Cattle Market Nebraska cattle prices & auction market reports
USDA market reports from 15 Nebraska auction markets, most recently Thursday, September 3, 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 14,623 head at the 9 Nebraska markets that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Aug 5, 2026 – Sep 3, 2026.
| Class | $/cwt | Avg wt (lb) | ≈ $/hd est. | Head | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| light 9-weight M&L 1 steers | $339.21 | 924 | $3,134 | 3,879 | 9 |
| heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers | $331.64 | 974 | $3,230 | 2,803 | 7 |
| heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers | $350.89 | 873 | $3,063 | 2,365 | 8 |
| heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers | $321.46 | 873 | $2,806 | 2,009 | 9 |
| light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers | $308.55 | 924 | $2,851 | 1,804 | 8 |
| light 8-weight M&L 1 steers | $358.89 | 825 | $2,961 | 1,763 | 9 |
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 · Sep 2, 2026 | 1,780 |
| Burwell Livestock Market | Burwell | Fri · Aug 7, 2026 | 2,363 |
| Crawford Livestock Market | Crawford | Fri · Aug 21, 2026 | 2,057 |
| Ericson Livestock Market | Ericson | Sat · Aug 29, 2026 | 2,786 |
| Gordon Livestock Market | Gordon | Tue · Apr 14, 2026 | 1,205 |
| Imperial Auction Market | Imperial | Fri · Jul 17, 2026 | 540 |
| Huss Livestock Market | Kearney | Wed · Aug 26, 2026 | 1,586 |
| Lexington Livestock Market | Lexington | Fri · Aug 21, 2026 | 2,281 |
| Tri-State Livestock Auction | McCook | Mon · Sep 29, 2025 | 3,454 |
| North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction | North Platte | Tue · Jun 9, 2026 | 525 |
| Ogallala Livestock Auction | Ogallala | Thu · Sep 3, 2026 | 2,358 |
| Valentine Livestock Auction | Valentine | Thu · Aug 27, 2026 | 3,635 |
| West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle | West Point | Mon · Aug 17, 2026 | 1,739 |
| Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary | — | Mon · Aug 24, 2026 | 8,007 |
| Wyoming-Nebraska Direct Cattle Report | — | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 207 |