Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

25,958 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.62/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 575 lb · 3,164 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.09/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 528 lb · 2,418 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.56/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 527 lb · 1,933 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	25,958	24,358	37,144
Feeder cattle	25,958	24,358	37,144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer calves sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling weight steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good with several in-state and out of state buyers at the auction. Several sales reported internet buying was active. Most calves have pre-condition shots. Some areas of the state received snow last weekend with bitter cold temperatures that took some condition and weight off of this week's offerings at early week sales. Very limited sales as of this writing from Nebraska feedlots. Live sales from 103.00-104.00 and dressed sales at 162.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	326	60	177.00–195.50	$187.92	$613	+3.42
350–399	378	257	164.00–193.00	$183.29	$693	+2.60
401–420 thin fleshed	411	39	180.50–183.00	$181.89	$748	—
402–448	430	439	161.00–190.00	$173.65	$747	-1.14
450–458 thin fleshed	457	89	180.00–190.50	$189.37	$865	—
450–499	474	1,561	156.60–184.25	$171.72	$814	+3.93
498 fancy	498	97	180.25	$180.25	$898	—
506 fancy	506	19	160.50	$160.50	$812	—
501–525 thin fleshed	512	166	170.00–174.00	$172.28	$882	+0.28
500–549	529	2,233	145.00–170.00	$160.26	$848	+0.76
551	551	8	145.00	$145.00	$799	-6.41
552 fancy	552	39	167.50	$167.50	$925	+6.25
550–599	575	3,117	131.00–169.00	$155.50	$894	+4.09
607–619 fancy	613	167	158.00–161.25	$159.58	$978	+1.08
615	615	5	133.50	$133.50	$821	-12.93
619 thin fleshed	619	29	150.50	$150.50	$932	—
600–649	620	1,675	136.50–161.00	$150.33	$932	+0.48
650 fancy	650	82	153.50	$153.50	$998	—
650–697	665	909	131.00–155.00	$145.88	$970	-0.73
665	665	16	137.00	$137.00	$911	-9.61
700–746	717	374	130.00–148.50	$142.15	$1,019	-1.13
717 fancy	717	74	153.00	$153.00	$1,097	—
751–775	765	463	143.75–152.50	$147.70	$1,130	+3.38
778	778	15	137.00	$137.00	$1,066	-7.32
836	836	40	130.25	$130.25	$1,089	-12.45
809–848	842	234	134.00–147.00	$145.02	$1,221	+2.32
873–884	878	36	123.50–130.50	$126.17	$1,108	-12.84
863–898	882	888	132.50–149.75	$142.58	$1,258	+3.57
900–923	912	381	135.50–139.00	$138.20	$1,260	+12.05
950–987	963	28	123.50–125.00	$124.45	$1,198	-8.55
955–990	964	275	126.00–138.75	$134.93	$1,301	+1.93
1039	1039	8	123.50	$123.50	$1,283	-2.13
1056	1056	29	118.50	$118.50	$1,251	—
1138	1138	8	117.75	$117.75	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	5	178.00	$178.00	$593	—
372–399	377	97	164.00–177.50	$168.26	$634	+4.91
405–447	426	148	148.00–168.50	$159.90	$681	+1.55
450–499	483	414	134.50–167.00	$155.16	$749	+0.25
500–548	530	276	132.00–156.25	$147.03	$779	+1.91
550–595	577	264	132.00–152.75	$141.66	$817	+2.87
600–642	619	229	131.00–144.50	$139.78	$865	+0.66
660–696	681	71	128.00–139.00	$134.17	$914	-3.66
706–734	717	28	125.00–133.00	$130.76	$938	—
786	786	16	125.00	$125.00	$982	-3.66

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	20	125.00	$125.00	$656	—
555	555	21	130.00	$130.00	$722	—
616	616	20	130.00	$130.00	$801	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
295	295	5	600.00	$600.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–348	337	112	150.50–180.00	$163.78	$552	+3.31
352–396	378	244	150.00–173.00	$161.15	$609	+2.10
407–416 thin fleshed	413	21	168.00–171.00	$170.16	$703	—
400–448	425	753	140.00–167.00	$153.96	$654	+16.96
462 thin fleshed	462	31	160.25	$160.25	$740	—
450–498	475	1,350	134.25–157.00	$146.65	$697	+1.32
511–537	520	33	153.00–158.00	$154.88	$805	+15.65
500–549	527	1,900	128.00–148.75	$140.31	$739	+1.08
550–598	572	1,048	128.00–145.00	$136.54	$781	-0.55
611	611	10	148.50	$148.50	$907	+14.93
600–649	619	649	124.50–138.00	$133.04	$824	-0.53
650–695	671	63	125.00–133.50	$128.66	$863	-4.78
700–742	717	216	121.00–143.25	$138.71	$995	+6.13
754–795	770	103	125.00–140.50	$135.86	$1,046	+1.73
804	804	10	125.00	$125.00	$1,005	-5.48
806–848	818	246	123.50–139.75	$133.45	$1,092	+2.97
855	855	130	136.00	$136.00	$1,163	+5.48
854–897	875	177	121.00–134.50	$127.25	$1,113	-3.27
900–946	913	282	122.00–133.50	$127.23	$1,162	-7.52
950–988	965	100	120.00–125.25	$121.81	$1,175	-7.69
1013–1045	1033	39	110.00–125.25	$116.33	$1,202	-8.17
1058	1058	6	110.00	$110.00	$1,164	—
1141	1141	10	106.00	$106.00	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–397	377	42	144.00–158.00	$149.83	$565	+7.20
411–448	433	91	140.00–149.00	$143.99	$623	+8.38
450–494	462	165	128.00–142.00	$135.53	$626	-2.00
507–548	533	103	120.00–139.00	$132.22	$705	+3.72
556–581	562	59	125.50–131.00	$128.92	$725	+1.14
616–622	619	41	124.00–130.00	$127.26	$788	-0.88
699	699	8	132.50	$132.50	$926	±0.00
885	885	11	111.50	$111.50	$987	—
940	940	7	108.00	$108.00	$1,015	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–517	516	14	140.00–142.00	$141.29	$729	—
618	618	13	129.00	$129.00	$797	—
729	729	31	123.50	$123.50	$900	—
828	828	59	110.00	$110.00	$911	—

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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.