Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

10,502 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $156.85/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,448/hd at 923 lb · 1,414 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.43/cwt -4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 828 lb · 789 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $152.78/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 964 lb · 788 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,502	10,232	10,486
Feeder cattle	10,502	10,181	10,486
Replacement cattle	—	51	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week fall calves and yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower except 800-900 lbs sold 6.00 lower. Most lots of heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Few calves with precondition shots sold in the mix, most had only spring shots. Green choppers are in full swing across the region with a few farmers picking high moisture corn. Most alfalfa producers have finished third cutting and some are thinking of taking a fourth. Several fields of cane or millet are going cut, baled and some chopped. The state needs all the forage it can produce for feeding needs in a very large area. Feedlot sales in Nebraska for the week on near 22,000 head. Live sales 1.00 to 2.00 lower from 124.00-125.00 and dressed sales 2.00 to 3.00 lower from 198.00-200.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	6	196.00	$196.00	$849	-10.67
490	490	14	193.00	$193.00	$946	-3.05
516–549	533	22	173.00–174.00	$173.48	$925	-17.84
588–590	588	50	158.00–180.00	$177.79	$1,045	-4.08
603–640	615	105	155.00–177.00	$171.96	$1,058	-2.97
664–686	673	77	169.00–173.75	$171.38	$1,153	-1.58
708–746	727	331	151.00–172.00	$165.33	$1,202	-3.57
766	766	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,187	-11.61
750–795	776	481	149.00–168.75	$162.58	$1,262	-4.03
802–849	826	706	149.50–168.50	$161.71	$1,336	+2.42
835–842	838	46	155.50–157.00	$156.44	$1,311	-2.85
851–884	868	656	148.00–161.00	$155.92	$1,353	-6.55
900–948	923	1,414	140.00–163.00	$156.85	$1,448	-2.64
950–992	962	662	140.50–155.50	$153.69	$1,478	-4.06
975	975	126	148.00	$148.00	$1,443	-9.75
1000–1031	1016	925	135.00–157.00	$151.00	$1,534	+8.86
1082	1082	48	144.25	$144.25	$1,561	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	5	176.00	$176.00	$827	-14.00
515–548	527	17	152.00–177.00	$166.35	$877	-11.15
550–597	568	29	152.00–175.00	$158.83	$902	—
602–640	621	39	157.00–166.00	$163.07	$1,013	—
660–667	663	46	153.50–155.00	$154.19	$1,022	—
788–792	790	21	145.00–155.00	$150.73	$1,191	-2.52
829	829	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,202	-12.87
860–898	877	69	135.00–149.50	$143.80	$1,261	-1.20
971–990	976	20	125.50–131.50	$129.98	$1,269	-17.19
1017	1017	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,424	—
1081	1081	8	130.00	$130.00	$1,405	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541–548	544	14	160.00–164.75	$162.05	$882	-6.47
560–596	571	56	155.00–166.00	$158.62	$906	-1.05
596	596	10	152.00	$152.00	$906	-7.67
601	601	6	155.00	$155.00	$932	-4.33
600–646	612	95	152.00–161.50	$157.25	$962	-2.08
658–699	673	169	153.00–158.50	$157.56	$1,060	-1.32
713–739	727	138	146.00–156.00	$154.09	$1,120	-1.09
708–739	736	138	147.85–154.50	$148.50	$1,093	-1.00
751–799	774	440	143.00–157.50	$152.19	$1,178	-2.13
808–825	820	70	150.50–153.25	$151.65	$1,244	-0.59
804–849	829	719	137.00–152.00	$148.12	$1,228	-0.38
865	865	30	141.75	$141.75	$1,226	-7.99
850–892	873	404	136.00–151.50	$146.19	$1,276	-3.01
900–946	919	622	132.00–150.00	$144.23	$1,325	-1.56
928	928	43	145.00	$145.00	$1,346	-0.79
951–996	964	356	129.50–147.75	$142.50	$1,374	-9.75
1008–1021	1017	12	137.00–139.50	$138.67	$1,410	-0.41
1058–1085	1066	39	129.50–136.50	$133.03	$1,418	-1.01
1134	1134	9	110.00	$110.00	$1,247	-19.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	6	167.50	$167.50	$801	—
508–529	517	12	136.00–154.00	$146.32	$756	—
587	587	8	140.00	$140.00	$822	—
611–645	625	32	141.50–150.00	$143.69	$898	—
663–676	668	23	139.00–143.50	$141.25	$944	—
724	724	7	140.00	$140.00	$1,014	—
776	776	5	149.00	$149.00	$1,156	-1.00
848	848	16	137.25	$137.25	$1,164	+5.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	10	167.50	$167.50	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
692	692	5	143.50	$143.50	$993	—

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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.