Sale reports / Nebraska / Sheridan / 2019-12-04

Sheridan

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rushville, Nebraska · Wed, Dec 4
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1859
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 177 vs last sale 417▲ 240 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,150 head
▲ 1,032 vs last sale 118▲ 1,150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks an market trend is not applicable. Offering comprised of top quality ranch bred females with many consisting of one iron cattle. Several herd reductions and complete dispersal's in the run. There was a large crowd on hand for the bred cows and slaughter cattle auction. Several lots of open cows went back to the country for feeding or re-breeding. Next Wednesday Dec 11, 4500 head of calves and feeder cattle on the books.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,82175.321,37128
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53959.4591512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31956.75749139
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17940.8348161

Every lot

27 lots · USDA AMS · Sheridan Livestock Auction Co. - Rushville, NE
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,41770.91/cwt70.00–72.501,0053
Bulls——1,84777.41/cwt73.00–79.501,43016
Bulls——1,89669.26/cwt65.50–72.501,3136
Bulls——1,93280.66/cwt80.00–81.501,5583
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14341.18/cwt36.00–47.5047136
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,21356.30/cwt48.50–65.506833
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22133.01/cwt27.00–36.0040316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26351.86/cwt49.00–53.006556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29047.76/cwt43.50–53.5061625
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,32360.06/cwt47.50–68.00795106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36441.07/cwt38.00–42.505608
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48361.42/cwt58.00–64.009119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70553.54/cwt51.50–56.509133
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1841131.93/cwt120.00–133.001,11028
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 196078.78/cwt70.00–89.0075631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29011,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0011,4889
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1601,562.20/cwt1,500.00–1,625.0018,12246
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1931,610.97/cwt1,400.00–1,675.0019,219205
Bred Cows—Medium 11,233700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,63128
Bred Cows—Medium 11,2371,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,77231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,280700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,96025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,283828.14/cwt825.00–835.0010,62522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,379915.60/cwt785.00–1,060.0012,626136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3991,159.54/cwt1,025.00–1,400.0016,22273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,417934.61/cwt925.00–975.0013,24321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4581,501.34/cwt1,300.00–1,700.0021,890293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5701,476.66/cwt1,400.00–1,525.0023,18410

This sale against other markets

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.