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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

13,815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.20/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 675 lb · 1,387 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.63/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 576 lb · 1,043 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.10/cwt -6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 626 lb · 997 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 13,815 30,241 28,472
Feeder cattle 13,804 29,450 27,574
Replacement cattle 11 791 898

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower and heifers over 600 sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good for calves and feeder cattle with very good demand noted for replacement heifers that will be bred and calve next year. Receipts were shorten this week as Arctic temperatures came into the state with some auctions cancelling their sales and other auctions had reduced receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 8 193.00 $193.00 $602 +8.00
373–397 391 19 176.00–186.00 $181.54 $710 -16.29
404–445 428 82 173.00–191.00 $183.60 $786 -8.95
428 unweaned 428 19 181.00 $181.00 $775 —
458–483 473 92 181.00–188.00 $185.55 $878 +1.79
503–547 521 412 162.00–191.50 $178.66 $931 -0.15
536 unweaned 536 37 156.00 $156.00 $836 —
555–597 574 284 158.00–174.25 $165.99 $953 -1.97
600–649 626 997 140.00–161.00 $154.10 $965 -5.75
650–697 674 840 138.50–152.00 $148.03 $998 -1.84
684 684 7 133.00 $133.00 $910 -7.52
703–748 736 978 138.50–146.50 $143.98 $1,060 +12.70
753–786 769 893 130.50–147.00 $141.35 $1,087 +0.45
762–783 775 24 132.50 $132.50 $1,027 -8.40
807 807 29 131.35 $131.35 $1,060 -5.50
803–849 825 552 129.25–139.75 $137.56 $1,135 +7.20
855–898 871 773 127.50–137.50 $133.39 $1,162 -2.57
901–937 921 191 128.25–134.25 $130.87 $1,205 -0.43
951–961 955 92 124.75–132.50 $129.53 $1,237 +1.06
1012 1012 9 110.00 $110.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–383 thin fleshed 378 16 173.00–174.00 $173.37 $655 -5.63
402–448 434 16 158.00–178.00 $169.00 $733 -0.52
473–491 483 17 160.00–167.00 $165.15 $798 -2.85
488 thin fleshed 488 7 166.00 $166.00 $810 —
514–545 536 73 149.00–167.00 $162.84 $873 +7.84
555 thin fleshed 555 12 160.00 $160.00 $888 +8.77
565–594 580 44 141.50–161.00 $154.92 $899 -2.95
624–633 627 14 145.50–149.00 $147.74 $926 +2.89
662–674 670 42 140.50–141.50 $141.02 $945 -4.01
758–798 775 19 125.00–135.00 $128.06 $992 -1.55
895 895 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,083 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 8 185.00 $185.00 $575 +22.00
360–384 380 37 163.00 $163.00 $619 -7.52
404 unweaned 404 19 159.00 $159.00 $642 —
405–443 429 118 149.00–168.00 $160.00 $686 -9.25
469 unweaned 469 23 160.75 $160.75 $754 —
467–499 485 221 146.00–167.00 $162.41 $788 -2.25
501–546 519 421 140.00–166.00 $156.22 $811 -1.81
554–599 576 1,043 136.00–160.00 $151.63 $873 +0.70
600–647 627 648 131.00–150.00 $142.22 $892 -12.04
654–699 674 1,235 130.00–145.50 $138.27 $932 +3.61
655–691 681 152 134.75–150.50 $146.75 $999 +19.61
713 713 22 126.00 $126.00 $898 -5.11
700–745 719 213 136.00–172.00 $158.16 $1,137 +27.05
708–749 729 597 127.50–149.00 $135.05 $985 -7.60
750–793 770 325 126.00–145.50 $136.53 $1,051 -1.03
789–797 794 68 128.50–158.00 $148.09 $1,176 +20.47
800–839 817 331 124.00–129.00 $127.70 $1,043 +0.34
866–899 871 214 122.00–126.50 $125.39 $1,092 -0.35
947 947 27 129.00 $129.00 $1,222 +8.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 8 152.00 $152.00 $509 —
363 thin fleshed 363 18 162.00 $162.00 $588 +2.50
473–490 476 107 145.00–159.50 $156.66 $746 +6.65
496 thin fleshed 496 38 158.75 $158.75 $787 +6.95
541 541 17 145.00 $145.00 $784 -0.59
554–592 586 34 139.00–144.25 $143.52 $841 -1.23
616–637 628 23 137.25–138.00 $137.57 $864 +16.57
653–687 671 34 127.50–128.00 $127.72 $857 -5.32
724 724 18 124.00 $124.00 $898 —
775 775 104 128.60 $128.60 $997 +11.60
858 858 9 125.00 $125.00 $1,072 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 32 134.50 $134.50 $935 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 68.50 $68.50 $843
1257 1257 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 67.25 $67.25 $845

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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.