Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2024-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs was 6.00 - 18.00 higher and over 600 lbs was 8.00 - 10.00 lower. Heifers were 2.00 - 15.00 higher . Demand was good to moderate on all offerings

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.67/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$339.67

264 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$48.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.06

vs NE average

+15.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	343.33	1,819	244
Medium and Large 1-2	592	295.00	1,746	20

One grade step is worth $48.33/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale264 hd

339.67

—

NE average9 barns · 2,912 hd

327.61

+12.06

National average38 barns · 6,986 hd

323.78

+15.89

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$1,683	28
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,600	6

Every lot, as filed

30 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	750–800	799	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,329	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,997	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	323.29/cwt	319.00–327.00	1,419	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	303.19/cwt	289.00–309.00	1,607	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,283	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	286.80/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,818	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	274.01/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,858	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,605	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	398.49/cwt	393.00–411.00	1,634	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	318.50/cwt	306.00–325.00	1,812	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	257.25/cwt	257.25–257.25	2,331	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	326.33/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,716	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,626	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	719	264.22/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,900	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	607	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,955	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,981	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,746	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	298.19/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,813	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	362.10/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,782	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	270.51/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,534	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	313.73/cwt	306.00–324.00	1,496	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,676	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	263.93/cwt	260.50–268.00	1,657	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	501	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	1,856	109
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,122	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,726.18/head	1,685.00–1,760.00	1,726	22

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 Nov 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,275Last week 2,151Year ago 726

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs was 6.00 - 18.00 higher and over 600 lbs was 8.00 - 10.00 lower. Heifers were 2.00 - 15.00 higher . Demand was good to moderate on all offerings

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	366	363.00	363.00
22	400–450	439	319.00–327.00	323.29
61	450–500	477	306.00–324.00	313.73
59	500–550	530	289.00–309.00	303.19
54	550–600	567	260.00–278.00	270.51
7	750–800	799	241.50	241.50
9	850–900	857	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	380	337.50	337.50
8	450–500	493	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	600–650	628	260.50–268.00	263.93
16	650–700	660	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	634	283.00–291.00	286.80
37	650–700	678	270.00–279.00	274.01
24	700–750	719	261.00–267.00	264.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	383	419.00	419.00
24	400–450	410	393.00–411.00	398.49
33	450–500	492	350.00–366.00	362.10
50	500–550	526	313.00–330.00	326.33
85	550–600	569	306.00–325.00	318.50
25	600–650	608	295.00–300.00	298.19
183	900–950	906	257.25	257.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	443	367.00	367.00
20	550–600	592	295.00	295.00
8	600–650	615	271.00	271.00
12	850–900	869	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
109	500–550	501	370.50	370.50
78	600–650	607	322.00	322.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,010	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,122	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,250	1,685.00–1,760.00	1,726.18

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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