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Tri-State Livestock Auction Market Report, McCook, NE

McCook, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 23, 2025

666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $314.00/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,741/hd at 873 lb · 395 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.28/cwt ≈ $2,295/hd at 772 lb · 88 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.00/cwt ≈ $2,089/hd at 637 lb · 48 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 666 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 11 400.00 $400.00 $2,108 —
595 595 10 363.00 $363.00 $2,160 +3.00
653 653 40 364.00 $364.00 $2,377 —
728 728 22 336.00 $336.00 $2,446 —
873 873 395 314.00 $314.00 $2,741 +5.78
944 944 6 277.00 $277.00 $2,615 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 11 360.00 $360.00 $2,005 —
637 637 48 328.00 $328.00 $2,089 —
766–779 772 88 297.00–297.50 $297.28 $2,295 —
921 921 16 250.00 $250.00 $2,302 —
1060 1060 19 246.00 $246.00 $2,608 —

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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.