Sale reports / Nebraska / Tri-State / 2022-01-31

Tri-State

Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Feeder Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, Jan 31

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Receipts

2,951 head

▲ 1,201 vs last sale 1,750▲ 191 vs year ago 2,760 · +6.9%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 9.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

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 $176.75/cwt on 1,717 head.

Average price

$176.75

1,717 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$253

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

$16.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	192.30	962	69
Medium and Large 1	690	176.10	1,215	1,648

One grade step is worth $16.20/cwt here — about −$253 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 sale1,717 hd

176.75

—

NE average10 barns · 22,057 hd

177.35

−0.60

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	664	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	762	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	221.76/cwt	220.00–225.00	925	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	901	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	947	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	207.93/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,102	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,017	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	581	183.01/cwt	180.50–184.00	1,063	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	192.19/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,126	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	619	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,046	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	182.17/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,151	290
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,056	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	681	167.46/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,140	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	708	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,104	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	167.27/cwt	163.50–169.25	1,209	379
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	774	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,204	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	158.39/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,289	272
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,412	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,441	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	251	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	499	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	177.52/cwt	175.50–179.00	556	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	174.38/cwt	170.00–177.00	642	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	428	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	764	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	180.20/cwt	179.50–180.50	865	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	481	173.10/cwt	171.50–174.00	833	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	787	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	175.06/cwt	163.00–177.50	881	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.50	863	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	169.48/cwt	166.50–173.00	968	153
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	917	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	903	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	157.31/cwt	155.50–164.00	996	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	158.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,087	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	150.38/cwt	147.50–153.00	1,077	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	735	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,047	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,147	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	151.06/cwt	146.50–152.85	1,215	262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	658	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	827	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	972	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	925	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	945	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 Jan 31, 2022

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

Receipts 2,951Last week 1,750Year ago 2,760

Compared to last week, steers over 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 9.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	474	205.00	205.00
18	—	361	229.00	229.00
18	—	557	166.00	166.00
6	—	290	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	727	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	160.00	160.00
41	—	515	165.00–170.50	167.54
45	—	481	171.50–174.00	173.10
14	—	735	142.00–143.00	142.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	480	179.50–180.50	180.20
88	—	633	155.50–164.00	157.31
79	—	503	163.00–177.50	175.06
153	—	571	166.50–173.00	169.48
97	—	685	150.00–160.00	158.62
6	—	251	199.00	199.00
42	—	762	150.50	150.50
27	—	716	147.50–153.00	150.38
262	—	804	146.50–152.85	151.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	368	170.00–177.00	174.38
14	—	313	175.50–179.00	177.52
12	—	579	156.00	156.00
13	—	486	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
290	—	632	180.00–187.00	182.17
60	—	908	158.75	158.75
125	—	586	191.00–195.00	192.19
272	—	814	155.00–161.00	158.39
34	—	417	220.00–225.00	221.76
208	—	530	199.00–212.00	207.93
379	—	723	163.50–169.25	167.27
5	—	452	209.50	209.50
64	—	869	162.50	162.50
70	—	750	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	302	220.00	220.00
27	—	562	181.00	181.00
20	—	425	212.00	212.00
11	—	652	162.00	162.00
6	—	363	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	681	167.00–170.00	167.46
5	—	708	156.00	156.00
21	—	774	155.50	155.50
17	—	581	180.50–184.00	183.01
5	—	619	169.00	169.00

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.