Cattle Market Nebraska cattle prices & auction market reports
USDA market reports from 15 Nebraska auction markets, most recently Friday, October 23, 2026. Every report in full — prices by weight, grade, and class, with head counts and the reporter's comments.
What cattle are bringing in Nebraska
Head-weighted average across 36,565 head at the 13 Nebraska markets that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Sep 23, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026.
| Class | $/cwt | Avg wt (lb) | ≈ $/hd est. | Head | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers | $448.87 | 574 | $2,577 | 8,313 | 12 |
| light 5-weight M&L 1 steers | $477.46 | 525 | $2,507 | 7,841 | 12 |
| light 6-weight M&L 1 steers | $424.72 | 622 | $2,642 | 6,364 | 13 |
| heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers | $506.95 | 479 | $2,428 | 5,821 | 12 |
| light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers | $425.74 | 521 | $2,218 | 4,439 | 12 |
| heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers | $449.88 | 474 | $2,132 | 3,787 | 12 |
Head-weighted average of per-hundredweight lots only — per-head classes such as bred cows and cow-calf pairs are excluded, never converted. The ≈ $/hd column is an estimate: that row's average price × its average weight ÷ 100.
| Market | Town | Last sale | Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bassett Livestock Auction | Bassett | Wed · Oct 14, 2026 | 3,130 |
| Burwell Livestock Market | Burwell | Fri · Oct 23, 2026 | 3,520 |
| Crawford Livestock Market | Crawford | Fri · Oct 23, 2026 | 430 |
| Ericson Livestock Market | Ericson | Sat · Oct 17, 2026 | 2,818 |
| Gordon Livestock Market | Gordon | Tue · Oct 13, 2026 | 727 |
| Imperial Auction Market | Imperial | Fri · Oct 23, 2026 | 1,019 |
| Huss Livestock Market | Kearney | Wed · Oct 21, 2026 | 1,258 |
| Lexington Livestock Market | Lexington | Fri · Oct 23, 2026 | 1,120 |
| Tri-State Livestock Auction | McCook | Mon · Sep 29, 2025 | 3,454 |
| North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction | North Platte | Tue · Oct 20, 2026 | 3,258 |
| Ogallala Livestock Auction | Ogallala | Thu · Oct 22, 2026 | 5,087 |
| Valentine Livestock Auction | Valentine | Thu · Oct 22, 2026 | 3,585 |
| West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle | West Point | Mon · Oct 19, 2026 | 1,201 |
| Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary | — | Mon · Oct 12, 2026 | 29,829 |
| Wyoming-Nebraska Direct Cattle Report | — | Mon · Oct 19, 2026 | 715 |