079	848
Medium and Large 1-2	627	151.00	947	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.94/cwt here — about $132 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 sale857 hd

159.85

—

NE average9 barns · 8,012 hd

166.10

−6.25

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

25 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 1Fancy	—	652	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,115	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,135	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	169.16/cwt	161.00–171.00	956	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	151.16/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,043	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	176.23/cwt	170.00–179.00	930	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	178.41/cwt	178.00–179.00	840	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	164.63/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,281	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,142	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,072	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	912	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	175.06/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,183	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	192.22/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,198	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	157.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,365	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	168.92/cwt	167.50–169.50	1,044	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	150.97/cwt	149.00–152.25	1,098	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	160.96/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,336	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,376	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	169.15/cwt	166.00–177.50	1,218	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	769	154.87/cwt	154.50–155.25	1,191	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	223.35/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,139	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	141.22/cwt	140.00–143.75	1,165	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	196.40/cwt	196.00–197.00	742	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	947	9

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 28, 2022

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

Receipts 1,775Last week 1,690Year ago 2,510

Compared to last week, steers and heifer under 700 lbs was steady - 7.00 higher, weights over 700 lbs was steady - 6.00 lower. Demand was good on lighter feeders and moderate on the larger cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	652	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	780	145.50	145.50
27	—	565	161.00–171.00	169.16
31	—	690	149.00–153.00	151.16
63	—	528	170.00–179.00	176.23
71	—	471	178.00–179.00	178.41
103	—	618	167.50–169.50	168.92
226	—	727	149.00–152.25	150.97
93	—	825	140.00–143.75	141.22
15	—	378	196.00–197.00	196.40
9	—	418	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	769	154.50–155.25	154.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	778	160.00–165.50	164.63
36	—	561	203.50	203.50
22	—	477	224.75	224.75
10	—	400	228.00	228.00
67	—	676	169.00–178.00	175.06
87	—	623	188.00–196.00	192.22
65	—	866	155.00–160.00	157.65
7	—	355	233.00	233.00
133	—	830	160.00–162.00	160.96
124	—	907	151.75	151.75
162	—	720	166.00–177.50	169.15
45	—	510	217.00–225.00	223.35

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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