Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

24,999 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $183.09/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 527 lb · 2,240 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.34/cwt -1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 573 lb · 1,810 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.71/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 518 lb · 1,448 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	24,999	20,113	15,498
Feeder cattle	24,729	20,078	15,475
Replacement cattle	270	35	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week demand was moderate to very good. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher, 500-850 lbs mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower, and over 850 lbs 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher, 600-800 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 lower, 800-1000 lbs 2.00 to 8.00 higher, and over 1000 lbs 1.00 lower on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–330	325	74	207.50–218.00	$214.28	$696	+12.85
350–398	379	303	184.50–216.00	$204.27	$774	+4.34
400–449	430	499	182.00–206.75	$196.79	$846	+3.88
454–464 fancy	459	51	202.50–203.50	$203.02	$932	+2.85
450–498	476	1,122	176.00–205.00	$191.48	$911	+4.29
502–520 fancy	512	414	188.00–195.00	$191.87	$982	+1.21
501–549	530	1,826	165.00–193.00	$181.10	$960	-2.02
554–565 fancy	560	271	179.00–186.25	$182.90	$1,024	—
550–598	575	1,539	151.00–185.25	$172.83	$994	-2.69
600–647	622	1,327	156.50–182.00	$170.27	$1,059	-1.21
650–696	667	653	145.00–178.50	$169.78	$1,132	+0.68
677 fancy	677	184	177.10	$177.10	$1,199	—
690	690	12	147.00	$147.00	$1,014	-22.10
718	718	22	168.50	$168.50	$1,210	+6.79
707–746	723	294	150.00–167.75	$159.29	$1,152	-2.42
767–797	784	164	159.00–165.50	$162.62	$1,275	+1.13
784	784	11	164.00	$164.00	$1,286	+2.51
802–832	810	219	164.25–167.50	$166.20	$1,346	+5.10
821	821	7	124.50	$124.50	$1,022	-36.60
800–847	833	280	150.00–165.35	$159.69	$1,330	-1.41
850–897	873	1,162	150.50–165.50	$160.87	$1,404	+6.99
890	890	171	168.75	$168.75	$1,502	+14.87
901–943	920	259	159.25–164.50	$161.72	$1,488	+6.64
901–948	921	921	146.00–164.00	$157.29	$1,449	+2.21
935	935	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,356	-10.08
951	951	13	121.00	$121.00	$1,151	-29.76
950–993	965	950	148.00–159.00	$155.09	$1,497	+4.33
989	989	138	160.00	$160.00	$1,582	+9.24
1007 fancy	1007	53	159.00	$159.00	$1,601	—
1000–1049	1029	335	149.00–161.00	$153.70	$1,582	+9.20
1069	1069	27	138.25	$138.25	$1,478	—
1197	1197	9	121.00	$121.00	$1,448	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–394	375	59	181.00–190.50	$184.59	$692	+7.23
405–444	422	36	180.00–184.00	$181.25	$765	+10.25
453–497	475	196	170.50–184.00	$175.88	$835	+4.90
500–537	522	134	145.00–173.00	$165.54	$864	+4.43
571–594	581	124	155.00–162.50	$161.39	$938	+0.62
612–649	626	68	158.00–159.50	$158.82	$994	+7.72
654–692	678	63	142.50–160.00	$153.62	$1,042	-2.38
769–795	781	41	155.50–160.50	$158.14	$1,235	—
859	859	39	150.00	$150.00	$1,288	—
916	916	12	150.00	$150.00	$1,374	+3.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–345	321	45	166.00–188.00	$179.85	$577	+7.54
350–397	380	248	167.00–188.00	$180.50	$686	+8.27
404–449	431	451	155.00–187.50	$166.12	$716	+6.03
451 fancy	451	105	184.00	$184.00	$830	—
451–498	478	1,172	150.50–185.00	$168.71	$806	+6.25
505	505	52	181.00	$181.00	$914	+27.78
500–542	518	1,380	145.00–176.00	$161.76	$838	+8.54
515–522 fancy	518	16	184.00–186.00	$184.76	$957	+10.76
550–577 fancy	566	98	162.50–164.75	$163.42	$925	-1.78
572	572	68	176.00	$176.00	$1,007	+20.96
554–597	573	551	143.00–175.00	$158.47	$908	+3.43
609 fancy	609	106	165.25	$165.25	$1,006	—
600–643	611	353	140.00–160.00	$154.01	$941	-2.29
655	655	8	132.50	$132.50	$868	-27.98
670	670	89	159.75	$159.75	$1,070	-0.73
654–696	675	271	134.50–154.25	$148.08	$1,000	-12.40
726	726	202	158.00	$158.00	$1,147	±0.00
700–745	734	245	146.00–159.00	$154.82	$1,136	-3.18
762–775	774	154	148.00–157.75	$157.06	$1,216	+5.17
753–794	776	332	143.25–155.25	$150.06	$1,164	-1.83
805–849	822	693	141.50–156.00	$152.42	$1,253	+3.63
805–848	834	44	147.00–151.75	$148.46	$1,238	-1.63
852–869 fancy	861	136	152.50–154.25	$153.33	$1,320	—
853–896	881	204	136.25–150.00	$144.61	$1,274	+2.29
889	889	126	151.25	$151.25	$1,345	+8.93
900–942	918	455	137.50–150.00	$146.74	$1,347	+5.88
937	937	7	118.75	$118.75	$1,113	-13.75
946	946	62	146.50	$146.50	$1,386	+14.00
954	954	64	146.50	$146.50	$1,398	+9.02
956–995	972	146	132.25–148.50	$145.27	$1,412	+7.79
1002–1007	1003	79	133.00–135.50	$134.30	$1,347	-1.52
1084–1090	1086	41	127.00–132.25	$130.07	$1,413	-0.93
1188	1188	11	116.00	$116.00	$1,378	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	11	173.00	$173.00	$670	—
412–446	430	82	149.00–164.50	$156.94	$675	—
450–499	472	189	140.00–161.00	$153.14	$723	+9.90
500–546	525	137	141.50–157.50	$147.60	$775	+7.03
563–582	572	30	131.50–156.00	$148.04	$847	+7.71
610–637	620	27	136.00–147.00	$143.18	$888	-2.92
636 unweaned	636	9	137.25	$137.25	$873	—
741	741	13	141.00	$141.00	$1,045	-5.50
754–793	777	19	145.00–146.75	$145.72	$1,132	—
812	812	16	141.50	$141.50	$1,149	-6.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
256	256	6	495.00	$495.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	5	143.00	$143.00	$997	+1.00
774	774	5	126.00	$126.00	$975	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1382–1441	1392	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	57	825.00–1,000.00	$929.91
1197–1740	1401	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	166	1,000.00–1,285.00	$1,084.81
1330–1413	1409	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	850.00	$850.00

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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.