Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 12.00 higher, and heifers were steady - 6.00 higher. Demand was good on all offerings

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.24/cwt on 1,316 head.

Average price

$184.24

1,316 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$0.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.50

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	184.26	1,057	1,289
Medium and Large 1-2	418	183.46	767	27

One grade step is worth $0.80/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 sale1,316 hd

184.24

—

NE average9 barns · 10,287 hd

185.74

−1.50

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

26 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	—	375	254.11/cwt	242.00–262.00	953	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,375	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	206.23/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,002	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	248.27/cwt	240.00–264.00	834	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,357	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	208.16/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,089	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	174.76/cwt	166.00–176.50	1,491	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	186.84/cwt	185.00–190.00	972	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	187.73/cwt	183.50–190.50	1,042	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	222.53/cwt	215.00–230.50	979	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	225.72/cwt	213.00–233.00	1,070	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	200.38/cwt	190.00–208.00	739	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	430	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,041	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	202.16/cwt	190.00–212.00	861	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,448	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	205.87/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,157	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,163	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	189.79/cwt	179.00–194.00	894	256
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	183.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	767	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	808	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,295	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	207.59/cwt	205.50–209.50	677	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	165.42/cwt	165.00–165.50	1,136	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,156	63

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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Receipts 2,585Last week 1,370Year ago 2,888

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 12.00 higher, and heifers were steady - 6.00 higher. Demand was good on all offerings

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	375	242.00–262.00	254.11
102	—	716	192.00	192.00
18	—	336	240.00–264.00	248.27
72	—	758	179.00	179.00
154	—	523	200.00–214.00	208.16
73	—	853	166.00–176.50	174.76
115	—	440	215.00–230.50	222.53
211	—	474	213.00–233.00	225.72
188	—	562	190.00–210.00	205.87
19	—	612	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	640	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	486	205.00–207.00	206.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	430	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	520	185.00–190.00	186.84
276	—	555	183.50–190.50	187.73
96	—	369	190.00–208.00	200.38
154	—	426	190.00–212.00	202.16
179	—	930	155.75	155.75
256	—	471	179.00–194.00	189.79
12	—	326	205.50–209.50	207.59
34	—	687	165.00–165.50	165.42
63	—	642	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	418	180.00–185.00	183.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	808	160.25	160.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	201.00	201.00
8	—	375	212.00	212.00

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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