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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

7,556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.42/cwt +9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 726 lb · 776 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.09/cwt +6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 576 lb · 669 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.10/cwt +3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 784 lb · 578 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,556 23,875 24,188
Feeder cattle 7,547 23,875 24,124
Replacement cattle 9 — 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs mostly 2.00 lower, 500-900 lbs steady to 5.00 higher and over 900 lbs 2.00 lower on a light test. Heifers under 450 lbs mostly 4.00 lower, 450-850 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher, and over 850 lbs 3.00 lower on a light test. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–388 376 21 206.00–211.50 $208.98 $786 -7.73
448 thin fleshed 448 6 205.00 $205.00 $918 —
451–493 481 131 177.00–208.00 $188.95 $909 -1.71
493 thin fleshed 493 17 196.00 $196.00 $966 -0.61
508 unweaned 508 8 163.50 $163.50 $831 -5.50
503–534 516 134 179.00–198.00 $185.75 $958 +5.68
550–590 571 361 167.00–185.50 $177.31 $1,012 +1.50
586 586 56 167.00 $167.00 $979 -8.81
600–642 627 274 160.00–171.00 $167.39 $1,050 +4.47
650–698 678 392 152.50–162.50 $156.50 $1,061 +9.58
708–749 718 198 140.50–152.50 $148.76 $1,068 +2.57
749 749 14 136.00 $136.00 $1,019 -10.19
753–799 784 546 138.50–147.50 $143.60 $1,126 +9.47
787 787 32 134.50 $134.50 $1,059 +0.37
805–844 813 49 135.00–136.00 $135.43 $1,101 +0.08
856–878 870 207 127.50–135.00 $132.04 $1,149 +0.74
867–881 878 55 124.50–126.50 $126.14 $1,108 -5.16
881 fancy 881 296 138.25 $138.25 $1,218 —
905 905 20 127.25 $127.25 $1,152 -2.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–444 430 14 168.00–172.00 $170.36 $733 -7.16
523–542 533 13 152.00–164.00 $157.43 $839 -11.68
576 576 7 156.00 $156.00 $899 -4.38
616 thin fleshed 616 19 154.00 $154.00 $949 —
603–633 624 45 149.00–153.50 $152.04 $949 -4.17
670–686 678 16 139.00–145.50 $142.21 $964 +0.03
715 715 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,015 +7.84
797 797 11 134.00 $134.00 $1,068 +13.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492–496 495 19 155.00–158.00 $155.94 $772 —
703 703 5 122.00 $122.00 $858 —
881 881 8 111.00 $111.00 $978 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 thin fleshed 352 8 176.00 $176.00 $620 —
353–389 373 26 165.00–182.50 $171.36 $639 +2.94
409–446 428 100 154.00–184.50 $172.23 $737 -3.81
456–498 486 177 157.00–176.00 $164.36 $799 +0.81
504 fancy 504 64 168.00 $168.00 $847 —
501–544 516 326 144.00–170.00 $160.64 $829 +1.29
555 fancy 555 165 161.75 $161.75 $898 —
550–574 thin fleshed 565 59 155.50–157.00 $156.48 $884 +2.68
574 unweaned 574 11 133.00 $133.00 $763 —
579 579 63 150.50 $150.50 $871 +1.90
564–594 586 371 142.00–156.50 $151.54 $888 +12.79
600–638 618 359 137.00–152.00 $143.65 $888 +3.21
626 626 34 144.00 $144.00 $901 +3.56
651–697 664 519 134.00–144.00 $140.54 $933 +9.32
694 694 18 138.00 $138.00 $958 +1.82
700–732 716 188 146.50–164.00 $153.42 $1,098 +23.00
726 fancy 726 171 140.25 $140.25 $1,018 —
701–746 729 382 129.00–139.00 $134.55 $981 -1.25
730–743 736 35 134.00–137.50 $135.52 $997 -0.28
754–778 764 87 123.00–132.00 $129.23 $987 -5.66
782 782 77 140.00 $140.00 $1,095 +13.26
784 fancy 784 304 135.00 $135.00 $1,058 —
808 fancy 808 25 130.00 $130.00 $1,050 —
809–842 818 87 126.00–130.00 $128.86 $1,054 +5.11
818 818 45 119.75 $119.75 $980 -4.00
820 820 22 129.00 $129.00 $1,058 +5.25
813–848 825 169 124.00–128.00 $126.19 $1,041 +2.44
855–885 866 37 123.50–125.50 $124.16 $1,075 -3.09
923 923 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,154 +2.34
994 994 6 113.00 $113.00 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 17 159.00 $159.00 $763 +18.75
521–549 537 37 140.00–152.50 $145.88 $783 +0.20
563–596 580 16 138.50–140.50 $139.47 $809 +6.47
647 647 7 134.00 $134.00 $867 -0.29
771–780 774 13 127.50–130.00 $129.03 $999 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 9 135.00 $135.00 $662 —
838 838 5 114.00 $114.00 $955 —
875 875 6 116.00 $116.00 $1,015 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1097 1097 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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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.