Sale reports / Nebraska / Tri-State / 2023-11-13

Tri-State

Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Feeder Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, Nov 13

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Receipts

1,910 head

▼ 761 vs last sale 2,671▲ 540 vs year ago 1,370 · +39.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 10.00 - 20.00 lower and heifers were 12.00 -24.00 lower. Markets have taken a hit, because of the futures last week. Demand was moderate to good, being selective on what they buy.

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 $272.95/cwt on 977 head.

Average price

$272.95

977 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$5.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.91

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	273.23	1,488	924
Medium and Large 1-2	453	268.05	1,213	53

One grade step is worth $5.18/cwt here — about $275 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 sale977 hd

272.95

—

NE average9 barns · 13,625 hd

284.86

−11.91

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	295.58/cwt	284.00–315.00	970	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	349	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,187	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	961	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	305.58/cwt	302.50–314.00	1,323	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,193	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	317.08/cwt	317.00–317.50	1,433	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	282.71/cwt	272.00–293.00	1,343	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	251.96/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,325	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	284.35/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,518	239
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	246.18/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,420	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	248.76/cwt	242.50–259.50	1,532	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,708	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	211.43/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,425	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,498	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,813	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	903	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	264.96/cwt	256.00–278.00	999	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	240.18/cwt	230.00–250.00	929	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	289.97/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,169	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	262.53/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,118	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,252	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,114	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	490	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,049	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,150	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	242.54/cwt	234.00–252.50	1,268	177
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	231.50/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,338	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,168	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,345	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,230	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,860	182
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,378	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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Receipts 1,910Last week 2,671Year ago 1,370

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	377	256.00–278.00	264.96
46	—	461	271.50	271.50
80	—	403	275.00–293.00	289.97
18	—	332	272.00	272.00
134	—	578	220.00–238.00	231.50
6	—	1,021	135.00	135.00
177	—	523	234.00–252.50	242.54
182	—	853	218.00	218.00
13	—	636	211.50	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	426	258.00–265.00	262.53
23	—	518	222.00	222.00
6	—	651	189.00	189.00
17	—	464	240.00	240.00
9	—	578	202.00	202.00
10	—	387	230.00–250.00	240.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	442	270.00	270.00
27	—	526	250.00–255.00	251.96
15	—	328	284.00–315.00	295.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	616	242.50–259.50	248.76
239	—	534	278.00–298.00	284.35
33	—	349	340.00	340.00
29	—	674	205.00–216.00	211.43
157	—	577	236.00–255.00	246.18
28	—	433	302.50–314.00	305.58
21	—	380	253.00	253.00
6	—	700	214.00	214.00
24	—	851	213.00	213.00
109	—	475	272.00–293.00	282.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	452	317.00–317.50	317.08
89	—	658	259.50	259.50

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.