Sale reports / Nebraska / Tri-State / 2024-05-20

Tri-State

Feeder Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, May 20
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855
Receipts
525 head
100 vs last sale 425 125 vs year ago 400 · +31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings from last week for a market comparison. Last test on a back-grounded 8 weight steer was two weeks ago and on Monday they sold 10.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was good for the light supply on hand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $320.00/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$320.00
6 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,699
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.06
vs NE average
+5.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531320.001,6996thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
320.00
NE average4 barns · 123 hd
316.94
+3.06
National average158 barns · 11,390 hd
314.10
+5.90
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

7 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
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900857262.07/cwt257.00–263.252,246321
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850823257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,11959
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450426364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,5519
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6996
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800784226.04/cwt222.00–228.001,77215
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700664249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6536
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3606

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.