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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 23, 2020

15,908 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.42/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 574 lb · 1,722 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.13/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 527 lb · 1,431 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.24/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 525 lb · 1,344 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 15,908 20,599 11,013
Feeder cattle 15,908 19,112 11,013
Replacement cattle — 1,487 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 3.00 lower and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Receipts a little shorter this week due to the Thanksgiving day holiday on Thursday. Several auction decided not to hold sales this week because of it. All auctions will have a full slate next week. Weather have been very good the last seven days. Some scattered rain showers across the state on Tuesday will the moisture soaking into the parch ground. Early rounds of feedlot sales on Wednesday saw the dressed sales trade 2.00 higher than last week at 174.00 and live sales mostly steady at 110.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–348 333 26 181.00–202.00 $189.43 $631 -9.76
371 371 11 184.00 $184.00 $683 -19.04
355–399 376 120 186.00–208.00 $196.38 $738 -6.66
406–428 thin fleshed 416 63 190.50–203.00 $199.52 $830 —
400–448 430 311 161.00–197.00 $181.78 $782 -8.24
458 thin fleshed 458 35 193.50 $193.50 $886 —
465–479 472 42 165.00–169.00 $167.27 $790 -0.67
450–496 475 797 165.00–189.00 $179.24 $851 +11.30
493 493 5 161.00 $161.00 $794 -15.96
501–505 thin fleshed 504 73 178.50–181.50 $179.56 $905 +5.10
509–545 516 87 152.50–159.00 $157.00 $810 -10.40
500–548 529 1,271 157.25–179.00 $170.49 $902 +3.09
550–597 573 1,634 150.00–170.75 $159.86 $916 +8.86
558–595 584 88 149.50–153.00 $151.34 $884 -8.61
621 value added 621 99 165.25 $165.25 $1,026 —
600–649 625 1,062 141.00–158.50 $152.04 $950 +5.06
623–641 635 171 140.00–145.00 $143.81 $913 -3.17
650–685 665 167 137.50–143.75 $141.46 $941 +6.46
669 thin fleshed 669 20 159.25 $159.25 $1,065 —
651–691 670 478 137.00–155.00 $149.72 $1,003 +14.72
701–745 707 218 128.00–151.00 $144.30 $1,020 -0.89
718–747 726 18 138.00–138.50 $138.36 $1,004 -6.83
756–780 761 75 136.75–143.00 $140.31 $1,068 -7.59
801 801 66 140.85 $140.85 $1,128 -8.90
859–890 880 258 136.00–150.00 $144.78 $1,274 -2.94
872–888 880 53 128.00–137.35 $135.10 $1,189 -12.62
946 946 11 124.00 $124.00 $1,173 -19.75
975 975 64 137.50 $137.50 $1,341 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 7 176.00 $176.00 $583 -8.00
352–392 363 50 154.00–208.00 $172.24 $625 +2.25
400–430 415 10 159.00–171.00 $164.78 $684 -8.51
469–486 479 48 145.00–166.00 $155.35 $744 -7.11
523–541 524 80 145.00–152.00 $149.34 $783 -9.24
563–590 578 76 144.50–153.00 $148.34 $857 +10.34
611–647 630 74 135.25–148.50 $139.78 $881 -5.45
650 650 12 132.50 $132.50 $861 -7.24
764–795 789 59 134.50–138.50 $135.22 $1,067 +4.28
891 891 21 139.75 $139.75 $1,245 +5.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 91 151.00 $151.00 $613 —
510 510 10 118.00 $118.00 $602 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–340 329 26 165.00–182.00 $172.60 $568 -6.26
365 365 26 164.00 $164.00 $599 -8.62
372 fancy 372 15 191.00 $191.00 $711 —
352–397 379 107 153.00–176.00 $165.48 $627 -7.14
392 thin fleshed 392 17 185.00 $185.00 $725 —
409–446 416 27 154.75–156.00 $155.75 $648 -4.67
400–437 thin fleshed 422 82 167.00–176.00 $171.97 $726 —
407–448 432 318 149.00–170.00 $158.69 $686 -1.73
450–491 thin fleshed 459 91 159.50–168.00 $165.74 $761 —
470 fancy 470 79 162.00 $162.00 $761 —
450–499 480 642 144.00–161.00 $153.07 $735 -2.19
472–489 481 29 148.00–151.00 $149.32 $718 -5.94
501–512 thin fleshed 505 25 155.50–158.00 $156.99 $793 +0.49
511–542 521 39 137.50–143.00 $141.70 $738 -7.10
520–535 fancy 524 84 169.00–170.00 $169.70 $889 —
502–549 526 1,196 135.00–155.50 $149.01 $784 +0.21
560 value added 560 18 158.00 $158.00 $885 —
565–571 568 21 135.50–137.00 $136.28 $774 -6.81
560–581 thin fleshed 571 113 144.00–148.00 $145.70 $832 -5.58
550–599 576 756 133.00–153.00 $143.48 $826 +0.39
578–581 fancy 579 80 155.00–165.00 $158.89 $920 —
607 value added 607 60 154.75 $154.75 $939 +5.75
600–647 628 701 131.00–147.00 $138.01 $867 +0.09
643 643 64 149.00 $149.00 $958 +11.08
652–699 670 261 128.00–146.00 $142.06 $952 +0.56
700–730 705 138 130.50–136.50 $131.54 $927 -1.96
730 730 160 155.50 $155.50 $1,135 +17.02
752–786 762 104 126.00–137.50 $135.54 $1,033 -1.21
757–793 778 26 130.00–130.50 $130.21 $1,013 -7.81
792 792 24 136.25 $136.25 $1,079 -1.77
815 815 60 138.75 $138.75 $1,131 -6.76
811–831 820 27 129.50–131.00 $129.99 $1,066 -6.25
829–838 836 203 135.00–137.00 $136.44 $1,141 +0.20
840 840 71 145.50 $145.50 $1,222 +9.26
873–883 878 130 137.25–139.00 $138.12 $1,213 +3.99
859–897 889 95 120.00–131.50 $128.76 $1,145 -6.74
919–948 938 80 129.75–130.50 $130.00 $1,219 +6.93
962 962 61 129.00 $129.00 $1,241 +3.74
965 965 5 119.00 $119.00 $1,148 -6.26
1030 1030 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,133 -16.09
1107 1107 9 109.50 $109.50 $1,212 -9.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 371 22 158.00–172.00 $164.18 $609 +19.18
407–443 433 69 110.00–156.00 $145.28 $629 -7.79
476–499 486 103 135.50–143.50 $139.53 $678 -5.91
503–542 524 74 131.00–146.00 $138.09 $724 -2.15
553–598 570 98 126.00–134.50 $131.57 $750 +4.36
631–637 634 18 120.00–124.00 $121.77 $772 -7.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 47 116.00 $116.00 $392 —
385 385 88 110.00 $110.00 $424 —

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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.