Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparison of last week, steers were 5.00 - 7.00 lower and heifers were 5.00 - 10.00 lower. Demand was good on what was offered. with a good selection of feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.62/cwt on 1,137 head.

Average price

$141.62

1,137 head · 760 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$290

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

$12.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.90

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	515	153.82	793	28
Medium and Large 1	766	141.31	1,082	1,109

One grade step is worth $12.51/cwt here — about −$290 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 sale1,137 hd

141.62

—

NE average8 barns · 11,267 hd

162.52

−20.90

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

24 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 1	—	553	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	168.35/cwt	166.00–171.50	901	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	175.79/cwt	174.00–177.50	821	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	984	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,169	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	139.22/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,030	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	158.07/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,246	330
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	212.86/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,032	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	197.05/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,044	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	189.28/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,104	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	183.23/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,125	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,392	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	859	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	149.21/cwt	145.00–151.50	1,282	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,152	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,368	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	808	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	140.38/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,073	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	132.61/cwt	128.00–137.60	1,138	375
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	154.69/cwt	144.50–155.00	1,021	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,000	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,270	20

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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Receipts 2,295Last week 1,775Year ago 2,525

Comparison of last week, steers were 5.00 - 7.00 lower and heifers were 5.00 - 10.00 lower. Demand was good on what was offered. with a good selection of feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	553	169.00	169.00
14	—	535	166.00–171.50	168.35
22	—	467	174.00–177.50	175.79
25	—	644	152.75	152.75
42	—	849	137.75	137.75
156	—	740	138.00–141.00	139.22
291	—	764	140.00–142.00	140.38
375	—	858	128.00–137.60	132.61
175	—	660	144.50–155.00	154.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	166.00	166.00
22	—	537	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
330	—	788	151.00–161.00	158.07
18	—	485	210.00–214.00	212.86
32	—	530	193.00–210.00	197.05
33	—	583	189.00–190.00	189.28
37	—	614	175.00–186.00	183.23
59	—	1,005	138.50	138.50
29	—	361	238.00	238.00
99	—	859	145.00–151.50	149.21
106	—	686	168.00	168.00
240	—	932	146.75	146.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	180.00	180.00
39	—	590	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,000	127.00	127.00

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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