Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

14,128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.64/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 574 lb · 1,153 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $155.62/cwt +5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 721 lb · 1,119 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.41/cwt +11.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 673 lb · 916 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	14,128	15,325	20,040
Feeder cattle	14,128	15,114	20,040
Replacement cattle	—	211	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs sold 10.00 higher over 700 lbs sold steady. Heifers under 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 700 to 800 lbs sold 3.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good at all reporting auctions. Active market on grass type cattle, natural or NHTC and replacement heifers. Nebraska feedlots sold the bulk of there cash cattle on Good Friday with live sales at 118.00 and dressed sales at 190.00. Farmers are busy with spring tillage and starting to plant some spring crops.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	10	229.00	$229.00	$527	—
299	299	38	220.00	$220.00	$658	—
390–399	394	41	197.00–220.00	$207.50	$818	+7.94
410–438	425	66	200.00–212.00	$206.69	$878	+11.17
446 thin fleshed	446	14	204.00	$204.00	$910	-1.25
457–497	472	275	178.00–210.50	$202.87	$958	+13.26
459–486 unweaned	475	29	165.50–180.00	$172.66	$820	—
528 thin fleshed	528	17	185.00	$185.00	$977	-4.50
502–546	530	306	169.50–199.00	$187.36	$993	+10.69
562	562	33	187.00	$187.00	$1,051	+22.00
551–579	565	191	165.75–178.00	$171.85	$971	+6.85
574–592 thin fleshed	582	175	184.25	$184.25	$1,072	-3.25
601–615 thin fleshed	611	142	170.00–175.00	$174.16	$1,064	+0.94
600–641	618	542	155.00–184.50	$175.81	$1,087	+13.22
652–660	658	112	167.50–177.50	$174.76	$1,150	+21.90
650–699	673	694	140.50–171.00	$164.02	$1,104	+11.16
685–691 thin fleshed	688	110	156.25–156.50	$156.36	$1,076	—
709 fancy	709	245	162.25	$162.25	$1,150	+5.25
700–744	720	623	145.00–158.50	$151.95	$1,094	+3.27
721–739	734	251	153.50–162.50	$158.27	$1,162	+22.27
756	756	35	153.00	$153.00	$1,157	+20.41
761 thin fleshed	761	72	147.00	$147.00	$1,119	—
753–798	776	336	138.50–148.50	$143.77	$1,116	+11.18
777–786	785	164	146.50–156.50	$154.99	$1,217	+22.40
814–833	820	92	145.00–147.50	$146.75	$1,203	+8.74
800–839	822	510	135.50–147.00	$142.25	$1,169	+4.24
852	852	67	148.50	$148.50	$1,265	+11.93
850–869	855	376	130.00–146.50	$143.04	$1,223	+6.47
881	881	30	131.50	$131.50	$1,159	+2.86
900	900	6	116.00	$116.00	$1,044	-17.42
908–949	929	536	128.75–140.50	$134.97	$1,254	+8.47
957–996	984	110	120.50–127.75	$124.71	$1,227	-5.82
1071	1071	6	119.50	$119.50	$1,280	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	5	191.00	$191.00	$619	+10.00
394	394	8	208.00	$208.00	$820	+15.93
439–444	442	20	180.00–193.00	$187.15	$827	+9.89
491	491	7	171.00	$171.00	$840	+1.64
517–542	538	77	151.00–171.50	$168.12	$904	-3.85
557–589	573	33	140.00–155.00	$147.48	$845	-11.68
604–638	618	117	150.50–167.00	$158.57	$980	+14.57
652–695	674	121	143.75–156.00	$148.62	$1,002	+4.55
723–742	735	43	142.50–145.50	$143.78	$1,057	+1.78
789	789	7	128.00	$128.00	$1,010	±0.00
823–831	829	13	133.00–137.50	$134.38	$1,114	—
871	871	9	134.50	$134.50	$1,171	+3.75
901	901	6	125.50	$125.50	$1,131	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1024	1024	124	121.00	$121.00	$1,239	—
1022–1038	1028	45	123.00–125.00	$124.24	$1,277	—
1060–1071	1064	13	118.00–118.75	$118.46	$1,260	—
1089	1089	5	124.00	$124.00	$1,350	—
1145	1145	39	122.25	$122.25	$1,400	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
196	196	13	180.00	$180.00	$353	—
281	281	32	177.00	$177.00	$497	—
323	323	6	177.00	$177.00	$572	+6.61
361–392	377	85	165.00–184.25	$176.04	$664	+10.81
400–437	429	158	167.00–176.00	$172.90	$742	+10.00
417–443 thin fleshed	430	18	161.50–165.50	$163.44	$703	—
432 unweaned	432	6	151.50	$151.50	$654	—
460 unweaned	460	6	145.00	$145.00	$667	—
451–498	479	258	150.00–173.00	$164.56	$788	+3.22
509–548	525	406	145.00–175.00	$164.71	$865	+6.55
540 thin fleshed	540	17	152.25	$152.25	$822	—
564–570 thin fleshed	567	312	157.50–158.00	$157.71	$894	-1.53
552–595	576	841	143.50–167.00	$158.99	$916	+11.71
611 thin fleshed	611	35	150.00	$150.00	$916	—
604–646	628	614	140.00–158.00	$148.47	$932	+12.60
637	637	12	140.00	$140.00	$892	-18.00
650–699	675	585	133.00–149.00	$142.41	$961	+3.51
694	694	31	134.50	$134.50	$933	+0.98
719	719	15	151.00	$151.00	$1,086	+23.50
701–742	722	548	129.00–149.50	$138.91	$1,003	+5.66
707–746 thin fleshed	736	80	139.00–139.50	$139.12	$1,024	—
756–797	780	526	125.50–134.50	$131.56	$1,026	+1.63
765–799	785	168	140.50–150.00	$146.84	$1,153	+16.91
801–820	812	71	132.75–150.00	$139.94	$1,136	+11.09
827	827	14	126.50	$126.50	$1,046	-2.11
802–843	836	163	118.75–131.50	$127.87	$1,069	-0.74
866	866	27	124.75	$124.75	$1,080	-2.10
868	868	18	131.00	$131.00	$1,137	+4.15
853–889	872	185	118.75–128.50	$124.93	$1,089	-1.92
900–902	901	16	124.50–125.00	$124.72	$1,124	+2.22
951–974	961	51	110.00–125.00	$117.85	$1,133	-7.22
1074–1078	1077	16	98.00	$98.00	$1,055	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	6	154.50	$154.50	$637	+6.00
453–495	481	20	144.00–166.50	$151.05	$727	+3.22
504–549	526	57	135.00–163.00	$152.32	$801	+7.32
564–599	586	169	136.50–153.00	$147.57	$865	+6.64
606–643	621	51	130.00–146.50	$137.81	$856	+7.81
667	667	19	128.00	$128.00	$854	—
737	737	5	131.25	$131.25	$967	—
750	750	6	130.00	$130.00	$975	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	5	170.00	$170.00	$796	—

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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.