Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough for comparison in the weight classes to show a comparison. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $213.39/cwt on 923 head.

Average price

$213.39

923 head · 800 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.37

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	801	213.55	1,711	910
Medium and Large 1-2	732	202.31	1,481	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $230 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 sale923 hd

213.39

—

NE average4 barns · 5,968 hd

226.76

−13.37

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)	1,331	$1,475	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,410	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,282	$1,300	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,334	$2,440	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,407	$1,850	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,299	$1,730	57
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$1,638	26
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,166	$2,423	51

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,683	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	195.68/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,329	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	252.80/cwt	249.00–255.50	1,340	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	257.93/cwt	236.00–272.00	1,179	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,103	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,566	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	199.25/cwt	199.25–199.25	1,859	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	199.25/cwt	199.25–199.25	1,743	323
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	1,703	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	244.21/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,412	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,163	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	265.30/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,135	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,581	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,632	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,528	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,003	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,409	1,684.71/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,685	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,407	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	2,422.56/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,423	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,331	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	1,719.65/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,720	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,334	2,440.20/head	2,250.00–2,525.00	2,440	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,254	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	9

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,425Last week 1,950Year ago 1,670

Replacement CattleReceipts 215Last week 150Year ago 0

Not enough for comparison in the weight classes to show a comparison. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	245.00	245.00
7	—	348	240.00	240.00
9	—	793	185.50	185.50
10	—	510	220.00	220.00
11	—	1,008	167.00	167.00
17	—	679	195.00–197.00	195.68
46	—	932	168.00	168.00
28	—	496	234.50	234.50
30	—	899	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	205.00	205.00
6	—	438	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	530	249.00–255.50	252.80
21	—	457	236.00–272.00	257.93
244	—	933	199.25	199.25
323	—	875	199.25	199.25
50	—	791	215.25	215.25
56	—	578	235.00–248.00	244.21
23	—	428	262.00–272.00	265.30
70	—	739	214.00	214.00
77	—	669	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	654	222.00	222.00
8	—	781	190.00	190.00

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	17	—	1,409	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,684.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,407	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,294	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,719.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,325	1,785.00	1,785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,334	2,250.00–2,525.00	2,440.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,254	1,550.00	1,550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,166	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,422.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,282	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,300	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,331	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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