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Tri-State

Name: Tri-State livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Feeder Cattle · McCook, Nebraska · Mon, Sep 22

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1855

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Receipts

2,039 head

▲ 376 vs last sale 1,663▲ 38 vs year ago 2,001 · +1.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Annual BBQ Sale Compared to last week, steers 400 - 500 were 2.00 - 10.00 lower and 500 - 600 lbs was 2.00 - 10.00 higher. Heifers were 10.00 - 20.00 higher except 550 - 650 was 4.00 - 8.00 lower.. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection offered.

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 $472.79/cwt on 363 head.

Average price

$472.79

363 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$39.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

vs NE average

+55.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	478.46	2,665	311
Medium and Large 1-2	553	438.85	2,427	52

One grade step is worth $39.62/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale363 hd

472.79

—

NE average3 barns · 408 hd

468.91

+3.88

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

+55.70

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	1,803	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	598.29/cwt	580.00–607.50	2,226	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,100	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	517.86/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,180	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,453	74
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	508.31/cwt	503.00–512.00	2,399	77
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	471.32/cwt	460.00–484.00	2,281	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	443.75/cwt	431.00–455.00	2,321	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	533	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,697	45
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	479.29/cwt	474.00–483.00	2,593	65
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,672	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	468.60/cwt	460.00–473.00	2,680	159
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	435.78/cwt	412.50–449.00	2,493	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	444.48/cwt	431.00–455.00	2,729	164
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	626	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,598	26
Steers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	638	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,405	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,761	87
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	344.75/cwt	344.75–344.75	3,189	127
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,742	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,532	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,697	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	379	533.00/cwt	533.00–533.00	2,020	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	513.18/cwt	507.50–515.00	1,986	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	500.03/cwt	492.50–506.00	2,050	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,009	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	463	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,125	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	435.81/cwt	432.00–442.00	2,109	97
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,087	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	501	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,310	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	419.92/cwt	407.00–426.00	2,171	128
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	391.61/cwt	375.00–401.00	2,103	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,417	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	397.91/cwt	382.50–406.00	2,288	79
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,424	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	349.95/cwt	337.50–354.50	2,656	110
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	334.75/cwt	334.75–334.75	2,698	159
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	324.62/cwt	317.00–328.00	3,003	36
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,038	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	3,161	45
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,242	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,299	10

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 Sep 22, 2025

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

Receipts 2,039Last week 1,663Year ago 2,001

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	638	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	450–500	465	527.50	527.50
45	500–550	533	506.00	506.00
42	550–600	551	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	372	580.00–607.50	598.29
11	400–450	421	510.00–525.00	517.86
77	450–500	472	503.00–512.00	508.31
65	500–550	541	474.00–483.00	479.29
159	550–600	572	460.00–473.00	468.60
87	600–650	645	428.00	428.00
127	900–950	925	344.75	344.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
164	600–650	614	431.00–455.00	444.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	315	572.50	572.50
6	400–450	402	522.50	522.50
13	450–500	484	460.00–484.00	471.32
20	500–550	523	431.00–455.00	443.75
32	550–600	572	412.50–449.00	435.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	626	410.00–420.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	500–550	501	461.00	461.00
44	550–600	553	437.00	437.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	288	605.00	605.00
37	350–400	387	507.50–515.00	513.18
25	400–450	410	492.50–506.00	500.03
97	450–500	484	432.00–442.00	435.81
128	500–550	517	407.00–426.00	419.92
79	550–600	575	382.50–406.00	397.91
110	750–800	759	337.50–354.50	349.95
159	800–850	806	334.75	334.75
36	900–950	925	317.00–328.00	324.62
45	1000–1050	1,038	304.50	304.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	470.00	470.00
7	350–400	377	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	432	465.00	465.00
7	450–500	490	426.00	426.00
28	500–550	537	375.00–401.00	391.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	379	533.00	533.00
9	450–500	463	459.00	459.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	628	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	443	506.00	506.00
10	450–500	484	475.00	475.00

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.