Imperial Auction Market Report

Imperial, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 17, 2026

175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.70/cwt ≈ $3,042/hd at 992 lb · 61 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.75/cwt ≈ $2,841/hd at 872 lb · 52 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $409.00/cwt ≈ $2,789/hd at 682 lb · 15 head

Nine-weight heifers at Imperial, NE sold at $307/cwt. Nebraska 9-weight heifers are down $2 from their mid-March peak of $324. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	175	1,888	0
Feeder cattle	175	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison. Short run today due to the markets. Next special will be May 8. expecting a nice run.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
527	527	11	495.00	$495.00	$2,609
682	682	15	409.00	$409.00	$2,789
814	814	6	352.00	$352.00	$2,865

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
497	497	13	450.00	$450.00	$2,236
643	643	9	399.00	$399.00	$2,566
872	872	52	325.75	$325.75	$2,841
954–995	992	61	306.50–309.00	$306.70	$3,042

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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.