Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 12.00 higher , and heifers were steady - 7.00 higher Demand was good on a nice selection offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.54/cwt on 1,725 head.

Average price

$198.54

1,725 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$5.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	720	198.73	1,432	1,663
Medium and Large 1-2	678	193.58	1,313	62

One grade step is worth $5.15/cwt here — about $119 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 sale1,725 hd

198.54

—

NE average6 barns · 10,557 hd

196.76

+1.78

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 1	—	830	185.54/cwt	181.00–188.35	1,540	475
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,700	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	240.79/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,226	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	249.44/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,065	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	199.17/cwt	197.50–203.00	1,356	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,476	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,404	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	210.63/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,314	316
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	184.42/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,166	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	194.89/cwt	193.50–196.00	1,429	360
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	174.92/cwt	174.00–176.10	1,349	425
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	194.90/cwt	185.00–198.50	928	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	187.79/cwt	184.00–192.50	1,061	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	182.50/cwt	177.50–185.75	1,205	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,198	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	225.40/cwt	216.00–237.00	1,274	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	663	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,127	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,391	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	190.55/cwt	185.50–192.00	1,031	36

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 13, 2023

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

Receipts 2,920Last week 2,845Year ago 2,760

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 12.00 higher , and heifers were steady - 7.00 higher Demand was good on a nice selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
475	—	830	181.00–188.35	185.54
42	—	1,003	169.50	169.50
6	—	375	235.00	235.00
36	—	509	228.00–243.00	240.79
31	—	427	245.00–255.00	249.44
262	—	681	197.50–203.00	199.17
65	—	753	196.00	196.00
316	—	624	205.00–215.00	210.63
360	—	733	193.50–196.00	194.89
70	—	565	216.00–237.00	225.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	821	171.00	171.00
35	—	568	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	632	180.00–191.00	184.42
425	—	771	174.00–176.10	174.92
47	—	476	185.00–198.50	194.90
111	—	565	184.00–192.50	187.79
217	—	660	177.50–185.75	182.50
5	—	337	211.00	211.00
6	—	376	191.00	191.00
13	—	447	193.00	193.00
14	—	843	165.00	165.00
36	—	541	185.50–192.00	190.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	663	170.00	170.00

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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