Sale reports / Nebraska / Tri-State / 2020-08-03

Tri-State

Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Feeder Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, Aug 3

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Receipts

1,540 head

▲ 660 vs last sale 880▲ 590 vs year ago 950 · +62.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 900 lb steers was 3.00 higher. Demand was good on all weights of cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.83/cwt on 759 head.

Average price

$143.83

759 head · 841 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$34.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	836	144.55	1,209	743
Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	110.50	1,147	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.05/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale759 hd

143.83

—

NE average3 barns · 4,097 hd

142.68

+1.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

20 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	633	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	847	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	156.83/cwt	149.50–159.00	916	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,052	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,077	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,095	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	145.60/cwt	145.60–145.60	1,251	303
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	136.10/cwt	136.00–136.25	1,253	298
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,147	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	164.38/cwt	159.00–170.00	613	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	758	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	797	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	608	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	939	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	885	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	142.06/cwt	141.00–142.75	953	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	977	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,045	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	995	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	396	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	729	6

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.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tri-State Livestock Auction - McCook, NE

Mon Aug 3, 2020

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

Receipts 1,540Last week 880Year ago 950

Compared to last week, 900 lb steers was 3.00 higher. Demand was good on all weights of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	608	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	671	141.00–142.75	142.06
46	—	497	152.50	152.50
42	—	703	139.00	139.00
28	—	546	146.00	146.00
24	—	405	160.00	160.00
20	—	621	142.50	142.50
17	—	792	132.00	132.00
10	—	850	117.00	117.00
10	—	373	159.00–170.00	164.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	297	213.00	213.00
303	—	859	145.60	145.60
42	—	690	152.50	152.50
20	—	459	184.50	184.50
13	—	740	145.50	145.50
9	—	788	139.00	139.00
298	—	921	136.00–136.25	136.10
51	—	584	149.50–159.00	156.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,038	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	396	184.00	184.00

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.