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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

30,250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.44/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 622 lb · 2,964 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.05/cwt +7.95 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 572 lb · 2,314 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.99/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 671 lb · 2,266 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 30,250 29,558 29,826
Feeder cattle 28,294 27,683 28,648
Replacement cattle 1,956 1,875 1,178

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Note: Beginning January 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), through its Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News Division (LPGMN), will change the publication date of this report from Friday to Mondays. This will provide a true weekly average price (Sunday through Saturday). Currently, LPGMN utilizes cattle auction sales data from Friday through Thursday to compile this report. LPGMN will transition the publication date from Friday to Monday. By changing the publication to Monday, LPGMN will capture additional sales that occur at auctions on Friday afternoons and Saturdays, utilizing sales data from Sunday to Saturday, to capture a true weekly average price for feeder cattle. The updated Livestock Summary will offer customers additional data to use in an evolving and competitive marketplace. You can access feeder cattle summary reports at: www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/feeder-and-replacement-cattle-summary. If you would like to learn more about MARS and My Market News, please contact us at Websupport.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov Next available report will be out late on 12/23/20. Compared to last week steers sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifer sold unevenly steady. Demand was good for longtime weaned calves with moderate demand for fresh bawling calves. Demand was also good for bred heifers and cows. Very light snow in some areas of the state the last seven days with a nice warm up by weeks close. Feedlot sales have sold in a wide range this week. Live sales from 105.00 to 108.00 and dressed sales at 165.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–342 unweaned 330 17 183.00–204.00 $195.03 $644 —
331 331 8 181.00 $181.00 $599 -25.06
311–348 333 73 194.00–232.00 $219.62 $731 +13.56
355 unweaned 355 7 193.00 $193.00 $685 —
351–394 373 162 190.00–219.00 $205.02 $765 +7.44
401 401 17 181.00 $181.00 $726 -12.07
402–446 423 451 180.00–206.00 $197.39 $835 +4.32
433–436 thin fleshed 434 41 198.00–201.00 $200.26 $869 —
428–442 unweaned 438 62 178.00–189.50 $184.97 $810 +2.47
442 442 6 180.00 $180.00 $796 -13.07
465 fancy 465 41 198.50 $198.50 $923 —
466–475 unweaned 471 22 182.00–183.00 $182.60 $860 +15.10
453–499 478 823 177.00–198.00 $188.60 $902 +26.42
508 fancy 508 82 192.00 $192.00 $975 +2.00
500–517 509 38 163.00–165.00 $163.88 $834 -10.73
500–543 unweaned 518 114 156.75–178.00 $168.21 $871 —
500–546 526 1,145 165.00–189.75 $178.76 $940 +4.15
538–543 thin fleshed 540 77 180.00–184.75 $182.58 $986 -5.26
553 fancy 553 110 185.00 $185.00 $1,023 +8.00
550–592 unweaned 568 172 156.00–177.00 $163.93 $931 —
554–583 570 64 163.00–168.50 $165.73 $945 +3.19
550–599 573 1,968 156.25–180.75 $171.07 $980 +8.53
600 fancy 600 38 166.50 $166.50 $999 —
602–634 unweaned 620 58 148.25–161.00 $154.13 $956 +5.53
604–643 621 89 160.00–165.00 $162.79 $1,011 +3.51
600–649 622 2,680 149.50–172.50 $162.00 $1,008 +2.72
617–645 633 99 145.00–148.25 $147.36 $933 -0.11
650–670 657 43 144.00–147.50 $146.04 $959 +1.04
657–661 659 149 150.75–163.50 $157.32 $1,037 +12.32
652–675 unweaned 667 123 142.00–152.00 $146.25 $975 +2.26
650–699 672 1,951 142.00–164.50 $155.56 $1,045 +2.09
706–710 unweaned 708 62 137.50–141.25 $139.50 $988 -3.91
708–731 714 34 132.50–143.50 $135.03 $964 -13.19
700–748 717 1,394 138.00–161.50 $150.13 $1,076 +1.91
728–733 731 142 158.00–160.50 $159.27 $1,164 +18.90
750–797 766 1,184 135.00–161.00 $146.80 $1,124 +1.39
766 766 153 149.00 $149.00 $1,141 +3.59
750–773 770 211 138.00–145.00 $143.53 $1,105 -1.88
805–843 817 467 134.50–149.25 $141.44 $1,156 -3.05
801–834 826 102 134.25–135.00 $134.79 $1,113 -9.70
830 830 70 146.50 $146.50 $1,216 +2.01
872 872 64 143.00 $143.00 $1,247 -10.25
859–888 874 407 137.00–149.25 $143.90 $1,258 +4.21
883 883 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,148 -1.32
900 900 6 132.50 $132.50 $1,192 -5.85
904–946 924 245 132.50–140.25 $137.42 $1,270 +4.30
959–973 969 25 130.50–132.00 $130.98 $1,269 -4.23
1019–1044 1036 26 129.00–130.00 $129.30 $1,340 -4.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 thin fleshed 360 9 180.00 $180.00 $648 —
382–392 385 27 164.00–184.00 $176.12 $678 +25.12
409–445 422 128 172.00–191.00 $178.25 $752 +6.05
450 thin fleshed 450 21 179.00 $179.00 $806 —
481 481 15 165.00 $165.00 $794 +0.78
485 unweaned 485 9 166.00 $166.00 $805 —
455–494 488 240 156.00–182.00 $171.51 $837 +7.29
508–547 528 330 154.00–178.00 $165.12 $872 +3.33
546 unweaned 546 20 158.00 $158.00 $863 —
555–597 583 268 142.00–171.00 $157.71 $919 +5.91
589 unweaned 589 10 152.75 $152.75 $900 —
611–632 unweaned 626 47 141.50–148.00 $143.24 $897 —
601–648 635 260 135.00–158.75 $153.12 $972 +5.54
672–698 676 42 140.00–140.50 $140.07 $947 +0.19
691 unweaned 691 6 133.00 $133.00 $919 —
723 unweaned 723 12 124.00 $124.00 $897 -12.00
702–744 735 19 128.00–137.00 $135.19 $994 -3.60
750–787 769 12 147.00–149.50 $148.22 $1,140 +15.72
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
756 756 18 130.00 $130.00 $983 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 fancy 308 5 195.00 $195.00 $601 —
312–320 317 19 176.00–177.00 $176.69 $560 +6.69
348 unweaned 348 5 176.00 $176.00 $612 —
352–391 371 178 167.00–191.00 $177.59 $659 +11.59
365–390 unweaned 381 17 154.00–170.00 $159.41 $607 —
382 382 5 170.00 $170.00 $649 -3.41
405–416 thin fleshed 406 102 174.00–182.75 $181.68 $738 -5.54
402–446 unweaned 421 50 150.50–171.00 $163.02 $686 +3.52
403–448 426 503 158.00–176.00 $168.13 $716 +12.47
428 428 9 165.00 $165.00 $706 +9.34
435–438 437 16 161.00–163.00 $162.25 $709 -9.12
452 thin fleshed 452 81 173.00 $173.00 $782 -10.05
451–491 469 70 148.75–154.00 $151.69 $711 -3.81
452–496 unweaned 472 85 144.00–160.00 $151.30 $714 —
450–497 475 575 140.00–175.00 $159.56 $758 +4.06
505 505 5 143.00 $143.00 $722 -11.96
500–547 524 1,000 141.00–168.00 $154.58 $810 -0.38
523–527 525 70 162.25–163.00 $162.70 $854 +7.74
514–548 unweaned 532 224 144.25–151.00 $147.34 $784 —
557–572 unweaned 567 43 140.00–145.00 $142.40 $807 +4.15
554–593 fancy 568 191 156.25–157.75 $156.90 $891 +0.06
552–598 573 1,035 138.00–160.50 $150.43 $862 +3.91
577 577 13 140.50 $140.50 $811 -6.02
601 601 8 142.00 $142.00 $853 +8.00
601 601 26 151.00 $151.00 $908 +17.00
607–614 fancy 613 109 154.50–157.00 $156.73 $961 +7.43
602–648 624 941 134.00–152.25 $141.94 $886 +1.14
624 624 68 152.00 $152.00 $948 +11.20
600–642 unweaned 625 48 135.50–138.50 $136.70 $854 —
652–676 unweaned 660 61 135.25–143.00 $139.50 $921 —
650–695 671 835 132.25–144.50 $138.05 $926 +2.27
666–688 677 61 125.00–134.00 $130.73 $885 -5.05
701–746 720 336 129.50–140.00 $134.35 $967 +1.08
754 thin fleshed 754 60 138.85 $138.85 $1,047 —
750–787 765 349 129.75–140.50 $135.68 $1,038 +3.59
793 793 5 125.00 $125.00 $991 +1.50
800–844 829 141 130.00–135.50 $132.90 $1,102 +2.40
850–899 870 79 127.50–134.00 $131.06 $1,140 +5.56
868–896 880 32 121.00–122.00 $121.72 $1,071 -6.97
953–958 954 37 128.00–134.00 $129.63 $1,237 +7.59
1005 1005 13 119.00 $119.00 $1,196 —
1016–1043 1022 43 117.00–127.50 $123.58 $1,263 +8.58
1051–1060 1052 115 115.50–126.50 $125.27 $1,318 —
1073 1073 15 107.50 $107.50 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–335 319 22 160.00–165.00 $162.28 $518 +4.69
372 372 6 155.00 $155.00 $577 -5.74
415–443 432 42 140.00–169.50 $157.98 $682 +10.83
483–497 491 31 143.00–155.00 $147.84 $726 -0.69
504–548 527 116 135.50–155.00 $143.91 $758 -0.12
541–542 unweaned 541 29 142.00–143.50 $142.98 $774 —
568 568 5 133.50 $133.50 $758 -0.93
576–597 589 33 139.00–151.00 $143.63 $846 +9.20
600–613 607 23 129.00–132.00 $130.92 $795 -1.49
715 715 8 131.50 $131.50 $940 +8.50
850–867 859 11 120.00–124.00 $121.80 $1,046 —
1018 1018 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,120 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 14 129.00 $129.00 $795 —
739 739 8 122.00 $122.00 $902 -3.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
711 711 5 111.00 $111.00 $789 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
999–1249 1069 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 25 1,450.00–1,525.00 $1,500.46
932–1454 1164 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 289 1,062.00–1,710.00 $1,543.71
1112–1491 1296 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 40 1,350.00–1,785.00 $1,478.12
1251–1389 1301 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 25 750.00–775.00 $759.61
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 19 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1306–1508 1375 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 138 975.00–1,310.00 $1,120.28
1337–1414 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 57 1,075.00–1,550.00 $1,372.49
1349–1404 1392 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 37 900.00–1,035.00 $1,006.71
1271–1496 1403 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 231 800.00–985.00 $920.53
1326–1502 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 156 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,422.39
1447 1447 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,400.00 $1,400.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1058 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1090–1214 1152 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 33 1,250.00–1,335.00 $1,297.22
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1555 1555 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
913–1227 1049 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 225 1,275.00–1,650.00 $1,506.31
947–1143 1049 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 267 1,350.00–1,600.00 $1,444.92
1166 fancy 1166 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1348 1348 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 1,160.00 $1,160.00 —
1401–1742 1553 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 1,050.00–1,225.00 $1,167.42 —

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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.