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Tri-State

Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, Jun 12

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

880 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 850▲ 405 vs year ago 475 · +85.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough to show comparison. Demand was good on all the offering.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $264.86/cwt on 418 head.

Average price

$264.86

418 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$14.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.84

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	265.53	1,613	398
Medium and Large 1-2	530	251.50	1,332	20

One grade step is worth $14.03/cwt here — about $281 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 sale418 hd

264.86

—

NE average3 barns · 3,496 hd

242.01

+22.84

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,650	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$2,460	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,169	$2,685	9

Every lot

10 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	267.00/cwt	259.00–277.00	1,549	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	229.21/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,818	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	236.60/cwt	236.60–236.60	2,210	309
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,383	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,638	320
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,169	2,685.00/head	2,685.00–2,685.00	2,685	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	2,460.00/head	2,460.00–2,460.00	2,460	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	16

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 Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 850Year ago 475

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Not enough to show comparison. Demand was good on all the offering.

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	9	—	1,169	2,685.00	2,685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,189	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,133	2,460.00	2,460.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
309	—	934	236.60	236.60
73	—	793	229.00–231.00	229.21
11	—	580	259.00–277.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	553	250.00	250.00
6	—	475	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
320	—	625	262.00	262.00
78	—	535	280.00	280.00

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.