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Tri-State Livestock Auction Market Report

McCook, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 10, 2024

845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.25/cwt +7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 922 lb · 165 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $265.25/cwt -6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,111/hd at 796 lb · 140 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.00/cwt +43.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,960/hd at 710 lb · 103 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 845 988 880
Feeder cattle 845 988 880

Not enough to show a comparison. Demand was good.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 20 333.00 $333.00 $1,851 +47.00
666 666 39 294.50 $294.50 $1,961
796 796 140 265.25 $265.25 $2,111 -6.75
800 800 54 263.50 $263.50 $2,108 -1.90
936 936 20 234.00 $234.00 $2,190
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 5 319.00 $319.00 $1,614

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 27 317.00 $317.00 $1,544
508 508 7 283.00 $283.00 $1,438
599 599 33 277.00 $277.00 $1,659
603 fancy 603 59 293.00 $293.00 $1,767
710 710 103 276.00 $276.00 $1,960 +43.00
797 797 56 240.00 $240.00 $1,913 -5.47
922 922 165 230.25 $230.25 $2,123 +7.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,358
509–526 519 13 250.00–259.00 $255.61 $1,327
717 717 17 252.00 $252.00 $1,807

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
807 807 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,614

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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.