Sale reports / Nebraska / Tri-State / 2023-04-10

Tri-State

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, Apr 10
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855
Feeder Cattle receipts
775 head
795 vs last sale 1,570 175 vs year ago 950 · 18.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
100 vs last sale 0 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week, steers under 700 lbs sold sharply higher on the day, over 700 lbs sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on a thin test. Light test of the market on calves, feeders and bred cows but demand was good for all on offer.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $242.12/cwt on 462 head.
Average price
$242.12
462 head · 620 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,501
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$23.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.10
vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1620242.781,505449
Medium and Large 1-2612219.451,34313thin
One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $162 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 sale462 hd
242.12
NE average3 barns · 2,764 hd
227.02
+15.10
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$1,65034
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,174$1,57519
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$1,55012
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,188$1,2505
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,048$2,80010

Every lot, as filed

22 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1373232.00/cwt232.00–232.008655
HeifersMedium and Large 1565231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3057
HeifersMedium and Large 1753182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,37415
HeifersMedium and Large 1489231.37/cwt227.00–235.001,13156
HeifersMedium and Large 1604211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,27781
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned485213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0339
SteersMedium and Large 1518263.28/cwt250.00–267.001,36498
SteersMedium and Large 1476257.48/cwt240.00–264.001,22619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2612219.45/cwt211.00–225.001,34313
SteersMedium and Large 1619252.77/cwt236.00–256.001,565163
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned564221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,24610
SteersMedium and Large 1904188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,70431
SteersMedium and Large 1708216.63/cwt208.00–219.001,53433
SteersMedium and Large 1316300.00/cwt300.00–300.009485
SteersMedium and Large 1562244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,37113
SteersMedium and Large 1430267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,14821
SteersMedium and Large 1764207.68/cwt204.50–209.501,58756
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,0482,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,80010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1281,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,65034
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1881,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1741,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,57519
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0571,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,55012

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.