Sale reports / Nebraska / Tri-State / 2023-12-18

Tri-State

Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Feeder Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, Dec 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Receipts

2,052 head

▲ 162 vs last sale 1,890▲ 257 vs year ago 1,795 · +14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 8.00 higher and heifers were 6.00 - 14.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate on all classes offered.

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 $247.10/cwt on 583 head.

Average price

$247.10

583 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$7.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	247.51	1,469	550
Medium and Large 1-2	533	240.27	1,280	33

One grade step is worth $7.23/cwt here — about $189 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 sale583 hd

247.10

—

NE average7 barns · 6,582 hd

247.62

−0.52

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

Every lot

33 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	322	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,119	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,479	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,413	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,389	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	312.37/cwt	306.00–320.50	1,490	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	284.35/cwt	283.50–285.00	1,464	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	516	315.38/cwt	307.50–323.50	1,627	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,309	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,640	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	272.13/cwt	263.00–282.00	1,548	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	266.37/cwt	259.00–275.50	1,657	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	249.33/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,591	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	247.65/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,686	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,724	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	238.01/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,795	240
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	296.04/cwt	283.00–307.00	983	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,208	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	460	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,375	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	275.13/cwt	266.00–286.00	1,329	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,252	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	255.86/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,341	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	551	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,301	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	247.53/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,468	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,623	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	238.20/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,474	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	633	1,628.26/head	1,585.00–1,675.00	1,628	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	673	1,627.57/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,628	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,585	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	702	1,684.49/head	1,650.00–1,710.00	1,684	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	220.42/cwt	212.50–224.50	1,572	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,732	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	501	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,283	7

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 Dec 18, 2023

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

Receipts 2,052Last week 1,890Year ago 1,795

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 8.00 higher and heifers were 6.00 - 14.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate on all classes offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	501	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	601	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	291.00	291.00
9	—	907	191.00	191.00
16	—	695	228.00	228.00
87	—	593	245.00–252.00	247.53
27	—	332	283.00–307.00	296.04
86	—	524	249.00–264.00	255.86
60	—	483	266.00–286.00	275.13
117	—	713	212.50–224.50	220.42
104	—	619	233.00–241.00	238.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
115	—	673	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,627.57
21	—	551	1,500.00	1,500.00
95	—	702	1,650.00–1,710.00	1,684.49
79	—	633	1,585.00–1,675.00	1,628.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	578	225.00	225.00
18	—	495	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	406	348.00	348.00
6	—	322	347.50	347.50
168	—	681	240.00–256.00	247.65
240	—	754	236.00–239.00	238.01
59	—	569	263.00–282.00	272.13
48	—	477	306.00–320.50	312.37
156	—	622	259.00–275.50	266.37
24	—	515	283.50–285.00	284.35
6	—	397	372.50	372.50
57	—	720	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	247.00	247.00
20	—	638	246.00–252.00	249.33
13	—	448	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	556	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	516	307.50–323.50	315.38

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.