Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 3.00 - 12.00 higher, except 700 lbs were 8.00 lower. Heifers were 1.00 - 11.00 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 $263.11/cwt on 2,112 head.

Average price

$263.11

2,112 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$365

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

$33.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.04

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	543	295.43	1,604	72
Medium and Large 1	752	261.97	1,969	2,040

One grade step is worth $33.46/cwt here — about −$365 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 sale2,112 hd

263.11

—

NE average9 barns · 16,599 hd

283.15

−20.04

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

35 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	—	1,067	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,091	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	248.73/cwt	240.50–251.10	2,097	418
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,470	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	256.47/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,875	721
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,810	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	343.34/cwt	341.00–346.00	1,621	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,056	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,396	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,476	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	234.37/cwt	230.50–236.50	2,128	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,587	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	248.01/cwt	243.00–251.25	1,957	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	329.19/cwt	327.00–332.50	1,346	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,325	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	298.79/cwt	296.50–300.00	1,607	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	274.09/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,620	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	306.40/cwt	298.00–315.50	1,780	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	234.27/cwt	230.00–238.00	2,033	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,037	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	257.27/cwt	249.50–266.50	1,716	759
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	297.60/cwt	293.00–302.50	1,854	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	588	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,905	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	685	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,932	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,660	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,996	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	329.46/cwt	321.00–333.00	1,766	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,397	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	245.67/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,528	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,759	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	238.04/cwt	236.25–242.00	1,683	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	297.00/cwt	280.00–300.50	1,645	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	705	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	44

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 19, 2024

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

Receipts 3,881Last week 3,430Year ago 2,050

Compared to last week, steers were 3.00 - 12.00 higher, except 700 lbs were 8.00 lower. Heifers were 1.00 - 11.00 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
7	—	1,067	196.00	196.00
418	—	843	240.50–251.10	248.73
9	—	406	362.00	362.00
721	—	731	248.00–260.00	256.47
35	—	699	259.00	259.00
19	—	472	341.00–346.00	343.34
13	—	391	270.00	270.00
13	—	295	425.00	425.00
186	—	908	230.50–236.50	234.37
121	—	789	243.00–251.25	248.01
68	—	581	298.00–315.50	306.40
132	—	868	230.00–238.00	234.27
172	—	623	293.00–302.50	297.60
38	—	536	321.00–333.00	329.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	423	330.00	330.00
19	—	527	280.00	280.00
12	—	492	322.50	322.50
12	—	595	279.00	279.00
9	—	842	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	588	324.00	324.00
31	—	685	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	409	327.00–332.50	329.19
25	—	387	342.50	342.50
58	—	610	275.00	275.00
74	—	538	296.50–300.00	298.79
10	—	292	355.00	355.00
759	—	667	249.50–266.50	257.27
58	—	763	230.50	230.50
187	—	707	236.25–242.00	238.04
245	—	554	280.00–300.50	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	591	273.00–275.00	274.09
7	—	670	243.00	243.00
20	—	485	288.00	288.00
42	—	622	237.00–247.50	245.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
44	—	705	1,875.00	1,875.00

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