Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 10.00 - 15.00 higher , except for 700 - 750 were 7.00 lower. Heifers were 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Demand was good on a nice selection offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.68/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$334.68

173 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$26.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.29

vs NE average

+8.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	336.68	1,820	160
Medium and Large 1-2	544	310.00	1,686	13thin

One grade step is worth $26.68/cwt here — about $134 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 sale173 hd

334.68

—

NE average7 barns · 3,452 hd

345.96

−11.29

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

+8.05

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

27 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	783	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	341.10/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,262	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	326.81/cwt	322.00–329.50	1,611	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	349.71/cwt	344.00–361.00	1,497	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	279.70/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,868	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	295.72/cwt	289.00–311.00	1,703	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	321.89/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,671	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	268.04/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,983	287
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,623	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	500–550	531	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,694	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	318.50/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,949	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	297.37/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,986	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	299.28/cwt	292.00–308.00	1,604	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	289.01/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,864	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	257.20/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,770	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	600–650	606	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,970	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	650–700	687	289.94/cwt	288.50–290.50	1,992	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	405.16/cwt	390.00–413.00	1,706	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	375.86/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,767	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	305.40/cwt	295.00–321.00	1,356	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	315.54/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,855	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	600–650	629	279.11/cwt	277.50–279.50	1,756	300
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	700–750	748	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,919	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	450–500	456	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,705	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	349.03/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,791	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	276.68/cwt	271.00–283.00	2,150	387

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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Receipts 3,200Last week 1,308Year ago 2,052

Compared to last week, steers were 10.00 - 15.00 higher , except for 700 - 750 were 7.00 lower. Heifers were 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Demand was good on a nice selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	370	329.00–350.00	341.10
84	400–450	428	344.00–361.00	349.71
63	450–500	493	322.00–329.50	326.81
156	500–550	519	312.00–332.00	321.89
137	550–600	576	289.00–311.00	295.72
94	650–700	668	268.00–283.00	279.70
6	750–800	783	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
90	500–550	531	319.00	319.00
300	600–650	629	277.50–279.50	279.11
58	700–750	748	256.50	256.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	444	295.00–321.00	305.40
26	500–550	536	292.00–308.00	299.28
49	650–700	688	256.00–260.00	257.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	393	413.00	413.00
48	400–450	421	390.00–413.00	405.16
26	450–500	470	372.00–380.00	375.86
101	500–550	513	347.00–350.00	349.03
59	550–600	588	312.00–317.00	315.54
190	600–650	612	307.00–325.00	318.50
221	650–700	668	295.00–299.00	297.37
287	700–750	740	268.00–269.00	268.04
387	750–800	777	271.00–283.00	276.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	544	310.00	310.00
15	600–650	645	285.00–291.00	289.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	456	374.00	374.00
148	600–650	606	325.00	325.00
220	650–700	687	288.50–290.50	289.94

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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