Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.15/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$215.15

236 head · 786 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.83

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	786	215.15	1,691	236

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale236 hd

215.15

—

NE average5 barns · 6,053 hd

245.98

−30.83

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,492	$2,112	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,950	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,140	$2,318	18

Every lot, as filed

13 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,492	2,111.50/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,112	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,084	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,792	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,579	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,642	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,359	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,108	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,495	6

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 May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 750Year ago 855

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison to last week. Demand was good today.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,492	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,111.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,150	1,950.00	1,950.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,084	2,150.00	2,150.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,175	2,425.00	2,425.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	887	202.00	202.00
38	—	658	240.00	240.00
19	—	801	205.00	205.00
16	—	533	255.00	255.00
10	—	716	201.00	201.00
10	—	400	277.00	277.00
8	—	931	180.00	180.00
5	—	553	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	887	168.50	168.50

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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