Sale reports / Nebraska / Tri-State / 2020-09-21

Tri-State

Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Feeder Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, Sep 21

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Receipts

2,425 head

▼ 1,725 vs last sale 4,150▼ 108 vs year ago 2,533 · −4.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 5.00 higher and heifers were 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Demand was good on all offerings.

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 $164.64/cwt on 1,592 head.

Average price

$164.64

1,592 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$5.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.72

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	164.74	1,000	1,566
Medium and Large 1-2	572	158.85	908	26

One grade step is worth $5.89/cwt here — about $92 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 sale1,592 hd

164.64

—

NE average6 barns · 8,318 hd

147.93

+16.72

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

Every lot

23 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	299	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	616	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	196.06/cwt	194.50–197.00	631	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	192.86/cwt	184.50–195.00	824	198
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	778	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	176.04/cwt	174.50–180.50	838	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	171.41/cwt	165.00–175.50	907	427
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	867	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	161.23/cwt	155.50–164.00	927	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	159.33/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,001	219
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	156.14/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,041	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	154.22/cwt	148.00–155.75	1,110	227
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,032	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,191	186
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,233	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	161.98/cwt	161.00–163.00	541	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	165.01/cwt	160.00–170.00	714	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	156.50/cwt	150.00–161.00	759	179
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	147.67/cwt	144.50–151.00	746	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	151.76/cwt	149.25–159.25	873	228
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	142.15/cwt	136.50–143.50	978	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	979	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,022	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	134.69/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,218	133

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 Sep 21, 2020

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

Receipts 2,425Last week 4,150Year ago 2,533

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 5.00 higher and heifers were 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Demand was good 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
66	—	688	136.50–143.50	142.15
77	—	433	160.00–170.00	165.01
133	—	904	127.00–135.00	134.69
228	—	575	149.25–159.25	151.76
179	—	485	150.00–161.00	156.50
10	—	760	134.50	134.50
14	—	334	161.00–163.00	161.98
17	—	505	144.50–151.00	147.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	742	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
427	—	529	165.00–175.50	171.41
69	—	476	174.50–180.50	176.04
84	—	575	155.50–164.00	161.23
109	—	667	147.00–157.00	156.14
186	—	863	138.00	138.00
198	—	427	184.50–195.00	192.86
219	—	628	151.00–161.00	159.33
227	—	720	148.00–155.75	154.22
14	—	322	194.50–197.00	196.06
16	—	299	206.00	206.00
17	—	917	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	794	130.00	130.00
9	—	432	180.00	180.00
10	—	542	160.00	160.00

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.