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Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, July 15, 2026

1,070 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (222)

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $366.25/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $3,274/hd at 894 lb · 186 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $350.28/cwt -17.72 vs last sale · ≈ $3,286/hd at 938 lb · 97 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $384.93/cwt ≈ $2,533/hd at 658 lb · 90 head
Kearney 8-weight steers brought $366/cwt, in line with the state average—$1/cwt below the NE average ($367) and $9/cwt under Valentine, NE ($375). NE 8-weight steers are down $19 from their late June peak of $385. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,070 1,910 1,734
Feeder cattle 1,070 1,910 1,734

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago yearling steers over 800 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower on a thin test of the market, with not enough comparable offerings of heifers to establish a trend. The bulk of the offerings of yearlings sold in load lots coming out of grow yards and off short summer grass.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 5 550.00 $550.00 $2,360 -9.00
552–560 555 21 460.00–462.00 $460.86 $2,558 -25.59
621 621 30 444.00 $444.00 $2,757 -55.00
838–847 845 82 364.00–366.75 $366.08 $3,093 -11.87
894 894 186 366.25 $366.25 $3,274 +16.25
903–949 938 97 344.50–359.00 $350.28 $3,286 +4.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,423 -51.34
604–642 623 10 408.00–417.50 $412.61 $2,571 -60.39
664–676 672 35 409.00–413.00 $410.64 $2,760 -21.36
771 771 15 388.00 $388.00 $2,991 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1021 1021 24 316.50 $316.50 $3,231 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 10 507.50 $507.50 $2,096 —
527–543 537 41 432.00–442.50 $435.60 $2,339 -54.40
556–585 560 53 407.50–435.00 $430.67 $2,412 —
627–636 629 26 401.00–405.00 $401.93 $2,528 -20.03
652–675 658 90 370.50–390.00 $384.93 $2,533 —
726 726 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,577 -19.01
771–773 772 75 349.50–351.00 $350.24 $2,704 -12.26
847 847 6 349.50 $349.50 $2,960 +13.73
883 883 12 350.00 $350.00 $3,090 +12.50
905 905 75 314.00 $314.00 $2,842 -6.88
990 990 31 288.75 $288.75 $2,859 -27.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 9 359.00 $359.00 $2,330 -38.74

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Price trend

high 379.64 low 320.00 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

850–899 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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