Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

15,325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $150.35/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 720 lb · 986 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.36/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 676 lb · 919 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.81/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 782 lb · 890 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,325	7,556	4,425
Feeder cattle	15,114	7,547	4,425
Replacement cattle	211	9	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light test, steers under 600 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, 600 lbs sold steady and over 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was very good for light weight cattle going to grass and for heifer pairs. Good demand was noted for all other offering sold. Sales were back to normal this week after rain and snow showers the previous week cancelled sales across the state. Nebraska feedlots traded cash cattle higher this week with live sales 2.00 higher than last week at 116.00 and dressed sales sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher at 185.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	12	202.50	$202.50	$680	—
364–386	378	14	193.00–203.00	$199.56	$754	-9.42
400 unweaned	400	11	189.00	$189.00	$756	—
406–443	426	42	191.00–203.00	$195.52	$833	—
437 thin fleshed	437	29	205.25	$205.25	$897	+0.25
450–484	468	100	185.00–192.00	$189.61	$887	+0.66
468 thin fleshed	468	10	195.50	$195.50	$915	-0.50
500–545	514	280	160.00–196.75	$183.42	$943	-2.33
525–544	531	54	174.50–177.00	$176.67	$938	-9.08
538 thin fleshed	538	107	189.50	$189.50	$1,020	—
568 thin fleshed	568	23	187.50	$187.50	$1,065	—
574	574	24	165.00	$165.00	$947	-12.31
550–598	577	294	163.50–180.00	$172.77	$997	-4.54
585–586 fancy	586	313	184.00–184.75	$184.25	$1,080	—
604–648	624	733	150.00–168.50	$162.59	$1,015	-4.80
625–631 thin fleshed	626	99	173.00–174.00	$173.22	$1,084	—
646 unweaned	646	10	146.00	$146.00	$943	—
650–695	683	802	140.00–157.50	$152.86	$1,044	-3.64
683	683	23	149.50	$149.50	$1,021	-7.00
702–708 thin fleshed	703	124	154.00–154.50	$154.06	$1,083	—
718 unweaned	718	5	136.50	$136.50	$980	—
703–746	722	687	140.00–154.00	$148.68	$1,073	-0.08
724 fancy	724	152	157.00	$157.00	$1,137	—
741	741	18	136.00	$136.00	$1,008	±0.00
750–789	778	24	129.00–134.00	$132.59	$1,032	-11.01
755–799	778	734	134.00–147.00	$141.97	$1,105	-1.63
804–809	806	24	132.00–133.00	$132.33	$1,067	-3.10
817 thin fleshed	817	67	144.10	$144.10	$1,177	—
802–849	825	763	131.00–140.75	$138.01	$1,139	+2.58
851–893	867	450	124.50–139.25	$136.57	$1,184	+4.53
861–872 fancy	867	134	139.25	$139.25	$1,207	+1.00
856–896	881	110	125.00–130.25	$128.64	$1,133	+2.50
900–936	909	413	131.50–134.10	$133.42	$1,213	+6.17
933	933	11	126.50	$126.50	$1,180	-0.75
951–993	968	255	123.50–133.75	$130.53	$1,264	—
1013–1025	1016	121	122.75–123.85	$123.59	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	5	181.00	$181.00	$581	—
364–373	367	15	188.00–200.00	$192.07	$705	—
406–437	421	66	160.00–181.00	$177.26	$746	+6.90
456–499	478	80	161.00–178.00	$169.36	$810	—
509–541	530	49	163.00–176.00	$171.97	$911	+14.54
538 thin fleshed	538	5	174.50	$174.50	$939	—
557–583 thin fleshed	571	70	166.00–172.00	$170.02	$971	—
561–599	576	48	155.00–161.50	$159.16	$917	+3.16
622 thin fleshed	622	35	160.25	$160.25	$997	+6.25
636	636	10	144.00	$144.00	$916	-8.04
653–666	662	38	142.00–145.00	$144.07	$954	+1.86
691	691	13	130.00	$130.00	$898	-12.21
723 thin fleshed	723	12	140.00	$140.00	$1,012	—
743	743	17	142.00	$142.00	$1,055	±0.00
761	761	7	128.00	$128.00	$974	—
891	891	124	130.75	$130.75	$1,165	—
987	987	8	118.00	$118.00	$1,165	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342–344	343	13	170.00–171.00	$170.39	$584	—
360–391	384	69	163.00–170.00	$165.23	$634	-6.13
400–447	425	156	154.00–169.00	$162.90	$692	-9.33
451–499	473	203	154.00–170.00	$161.34	$763	-3.02
500–549	529	431	144.00–167.00	$158.16	$837	-2.48
552–597	580	333	139.50–159.00	$147.28	$854	-3.22
564–594 thin fleshed	585	156	157.00–160.50	$159.24	$932	+2.76
590	590	147	160.00	$160.00	$944	+8.46
606–649	623	707	135.75–154.00	$146.65	$914	+2.65
600–643	627	27	133.50–137.50	$135.87	$852	-8.13
637	637	87	158.00	$158.00	$1,006	+14.00
663 thin fleshed	663	39	150.00	$150.00	$994	—
652–685	675	64	138.75–139.25	$138.90	$938	-1.64
654–699	676	788	126.00–145.00	$140.32	$949	-0.22
666–689	681	21	132.00–134.25	$133.52	$909	-4.48
682 unweaned	682	7	125.50	$125.50	$856	—
705–715	710	75	149.50–164.50	$157.55	$1,119	+4.13
710–719	716	28	126.25–130.75	$127.50	$913	-25.92
705–747	726	536	125.00–136.50	$133.25	$967	-1.30
751–788	763	168	134.50–146.50	$141.30	$1,078	+12.07
767–798	784	531	123.50–134.50	$129.93	$1,019	-10.07
791–796	794	138	123.00–131.00	$126.86	$1,007	-13.14
799 thin fleshed	799	53	133.50	$133.50	$1,067	—
809–814	813	46	126.50–129.50	$128.85	$1,048	-0.01
822	822	15	130.50	$130.50	$1,073	+1.50
808–841	827	458	125.50–130.50	$128.61	$1,064	+2.42
850–886	869	170	125.00–128.25	$126.85	$1,102	+2.69
877	877	60	133.25	$133.25	$1,169	+9.09
887	887	203	123.75	$123.75	$1,098	-0.41
926 fancy	926	8	117.50	$117.50	$1,088	—
931	931	101	122.50	$122.50	$1,140	-2.50
936	936	14	104.50	$104.50	$978	-20.50
955–983	962	32	117.25–127.75	$125.07	$1,203	+12.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337–340	339	14	150.00–159.00	$153.20	$519	—
351 thin fleshed	351	5	155.00	$155.00	$544	—
379–395	389	30	162.00–165.00	$163.92	$638	—
414–425 thin fleshed	422	21	155.00–164.00	$157.10	$663	—
400–446	432	44	142.00–151.00	$148.50	$642	—
455–497	473	37	143.00–151.00	$147.83	$699	-11.17
492 thin fleshed	492	12	146.00	$146.00	$718	—
513 thin fleshed	513	8	147.00	$147.00	$754	—
500–547	531	74	140.00–153.50	$145.00	$770	-0.88
563–598	576	59	136.00–144.00	$140.93	$812	+1.46
600	600	5	134.00	$134.00	$804	—
616	616	6	130.00	$130.00	$801	-4.00
637 thin fleshed	637	20	140.00	$140.00	$892	—
771 thin fleshed	771	6	128.00	$128.00	$987	—
786	786	8	117.00	$117.00	$920	-12.03
839	839	6	125.50	$125.50	$1,053	—
883	883	15	114.00	$114.00	$1,007	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
287	287	15	525.00	$525.00	—
689	689	41	900.00	$900.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
643	643	12	141.00	$141.00	$907	—
713	713	14	128.00	$128.00	$913	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1084–1130	1102	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,160.55
1273	1273	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	800.00	$800.00
1294	1294	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	750.00	$750.00
1322	1322	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1336	1336	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1435	1435	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	875.00	$875.00
1460	1460	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	950.00	$950.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1360	1360	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1397	1397	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
879	879	5	75.50	$75.50	$664	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1110	1104	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	69	1,910.00–2,375.00	$2,121.34	—

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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.