Sale reports / Nebraska / Tri-State / 2025-08-11

Tri-State

Feeder Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, Aug 11
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855
Receipts
975 head
556 vs last sale 1,531 618 vs year ago 357 · +173.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Demand was strong on all weights offered.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $354.50/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$354.50
62 head · 642 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,276
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
6.72
vs NE average
+13.08 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1642354.502,27662
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale62 hd
354.50
NE average3 barns · 138 hd
361.22
−6.72
National average149 barns · 6,417 hd
341.42
+13.08
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

8 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 1850–900855344.14/cwt335.75–346.502,942250
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950920331.87/cwt330.00–332.753,05380
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800776343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,6629
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800768336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,580242
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850823328.50/cwt328.50–328.502,704240
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750708344.50/cwt343.50–352.002,43968
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650642354.50/cwt354.50–354.502,27662
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900888313.50/cwt313.50–313.502,78415

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.