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Tri-State

Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, May 15

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855

← May 8May 15Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

400 head

▼ 350 vs last sale 750▼ 455 vs year ago 855 · −53.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 0▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good today.

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 $215.15/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$215.15

236 head · 786 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.83

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	786	215.15	1,691	236

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 sale236 hd

215.15

—

NE average5 barns · 6,053 hd

245.98

−30.83

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,492	$2,112	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,950	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,140	$2,318	18

Every lot

13 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,108	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,359	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,327	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,579	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,439	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,642	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,792	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,676	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,495	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,492	2,111.50/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,112	17
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,084	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	7
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	11

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 May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 750Year ago 855

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison to last week. Demand was good today.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,492	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,111.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,150	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,084	2,150.00	2,150.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,175	2,425.00	2,425.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	887	202.00	202.00
38	—	658	240.00	240.00
19	—	801	205.00	205.00
16	—	533	255.00	255.00
10	—	716	201.00	201.00
10	—	400	277.00	277.00
8	—	931	180.00	180.00
5	—	553	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	887	168.50	168.50

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.