Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the market was steady, on comparable classes. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.34/cwt on 693 head.

Average price

$159.34

693 head · 808 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.65

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	808	159.34	1,287	693

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 sale693 hd

159.34

—

NE average8 barns · 13,658 hd

175.98

−16.65

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

21 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	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	157.66/cwt	156.50–159.00	837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,206	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	931	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,252	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,122	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,229	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	151.75/cwt	150.00–152.00	935	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	171.22/cwt	169.50–172.50	1,079	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	184.70/cwt	183.00–185.00	984	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,146	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	146.63/cwt	145.00–147.25	1,114	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,318	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,075	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	149.20/cwt	149.00–149.25	1,386	310

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 Apr 11, 2022

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

Receipts 950Last week 1,340Year ago 3,100

Compared to last week the market was steady, on comparable classes. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	850	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	838	134.00	134.00
10	—	477	178.00	178.00
13	—	531	156.50–159.00	157.66
15	—	871	138.50	138.50
20	—	573	162.50	162.50
40	—	616	150.00–152.00	151.75
82	—	760	145.00–147.25	146.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	509	147.00	147.00
13	—	477	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	888	141.00	141.00
44	—	668	168.00	168.00
62	—	798	154.00	154.00
14	—	630	169.50–172.50	171.22
34	—	533	183.00–185.00	184.70
10	—	716	160.00	160.00
121	—	834	158.00	158.00
6	—	418	209.00	209.00
81	—	589	182.50	182.50
5	—	494	190.00	190.00
310	—	929	149.00–149.25	149.20

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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