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Tri-State

Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, Apr 10

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

775 head

▼ 795 vs last sale 1,570▼ 175 vs year ago 950 · −18.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 0▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week, steers under 700 lbs sold sharply higher on the day, over 700 lbs sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on a thin test. Light test of the market on calves, feeders and bred cows but demand was good for all on offer.

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 $242.12/cwt on 462 head.

Average price

$242.12

462 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.10

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	242.78	1,505	449
Medium and Large 1-2	612	219.45	1,343	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $162 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 sale462 hd

242.12

—

NE average3 barns · 2,764 hd

227.02

+15.10

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,650	34
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,174	$1,575	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$1,550	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$1,250	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,048	$2,800	10

Every lot

22 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	948	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,148	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	257.48/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,226	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	263.28/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,364	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,371	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,246	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	219.45/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,343	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	252.77/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,565	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	216.63/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,534	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	207.68/cwt	204.50–209.50	1,587	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,704	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	865	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,033	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	231.37/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,131	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,305	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,277	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,374	15
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,048	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,057	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,128	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,174	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	5

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 Apr 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 775Last week 1,570Year ago 950

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	232.00	232.00
7	—	565	231.00	231.00
15	—	753	182.50	182.50
56	—	489	227.00–235.00	231.37
81	—	604	211.50	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	518	250.00–267.00	263.28
19	—	476	240.00–264.00	257.48
163	—	619	236.00–256.00	252.77
31	—	904	188.50	188.50
33	—	708	208.00–219.00	216.63
5	—	316	300.00	300.00
13	—	562	244.00	244.00
21	—	430	267.00	267.00
56	—	764	204.50–209.50	207.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	612	211.00–225.00	219.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	221.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,048	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	1,128	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,188	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,174	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,057	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.