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McCook, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, September 29, 2025

3,454 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (206)

No new report since Sep 29, 2025. Below is this market's most recent published report.

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $444.41/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,687/hd at 605 lb · 340 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $506.43/cwt -11.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,402/hd at 474 lb · 339 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $452.20/cwt +14.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,144/hd at 474 lb · 333 head
McCook 5-weight steers sold at $468/cwt, running $17/cwt below the NE average ($485) and $38/cwt under Crawford, NE ($506). NE 5-weight steers are down $4/cwt from their mid-September peak of $471. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,454 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 13 635.00 $635.00 $1,880 —
317 thin fleshed 317 7 605.00 $605.00 $1,918 —
335–340 337 26 585.00–590.00 $586.75 $1,977 —
357–361 thin fleshed 359 14 585.00–600.00 $592.46 $2,127 —
369–398 383 34 557.00–565.00 $560.72 $2,148 -37.57
412 fancy 412 51 562.00 $562.00 $2,315 —
421–438 430 132 518.00–537.50 $523.71 $2,252 +5.85
450–493 473 113 479.00–493.00 $491.26 $2,324 -17.05
450–482 fancy 475 226 512.00–523.00 $514.02 $2,442 -13.48
500–509 fancy 504 159 508.00–514.00 $511.41 $2,578 +5.41
509–549 533 173 448.00–470.00 $457.46 $2,438 -21.83
554 fancy 554 18 462.00 $462.00 $2,559 -23.00
552–586 575 237 436.00–457.50 $446.29 $2,566 -22.31
601 fancy 601 138 461.00 $461.00 $2,771 —
600–613 unweaned 606 181 422.00–436.50 $434.12 $2,631 -10.36
618 618 21 424.00 $424.00 $2,620 -4.00
665 665 19 416.00 $416.00 $2,766 —
723 723 31 363.00 $363.00 $2,624 —
730–734 unweaned 734 134 382.00–404.50 $402.50 $2,954 —
758 unweaned 758 10 373.00 $373.00 $2,827 —
786 786 33 370.00 $370.00 $2,908 —
975 975 240 345.25 $345.25 $3,366 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 9 428.00 $428.00 $2,564 -7.78
646 unweaned 646 8 409.00 $409.00 $2,642 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 15 567.50 $567.50 $1,958 —
365 fancy 365 10 535.00 $535.00 $1,953 —
378–382 380 36 526.00–529.00 $527.59 $2,005 +14.41
400–435 416 189 470.00–490.00 $477.75 $1,987 -22.28
437 fancy 437 36 500.00 $500.00 $2,185 —
458–488 fancy 470 262 456.00–459.00 $457.88 $2,152 —
471–498 489 42 415.00–430.00 $419.98 $2,054 -15.83
490 thin fleshed 490 29 447.50 $447.50 $2,193 -11.50
507–523 fancy 518 125 430.00–432.00 $430.43 $2,230 -30.57
514–549 534 176 398.00–419.00 $405.83 $2,167 -14.09
579 579 80 450.50 $450.50 $2,608 +52.59
578–592 583 77 364.00–387.00 $379.93 $2,215 -17.98
600 600 39 444.00 $444.00 $2,664 —
602–631 616 27 377.00–385.00 $380.95 $2,347 —
617 unweaned 617 12 425.50 $425.50 $2,625 +39.50
661 661 44 420.00 $420.00 $2,776 —
667 unweaned 667 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,134 —
749 749 8 333.00 $333.00 $2,494 —
810 810 170 331.00 $331.00 $2,681 -3.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 15 522.50 $522.50 $1,792 +52.50
372 372 9 410.00 $410.00 $1,525 -40.00
465 465 11 410.00 $410.00 $1,906 -16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 8 400.00 $400.00 $1,964 -75.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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