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Tri-State

Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

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

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

470 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 403▲ 45 vs year ago 425 · +10.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 30▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Short run today. Demand was good with a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $391.73/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$391.73

26 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$65.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

vs NE average

+7.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	406.95	2,213	20
Medium and Large 1-2	588	341.00	2,005	6thin

One grade step is worth $65.95/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

391.73

—

NE average7 barns · 887 hd

388.50

+3.24

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+7.13

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,288	$2,700	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$2,435	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,600	5

Every lot

19 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,203	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,218	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,005	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,269	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,315	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,675	64
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,331	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	947	293.75/cwt	293.75–293.75	2,782	181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,698	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	351.83/cwt	351.00–352.00	1,875	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,876	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,982	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,182	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	920	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	2,434.64/head	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,435	12

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 403Year ago 425

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 0

Short run today. Demand was good with a higher undertone was noted.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,370	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,313	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,434.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,288	2,700.00	2,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	527	418.00	418.00
13	550–600	553	401.00	401.00
8	700–750	707	321.00	321.00
11	750–800	777	298.00	298.00
64	850–900	880	304.00	304.00
181	900–950	947	293.75	293.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	588	341.00	341.00
5	850–900	883	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	498	341.00	341.00
28	500–550	533	351.00–352.00	351.83
6	600–650	611	307.00	307.00
10	650–700	681	291.00	291.00
5	700–750	725	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
27	900–950	920	2,550.00	2,550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	600	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	250–300	286	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.