Cattle Market Pulse

Tri-State Livestock Auction Market Report

McCook, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 7, 2024

2,615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $323.51/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 517 lb · 263 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $296.47/cwt -2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,702/hd at 574 lb · 259 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $277.43/cwt -25.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 629 lb · 198 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,615 1,533 2,890
Feeder cattle 2,615 1,533 2,890

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs was 2.00 - 6.00 lower and over 600 - 700 lbs was 6.00 - 25.00 lower. Heifers was 1.00 - 5.00 higher . Demand was moderate to good on a nice run of spring calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 422.50 $422.50 $1,436 +11.50
376–393 386 48 382.00–400.00 $394.65 $1,523 +48.03
427 fancy 427 64 387.00 $387.00 $1,652 —
400–446 433 66 355.00–371.00 $360.89 $1,563 -6.17
466 fancy 466 25 351.00 $351.00 $1,636 —
476–496 491 149 323.00–338.00 $330.23 $1,621 -4.34
500–543 517 263 311.00–332.00 $323.51 $1,673 -1.69
559 fancy 559 43 307.00 $307.00 $1,716 —
553–593 577 216 283.00–300.00 $294.37 $1,699 -4.53
610–642 unweaned 629 187 274.00–284.50 $277.98 $1,748 -28.46
635 635 11 268.00 $268.00 $1,702 -3.00
661–698 unweaned 686 52 260.00–261.50 $260.82 $1,789 -30.18
715 715 62 271.00 $271.00 $1,938 +20.00
760 unweaned 760 122 261.00 $261.00 $1,984 —
903 903 183 255.25 $255.25 $2,305 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 6 366.00 $366.00 $1,391 —
484 484 8 315.00 $315.00 $1,525 —
533–546 538 37 281.00–290.00 $284.21 $1,529 -18.87
576 576 6 276.00 $276.00 $1,590 —
620 unweaned 620 8 267.00 $267.00 $1,655 -6.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–342 336 29 330.00–343.00 $336.15 $1,129 -1.85
390–399 394 31 308.00–312.50 $310.30 $1,223 —
411 fancy 411 15 330.00 $330.00 $1,356 —
423–445 432 108 302.00–311.00 $308.05 $1,331 +0.52
458 fancy 458 22 311.00 $311.00 $1,424 —
460–498 481 86 283.00–300.00 $289.81 $1,394 -2.77
500–527 514 152 277.00–295.00 $283.41 $1,457 +2.94
554–597 562 75 260.00–267.00 $265.71 $1,493 +4.24
613 613 26 260.50 $260.50 $1,597 +0.50
615 unweaned 615 19 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 -21.11
674 674 51 293.50 $293.50 $1,978 —
701 unweaned 701 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,619 —
825 825 56 236.00 $236.00 $1,947 —
1003 1003 10 211.00 $211.00 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,046 —
420 420 42 275.00 $275.00 $1,155 —
456–484 475 44 264.00–265.00 $264.31 $1,255 +12.31
510–546 533 51 251.00–269.00 $260.81 $1,390 —

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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.