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Tri-State

Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, Mar 27

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,303 head

▲ 231 vs last sale 1,072▼ 1,567 vs year ago 2,870 · −54.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 0▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 800 - 850 were 7.00 lower. Not enough in any other classes to compare. Demand was good.

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 $194.19/cwt on 907 head.

Average price

$194.19

907 head · 800 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.75

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	800	194.19	1,554	907

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale907 hd

194.19

—

NE average4 barns · 4,649 hd

213.94

−19.75

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

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,465	$2,335	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,491	$2,225	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,225	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,382	$1,620	17
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,193	$2,347	38

Every lot

24 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	970	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,061	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,147	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,210	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	232.48/cwt	222.00–234.50	1,348	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,385	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	199.97/cwt	199.00–209.50	1,488	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,490	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	182.32/cwt	181.50–183.25	1,533	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	184.38/cwt	180.00–185.75	1,597	573
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	698	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	764	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	873	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	997	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,037	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,152	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	213.45/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,204	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	179.42/cwt	178.50–181.50	1,301	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,489	61
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,382	1,619.65/head	1,410.00–1,910.00	1,620	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,430	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	2,335.00/head	2,335.00–2,335.00	2,335	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,491	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	21
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	2,346.97/head	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,347	38

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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,303Last week 1,072Year ago 2,870

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers 800 - 850 were 7.00 lower. Not enough in any other classes to compare. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	297	235.00	235.00
10	—	445	224.00	224.00
23	—	367	238.00	238.00
27	—	564	213.00–215.00	213.45
51	—	725	178.50–181.50	179.42
61	—	825	180.50	180.50
5	—	332	230.00	230.00
9	—	467	222.00	222.00
5	—	525	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	402	264.00	264.00
18	—	338	287.00	287.00
23	—	799	186.50	186.50
13	—	457	251.00	251.00
75	—	744	199.00–209.50	199.97
19	—	502	241.00	241.00
573	—	866	180.00–185.75	184.38
37	—	580	222.00–234.50	232.48
8	—	631	219.50	219.50
115	—	841	181.50–183.25	182.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,382	1,410.00–1,910.00	1,619.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,491	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,465	2,335.00	2,335.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,430	2,225.00	2,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,193	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,346.97

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.