Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

23,875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.26/cwt +4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 670 lb · 1,940 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.48/cwt -1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 775 lb · 1,589 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.19/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 720 lb · 1,470 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	23,875	23,072	24,124
Feeder cattle	23,875	22,222	24,124
Replacement cattle	—	850	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs sold mostly 3.00 higher, 500-650 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, 650-750 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, and over 750 lbs sold unevenly steady. Trade was mixed in the heifer supply with heifers under 450 lbs mostly 4.00 to 11.00 higher, 450-600 lbs 1.00 lower to 5.00 higher, and over 600 lbs 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Demand moderate to good

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346 fancy	346	7	217.00	$217.00	$751	—
348	348	23	201.00	$201.00	$699	—
353 fancy	353	6	212.00	$212.00	$748	—
375 thin fleshed	375	7	203.00	$203.00	$761	—
380–392	387	18	213.00–219.00	$216.71	$839	+19.09
400–446	416	246	179.50–222.00	$198.53	$826	+3.42
466–479 fancy	472	208	201.50–210.00	$204.26	$964	—
452–494	473	451	167.50–220.00	$190.66	$902	+3.60
477–488 thin fleshed	480	24	194.00–197.50	$196.61	$944	+0.61
517 fancy	517	52	194.50	$194.50	$1,006	-3.49
526 unweaned	526	14	169.00	$169.00	$889	-1.00
504–530 thin fleshed	527	208	180.00–218.50	$203.66	$1,073	—
500–549	529	394	158.00–195.50	$180.07	$953	-1.50
546	546	9	173.25	$173.25	$946	-8.32
565 thin fleshed	565	33	174.00	$174.00	$983	-6.24
572 unweaned	572	12	168.50	$168.50	$964	—
554–598	573	1,082	150.50–185.00	$175.81	$1,007	-0.99
610–616 fancy	613	331	171.00–179.00	$175.37	$1,075	-0.13
616–622	618	32	154.50–157.50	$156.37	$966	-8.21
600–647	621	754	147.00–177.00	$162.92	$1,012	-1.66
607–636 thin fleshed	625	267	171.50–181.50	$173.76	$1,086	—
649 unweaned	649	5	139.00	$139.00	$902	-28.00
651 thin fleshed	651	113	160.75	$160.75	$1,046	—
650–698	671	1,730	143.50–165.75	$155.45	$1,043	+4.38
657–697	675	67	145.00–147.50	$146.92	$992	-4.15
663–696	687	30	142.50	$142.50	$979	+0.44
709 fancy	709	15	155.50	$155.50	$1,102	—
701–749	720	1,207	137.00–151.00	$146.19	$1,053	+0.95
721 thin fleshed	721	27	150.50	$150.50	$1,085	—
750–799	775	1,548	130.00–145.00	$139.62	$1,082	-1.87
776–789	785	41	132.00–135.00	$134.13	$1,053	-7.36
803	803	58	139.00	$139.00	$1,116	+8.09
800–849	823	974	130.00–141.00	$135.35	$1,114	+1.11
836	836	8	126.50	$126.50	$1,058	-7.74
853–890	876	768	125.00–135.00	$131.30	$1,150	+0.21
900–947	918	523	126.00–135.75	$129.59	$1,190	-0.25
931	931	189	131.75	$131.75	$1,227	+1.91
930–944	938	68	122.50–125.25	$124.45	$1,167	-5.39
950–965	957	246	124.00–130.50	$129.30	$1,237	+5.80
1000 fancy	1000	156	130.35	$130.35	$1,304	—
1028	1028	55	126.75	$126.75	$1,303	—
1096	1096	5	123.50	$123.50	$1,354	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	6	188.00	$188.00	$679	—
395 thin fleshed	395	7	196.00	$196.00	$774	—
424–437	430	49	174.00–183.00	$177.52	$763	-2.46
435 thin fleshed	435	22	190.00	$190.00	$826	—
468–478	473	11	164.00–170.00	$166.76	$789	-4.83
491 thin fleshed	491	20	172.00	$172.00	$845	—
501–525 thin fleshed	514	57	168.00–175.00	$173.23	$890	+4.73
501–545	522	52	157.50–180.00	$169.11	$883	+8.15
554–585 thin fleshed	573	38	169.00	$169.00	$968	—
554–599	580	124	153.00–168.50	$160.38	$930	-1.05
607	607	45	145.50	$145.50	$883	-4.22
602–641	624	279	140.00–160.00	$156.21	$975	+6.49
660–699	684	66	134.00–152.00	$142.18	$973	+0.14
686	686	5	136.00	$136.00	$933	-6.04
727–745	736	77	125.00–138.50	$134.16	$987	-6.67
770	770	11	121.00	$121.00	$932	-14.45
811–833	822	26	125.00–127.00	$126.12	$1,037	—
1090	1090	11	99.00	$99.00	$1,079	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
783	783	10	131.25	$131.25	$1,028	—
1053–1071	1058	31	112.00–119.75	$117.72	$1,245	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	14	183.00	$183.00	$639	+21.47
351 fancy	351	6	182.00	$182.00	$639	—
365–386	377	34	158.00–172.50	$168.42	$635	+4.42
400 thin fleshed	400	11	162.00	$162.00	$648	—
406–435	418	199	159.50–189.00	$176.04	$736	+10.62
452–495	479	445	151.00–189.00	$163.55	$783	-1.38
466–491 unweaned	481	26	154.00	$154.00	$741	—
503 thin fleshed	503	9	165.00	$165.00	$830	+3.62
501–549	529	590	149.50–171.00	$159.35	$843	+4.44
551–560 thin fleshed	554	19	153.00–155.50	$153.80	$852	—
550–595	570	691	136.00–157.00	$148.60	$847	+3.06
595	595	54	138.75	$138.75	$826	-1.46
602 thin fleshed	602	55	150.75	$150.75	$908	—
605 fancy	605	121	151.25	$151.25	$915	—
600–649	629	1,131	132.50–149.00	$140.44	$883	+4.64
660	660	36	135.25	$135.25	$893	+4.78
650–668	666	71	131.00–131.25	$131.22	$874	+0.75
657–692	668	148	139.75–147.50	$144.47	$965	+8.08
650–697	672	899	127.50–141.00	$136.18	$915	-0.21
700–719	713	322	129.50–130.75	$130.42	$930	+3.67
701–749	721	1,083	123.50–138.00	$131.42	$948	+1.90
703–731	721	23	121.50–123.75	$122.99	$887	-6.53
717–747	733	42	130.50–140.00	$135.80	$995	+6.28
760	760	45	128.25	$128.25	$975	-10.05
751–790	768	105	128.50–138.10	$134.89	$1,036	+6.22
754–783	774	127	123.00–124.50	$123.63	$957	-5.04
762–793	784	627	122.75–131.50	$126.74	$994	+2.84
805	805	77	127.50	$127.50	$1,026	+4.28
801–845	822	496	120.00–133.00	$123.75	$1,017	+0.53
836–840	837	26	119.75–121.00	$120.66	$1,010	-2.56
851	851	207	126.00	$126.00	$1,072	+7.25
868–895	872	489	125.00–127.60	$127.25	$1,110	+3.48
906–939	910	264	117.50–124.00	$122.66	$1,116	—
955	955	6	121.50	$121.50	$1,160	+13.50
1041	1041	14	110.00	$110.00	$1,145	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–388	375	17	176.00–178.00	$176.97	$664	+8.70
421 thin fleshed	421	9	159.00	$159.00	$669	-0.53
428–441	433	14	151.00–160.00	$156.72	$679	+3.43
451–478	462	68	146.00–172.00	$158.59	$733	+6.39
484	484	23	140.25	$140.25	$679	-1.70
513–548	530	51	139.50–149.25	$145.68	$772	+3.27
550–583	570	102	137.00–147.00	$144.07	$821	+1.77
575	575	31	133.00	$133.00	$765	-9.30
624–637 thin fleshed	632	27	135.50–136.00	$135.68	$857	—
615–640	633	28	133.00–136.00	$134.29	$850	+2.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
377–389	384	14	660.00–675.00	$666.31	+81.31

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
734	734	13	125.50	$125.50	$921	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	8	136.50	$136.50	$820	—

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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.