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Tri-State Livestock Auction Market Report

McCook, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

2,388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.85/cwt +34.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,774/hd at 578 lb · 292 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $258.91/cwt ≈ $2,398/hd at 926 lb · 280 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $281.91/cwt +18.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,057/hd at 730 lb · 214 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,388 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 320 15 445.00–470.00 $454.53 $1,454 —
365–394 385 30 428.00–451.00 $436.98 $1,682 —
400 fancy 400 5 446.00 $446.00 $1,784 —
445–446 446 34 382.50–401.00 $392.30 $1,750 —
467 fancy 467 8 400.00 $400.00 $1,868 —
492–499 494 26 375.00–376.00 $375.23 $1,854 —
507–541 528 23 370.00–375.00 $373.12 $1,970 +6.12
551–584 561 42 318.00–329.00 $322.58 $1,810 +11.58
573 fancy 573 42 350.00 $350.00 $2,006 —
612–631 618 119 321.00–339.00 $333.44 $2,061 —
661 fancy 661 26 329.00 $329.00 $2,175 —
688–689 688 61 300.00–313.00 $307.88 $2,118 +30.88
702–749 743 206 288.50–306.00 $291.73 $2,168 -6.77
766–794 786 143 283.25–287.00 $284.35 $2,235 +16.84
807–831 812 156 267.00–275.00 $273.83 $2,223 -1.13
859–871 868 77 265.00 $265.00 $2,300 +7.00
910–945 926 280 256.00–260.00 $258.91 $2,398 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 22 339.00 $339.00 $1,692 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 thin fleshed 347 12 435.00 $435.00 $1,509 —
348 348 24 376.00–387.50 $379.83 $1,322 —
427–435 430 33 340.00–362.50 $353.64 $1,521 —
453–481 463 41 331.00–343.00 $336.53 $1,558 +9.53
522–539 534 25 319.00–330.00 $324.91 $1,735 +5.70
550–557 fancy 556 60 318.00–322.00 $321.54 $1,788 —
555–599 584 232 293.00–308.00 $303.05 $1,770 +30.94
603–629 618 160 301.00–316.00 $305.48 $1,888 +25.99
651 651 27 292.50 $292.50 $1,904 —
712–717 713 59 304.00–316.00 $314.16 $2,240 +51.16
717–749 736 155 259.00–277.00 $269.64 $1,985 +6.64
759–761 761 140 261.25–264.50 $261.71 $1,992 —
843 843 20 240.50 $240.50 $2,027 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–463 461 18 312.00–314.00 $312.66 $1,441 —
591 591 8 257.00 $257.00 $1,519 —
624 624 14 270.00 $270.00 $1,685 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 8 358.00 $358.00 $1,693 -7.00
513 513 5 354.00 $354.00 $1,816 —
585 585 11 296.00 $296.00 $1,732 -24.00
702 702 12 268.00 $268.00 $1,881 —
750 750 9 262.50 $262.50 $1,969 —

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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.