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Tri-State Livestock Auction Market Report

McCook, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

1,907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $438.77/cwt +21.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,741/hd at 625 lb · 251 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $472.03/cwt +17.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,679/hd at 568 lb · 201 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $430.43/cwt +33.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,208/hd at 513 lb · 172 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,907 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–393 372 28 580.00–607.50 $598.29 $2,226 +36.80
405–441 421 11 510.00–525.00 $517.86 $2,180 -14.64
456–476 fancy 465 74 527.50 $527.50 $2,453 —
467–478 472 77 503.00–512.00 $508.31 $2,399 -21.69
533 fancy 533 45 506.00 $506.00 $2,697 +2.00
531–547 541 65 474.00–483.00 $479.29 $2,593 -2.64
551 fancy 551 42 485.00 $485.00 $2,672 —
556–579 572 159 460.00–473.00 $468.60 $2,680 +13.89
603–621 unweaned 614 164 431.00–455.00 $444.48 $2,729 +27.48
645 645 87 428.00 $428.00 $2,761 —
925 925 127 344.75 $344.75 $3,189 -2.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 11 572.50 $572.50 $1,803 —
402 402 6 522.50 $522.50 $2,100 —
475–495 484 13 460.00–484.00 $471.32 $2,281 -33.68
505–545 523 20 431.00–455.00 $443.75 $2,321 -13.25
565–582 572 32 412.50–449.00 $435.78 $2,493 —
626 unweaned 626 26 410.00–420.00 $415.00 $2,598 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 unweaned 638 6 377.00 $377.00 $2,405 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 8 605.00 $605.00 $1,742 —
379 thin fleshed 379 11 533.00 $533.00 $2,020 —
387 387 37 507.50–515.00 $513.18 $1,986 -10.07
408–412 410 25 492.50–506.00 $500.03 $2,050 +27.74
463 thin fleshed 463 9 459.00 $459.00 $2,125 —
453–495 484 97 432.00–442.00 $435.81 $2,109 -14.68
501 fancy 501 44 461.00 $461.00 $2,310 +33.50
501–549 517 128 407.00–426.00 $419.92 $2,171 +29.92
553 fancy 553 44 437.00 $437.00 $2,417 —
567–592 575 79 382.50–406.00 $397.91 $2,288 -8.09
628 unweaned 628 6 386.00 $386.00 $2,424 -4.00
751–790 759 110 337.50–354.50 $349.95 $2,656 +1.59
806 806 159 334.75 $334.75 $2,698 —
923–930 925 36 317.00–328.00 $324.62 $3,003 -2.88
1038 1038 45 304.50 $304.50 $3,161 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 8 470.00 $470.00 $1,532 -27.50
377 377 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,696 —
432 432 7 465.00 $465.00 $2,009 —
490 490 7 426.00 $426.00 $2,087 —
518–549 537 28 375.00–401.00 $391.61 $2,103 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 9 506.00 $506.00 $2,242 -5.22
484 484 10 475.00 $475.00 $2,299 —

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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.