Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady -6.00 higher, except 600 weights were 11.00 lower. Heifers were 4.00 - 7.00 higher on compared weights.

Demand was good on all offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.26/cwt on 1,299 head.

Average price

$208.26

1,299 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$237

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

$2.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.40

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	566	211.06	1,194	30
Medium and Large 1	687	208.19	1,431	1,269

One grade step is worth $2.87/cwt here — about −$237 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 sale1,299 hd

208.26

—

NE average9 barns · 10,384 hd

214.66

−6.40

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,292	$1,325	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,208	$1,250	30
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,304	$1,225	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,187	$2,160	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,110	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,401	$1,742	21
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,320	$2,585	18

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	430	280.49/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,206	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	240.70/cwt	239.00–242.00	871	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	245.22/cwt	241.00–247.00	814	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	234.87/cwt	232.50–235.50	1,250	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	184.98/cwt	184.75–185.50	1,521	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	235.10/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,077	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,044	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	263.45/cwt	263.00–263.50	1,278	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	218.99/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,445	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	183.54/cwt	182.50–183.75	1,566	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,093	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	226.65/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,296	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	256.89/cwt	241.00–262.50	1,333	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	204.12/cwt	199.00–206.50	1,274	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	217.20/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,362	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	204.86/cwt	197.50–207.25	1,491	511
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	237.57/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,459	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	275.04/cwt	268.00–277.00	932	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	187.57/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,641	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,401	1,742.07/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,742	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	2,160.00/head	2,160.00–2,160.00	2,160	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	2,110.00/head	2,110.00–2,110.00	2,110	24
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,584.98/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,585	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,304	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	30

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,950Last week 775Year ago 850

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 100Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers were steady -6.00 higher, except 600 weights were 11.00 lower. Heifers were 4.00 - 7.00 higher on compared weights.

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
53	—	430	275.00–290.00	280.49
9	—	355	294.00	294.00
63	—	485	263.00–263.50	263.45
30	—	660	213.00–226.00	218.99
22	—	572	226.00–228.00	226.65
36	—	519	241.00–262.50	256.89
96	—	614	224.00–239.00	237.57
28	—	339	268.00–277.00	275.04
24	—	875	184.00–189.00	187.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	695	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	245.00	245.00
12	—	362	239.00–242.00	240.70
30	—	332	241.00–247.00	245.22
78	—	532	232.50–235.50	234.87
79	—	822	184.75–185.50	184.98
103	—	458	230.00–239.00	235.10
214	—	853	182.50–183.75	183.54
232	—	627	210.00–221.00	217.20
511	—	728	197.50–207.25	204.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	499	219.00	219.00
16	—	624	199.00–206.50	204.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,401	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,742.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,187	2,160.00	2,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,405	2,110.00	2,110.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,320	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,584.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,292	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,304	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,208	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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