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Tri-State Livestock Auction Market Report

McCook, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 10, 2025

1,591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.53/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,838/hd at 592 lb · 200 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.50/cwt -9.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,893/hd at 692 lb · 160 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.50/cwt +9.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,903/hd at 621 lb · 157 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,591

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 30 443.00 $443.00 $1,639 +16.72
418–430 424 59 431.00–441.00 $436.01 $1,849 +17.01
456–487 472 125 382.00–399.00 $393.08 $1,855 -4.92
525 fancy 525 41 398.50 $398.50 $2,092
549 549 73 371.00–382.00 $372.81 $2,047 +31.34
569–595 579 55 355.00–365.00 $361.08 $2,091 +36.08
662 662 78 293.00 $293.00 $1,940 -23.06
723–731 729 40 291.00–301.50 $299.42 $2,183 +7.03
765–798 769 74 266.00–286.50 $283.63 $2,181 +5.63
907 907 62 266.00 $266.00 $2,413
959 959 124 261.25 $261.25 $2,505
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 9 418.00 $418.00 $1,802
583 583 14 325.00 $325.00 $1,895 -13.24
797 797 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,913

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 29 400.50 $400.50 $1,302
377–380 378 17 375.00–378.00 $376.76 $1,424 +18.76
416–439 420 47 360.00–374.00 $371.20 $1,559 +1.66
452–473 fancy 470 36 353.00–356.00 $353.40 $1,661
499 499 47 328.50 $328.50 $1,639 -4.97
532–548 542 45 308.00–325.00 $320.53 $1,737 -0.17
588–595 592 200 309.00–312.00 $310.53 $1,838 -0.30
621 621 157 306.50 $306.50 $1,903 +9.52
692 692 160 273.50 $273.50 $1,893 -4.14
731–744 733 47 250.00–258.00 $256.96 $1,884 -15.36
769 769 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,853 -17.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 5 331.00 $331.00 $1,446

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,656

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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.