Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

15,256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $160.89/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,413/hd at 878 lb · 1,677 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $154.37/cwt -2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,436/hd at 930 lb · 1,626 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.85/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 765 lb · 974 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,256	5,517	10,341
Feeder cattle	14,789	5,517	10,241
Replacement cattle	467	—	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week weaned fall calves sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher on steers and heifers. Yearling steers from 700 to 900 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and over 900 lbs sold steady. Yearling heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good for all offerings. Hot, mostly dry weather across most of the state the last several weeks. There are some areas of the state that continue to get some rain and look rather good for the second week of August. Feedlot sales sold 2.00 higher on live and dressed sales at 125.00 and 198.00 respectively.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	16	226.50	$226.50	$666	—
363–377	374	26	206.00–212.00	$210.66	$788	—
411–448	424	17	188.00–196.50	$191.17	$811	—
467–498	481	102	182.00–201.00	$192.76	$927	—
506–538	522	69	181.00–188.00	$183.31	$957	—
550–588 unweaned	575	18	162.00–162.50	$162.34	$933	—
550–598	577	134	174.50–187.50	$182.78	$1,055	+18.15
604–643	626	135	166.00–189.50	$179.12	$1,121	—
652–682 unweaned	662	31	156.00–159.50	$157.16	$1,040	—
655–696	674	326	156.00–184.50	$175.64	$1,184	+15.64
719	719	68	181.50	$181.50	$1,305	+16.46
701–749	729	651	163.50–174.00	$169.79	$1,238	+4.75
758	758	55	178.00	$178.00	$1,349	+12.75
751–795	779	703	153.00–179.85	$170.27	$1,326	+5.02
800–849	825	737	151.00–174.25	$163.69	$1,350	+4.82
850–899	878	1,677	149.50–166.75	$160.89	$1,413	+2.96
905–949	930	1,626	149.00–162.25	$154.37	$1,436	-2.10
953–991	970	287	140.00–157.50	$149.90	$1,454	-3.18
991	991	120	155.00	$155.00	$1,536	+1.92
1003–1015	1009	113	149.25–155.50	$152.44	$1,538	+10.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	6	162.00	$162.00	$575	—
433–439	437	10	179.00	$179.00	$782	+28.00
451	451	7	165.00	$165.00	$744	—
516	516	6	165.00	$165.00	$851	—
555–597	572	54	157.00–177.00	$169.49	$969	—
605–637	619	153	161.50–173.50	$168.91	$1,046	—
666–697	684	26	156.00–169.00	$160.70	$1,099	+4.20
705	705	10	168.75	$168.75	$1,190	—
791–799	793	30	154.50–160.00	$158.89	$1,260	—
804–849	818	76	151.00–159.50	$156.23	$1,278	—
865–895	885	25	145.00–157.00	$152.31	$1,348	+19.31
937–945	940	20	138.00–141.00	$139.21	$1,309	-4.56

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1020	1013	65	140.00–144.50	$142.86	$1,447	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264	264	10	181.00	$181.00	$478	—
371–395	379	19	177.00–178.00	$177.67	$673	—
430–449	440	28	174.00–175.00	$174.56	$768	—
458–486	479	91	165.00–183.50	$178.64	$856	+16.64
500–547	527	131	162.00–180.00	$171.72	$905	—
531–534 unweaned	532	22	158.00–163.00	$161.40	$859	—
578	578	6	169.00	$169.00	$977	+14.32
558–596	582	242	156.00–175.00	$169.17	$985	+14.49
598 unweaned	598	18	154.00	$154.00	$921	—
627 unweaned	627	27	151.00	$151.00	$947	—
607–642	629	201	151.00–167.00	$160.59	$1,010	+3.26
640	640	35	164.50	$164.50	$1,053	+7.17
652–692	669	427	152.00–166.00	$158.76	$1,062	+3.41
693	693	30	155.50	$155.50	$1,078	+5.00
718	718	15	152.00	$152.00	$1,091	-3.15
721	721	85	161.10	$161.10	$1,162	+5.95
708–749	730	414	147.50–156.10	$152.74	$1,115	-2.41
750–791	765	974	147.50–158.10	$153.85	$1,177	+4.38
801–848	829	880	143.00–154.75	$148.55	$1,231	-0.83
850–899	870	885	139.50–155.00	$145.80	$1,268	-2.70
886	886	24	142.00	$142.00	$1,258	-1.67
900–947	925	736	137.00–149.50	$142.09	$1,314	-0.41
950–999	958	231	125.00–147.00	$137.40	$1,316	-0.89
1002–1036	1026	139	129.00–140.00	$135.21	$1,387	-1.43
1065	1065	15	130.50–132.00	$130.80	$1,393	-5.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–330	321	7	146.00–152.00	$147.76	$474	—
366–393	374	21	150.00–170.00	$156.57	$586	—
432–448	439	21	157.00–166.00	$163.58	$718	—
466–499	488	23	158.50–170.50	$165.10	$806	—
515–540	530	31	160.00–166.00	$163.62	$867	—
560–592	580	54	155.50–157.50	$156.25	$906	—
600–645	622	47	145.00–159.50	$156.79	$975	+7.79
672–691	688	40	146.00–153.25	$152.19	$1,047	—
723–745	728	33	133.00–147.00	$142.41	$1,037	—
795	795	105	139.00	$139.00	$1,105	—
801–846	823	76	134.00–148.00	$143.84	$1,184	+10.84

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
977	977	11	122.00	$122.00	$1,192	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
972	972	9	123.00	$123.00	$1,196	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1258–1432	1348	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	59	1,300.00–1,585.00	$1,529.46
1245–1570	1359	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	910.00–1,125.00	$983.48
1318–1631	1372	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	1,050.00–1,260.00	$1,091.69
1225–1577	1381	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	120	1,010.00–1,400.00	$1,194.12

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1654	1654	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,310.00	$1,310.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
791–950	901	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	110	1,275.00–1,500.00	$1,388.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1320	1320	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,635.00	$1,635.00	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1524	1524	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1547	1547	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.