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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

10,606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $138.02/cwt +5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 876 lb · 1,010 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.16/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 630 lb · 662 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $130.34/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 923 lb · 582 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,606 9,704 13,612
Feeder cattle 10,556 7,684 13,154
Replacement cattle 50 2,020 458

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Most lots of heifers sold unevenly steady, except over 800 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Rather large offering this week with quite a few weaned and bawling fall calves with some yearling cattle in the mix. Only a few cow/calf pairs on the report. Demand was good for light weight cattle with moderate to good for feeder cattle. Weekly auction receipts will sharply decline as reporting auctions have moved to their summer schedule of every other week, or once a month for special sales. Nebraska feedlots sold live sales steady with last week at mostly 120.00 to 121.00 and dressed sales from 190.00 to 191.00. Next release date will be June 1, due to the Memorial day Holiday on Monday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 10 197.00 $197.00 $567 —
326 326 34 228.50 $228.50 $745 +24.50
357–397 372 55 185.00–216.50 $202.40 $753 +12.15
390 390 36 195.00 $195.00 $760 +4.75
400–446 426 130 183.00–214.00 $200.27 $853 +18.60
473 473 52 189.75 $189.75 $898 +9.39
474–499 unweaned 482 25 145.00–171.50 $165.01 $795 —
451–499 491 99 161.00–195.25 $185.32 $910 +4.96
523 unweaned 523 11 169.50 $169.50 $886 -2.50
507–545 531 243 165.00–187.75 $180.55 $959 +5.79
566 566 9 178.00 $178.00 $1,007 +7.57
553–599 577 364 159.00–185.00 $176.93 $1,021 +12.93
574–580 unweaned 577 11 150.00–155.00 $152.26 $879 —
602–648 629 579 151.00–173.25 $165.81 $1,043 +2.06
601–648 unweaned 637 83 144.50–157.25 $152.67 $973 —
650–695 671 319 144.50–171.50 $162.72 $1,092 +17.26
708 thin fleshed 708 8 153.25 $153.25 $1,085 —
707–745 731 246 137.50–155.00 $147.96 $1,082 +6.41
738 unweaned 738 9 130.75 $130.75 $965 —
750–793 761 419 140.50–157.00 $147.40 $1,122 +9.31
795 unweaned 795 7 122.00 $122.00 $970 —
800 800 77 145.25 $145.25 $1,162 +12.43
800–846 820 275 135.50–143.25 $140.80 $1,155 +7.98
855–892 876 1,010 134.50–139.50 $138.02 $1,209 +5.75
913 913 57 135.00 $135.00 $1,233 +7.18
908–942 924 525 123.50–132.50 $129.83 $1,200 +2.01
950–998 977 118 122.00–131.00 $128.17 $1,252 +0.61
1065 1065 58 118.75 $118.75 $1,265 —
1130 1130 7 110.00 $110.00 $1,243 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–424 417 15 171.00–177.00 $173.75 $725 +12.75
453–487 478 62 170.00–173.00 $172.75 $826 +8.43
507–539 529 37 143.00–173.00 $163.41 $864 -0.59
575–595 581 69 150.00–171.50 $162.26 $943 +6.77
615–643 629 67 140.50–148.00 $146.64 $922 +2.64
674 unweaned 674 11 140.00 $140.00 $944 —
650–698 678 184 147.00–158.50 $151.38 $1,026 +7.62
660–695 687 36 148.00–152.00 $148.85 $1,023 +5.09
712–738 726 15 116.00–131.00 $124.13 $901 -6.24
799 799 7 136.50 $136.50 $1,091 —
827 827 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,034 +0.50
883 883 18 120.50 $120.50 $1,064 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013 1013 29 115.50 $115.50 $1,170 —
1159 1159 7 113.50 $113.50 $1,315 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–319 316 34 168.00–170.00 $169.23 $535 -2.90
357–393 381 97 161.00–185.50 $176.33 $672 +17.25
416 416 36 165.50 $165.50 $688 +3.34
412–448 433 56 156.00–169.00 $165.42 $716 +3.26
452 thin fleshed 452 14 166.00 $166.00 $750 -2.00
450–489 471 178 149.00–169.50 $159.21 $750 +9.14
470–499 unweaned 482 14 145.00–149.75 $147.64 $712 —
505–549 528 179 140.00–163.50 $154.23 $814 +0.63
518–540 unweaned 530 21 141.75–146.00 $144.43 $765 —
538 thin fleshed 538 17 155.50 $155.50 $837 —
551 thin fleshed 551 18 150.25 $150.25 $828 —
550–591 577 348 134.00–156.00 $146.59 $846 +0.56
589 589 11 149.00 $149.00 $878 +2.97
600–635 unweaned 617 81 125.50–139.50 $134.59 $830 —
606–649 627 483 130.00–152.00 $146.46 $918 +13.37
650–693 675 385 130.00–146.75 $140.41 $948 +6.32
680 unweaned 680 11 125.00 $125.00 $850 —
700–749 716 477 125.50–140.00 $134.97 $966 +6.19
751–798 769 200 125.00–144.00 $131.43 $1,011 +6.93
809–845 829 192 124.25–136.25 $128.38 $1,064 +0.94
850–891 865 139 118.00–128.00 $126.73 $1,096 +5.84
902–935 933 190 120.25–120.85 $120.82 $1,127 +5.12
957 957 65 116.25 $116.25 $1,113 —
1089 1089 16 98.50 $98.50 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 13 154.00 $154.00 $507 —
378–393 386 28 152.00–157.00 $154.45 $596 —
402–422 thin fleshed 414 12 149.00–161.00 $156.14 $646 +3.14
428 428 9 153.00 $153.00 $655 +11.00
464–499 483 42 142.00–152.00 $147.60 $713 +4.19
526–548 531 29 131.00–150.50 $142.37 $756 +5.37
576 576 5 139.00 $139.00 $801 +8.39
636–641 639 24 121.00–136.00 $129.94 $830 —
720–739 728 73 127.00–128.75 $128.11 $933 +8.82
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 18 121.50 $121.50 $1,051 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 5 150.00 $150.00 $794 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1433–1459 1453 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 1,075.00–1,210.00 $1,181.48 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
979 thin fleshed 979 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.