Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

31,758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.34/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 577 lb · 2,987 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.37/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 624 lb · 2,643 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.80/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 521 lb · 2,639 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	31,758	32,244	24,845
Feeder cattle	29,495	32,229	24,723
Replacement cattle	2,263	15	122

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 650 lbs sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher, whereas steers over 650 lbs remained mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Steers 900-950 lbs sold 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady, from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand ranged from moderate to good in the auction markets and buyers remained active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334 fancy	334	11	235.00	$235.00	$785	—
306–348	335	91	201.00–226.00	$215.44	$722	-7.67
350–397	375	259	208.00–233.00	$220.75	$828	+20.75
418–425 fancy	422	330	213.00–238.50	$227.31	$959	—
405–448	428	653	181.00–223.50	$205.11	$878	-0.82
450–499	477	1,149	174.00–219.50	$201.18	$960	+4.51
485–496	492	31	185.25–187.50	$186.79	$919	-9.88
514–515 fancy	515	224	197.50	$197.50	$1,017	-3.83
508–526 thin fleshed	519	106	193.50–195.25	$194.15	$1,008	+3.15
500–548	522	2,231	165.00–204.50	$186.96	$976	+5.81
520–535	527	78	174.00–177.00	$175.24	$924	-5.91
552 thin fleshed	552	36	180.00	$180.00	$994	—
565	565	11	155.00	$155.00	$876	-17.68
568 fancy	568	81	195.00	$195.00	$1,108	+6.81
550–598	577	2,775	152.00–189.00	$174.13	$1,005	+10.88
550–594	582	84	158.00–163.00	$161.32	$939	-1.93
600–649	624	2,488	151.50–180.50	$171.04	$1,067	+4.12
627	627	18	155.50	$155.50	$975	-11.42
601–644	628	137	156.00–164.00	$160.14	$1,006	-6.78
650–696	669	1,471	145.00–176.25	$164.15	$1,098	-10.60
658–693	681	36	156.00–157.75	$157.19	$1,070	-1.43
710	710	57	160.00	$160.00	$1,136	-5.36
710	710	29	154.74	$154.74	$1,099	-10.62
701–747	714	515	148.00–173.00	$166.25	$1,187	+0.89
705–739 unweaned	724	33	137.00–151.00	$146.37	$1,060	-10.31
750–791	773	317	147.00–170.75	$161.88	$1,251	-1.35
785	785	21	153.50	$153.50	$1,205	-9.73
790 unweaned	790	7	140.00	$140.00	$1,106	-9.96
807–847	833	248	155.00–172.50	$166.23	$1,385	+2.75
856–883	868	428	156.75–172.60	$168.86	$1,466	+2.81
908–944	927	394	145.00–171.00	$163.15	$1,512	+18.15
968–984	975	185	154.75–165.50	$161.32	$1,573	+0.32
1026–1043	1035	382	151.00–162.00	$156.95	$1,624	—
1127	1127	101	147.00	$147.00	$1,657	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–386	378	31	181.00–198.00	$192.68	$728	+11.67
406–448	421	84	163.00–196.00	$181.21	$763	+13.67
428 thin fleshed	428	16	190.00	$190.00	$813	—
459–491	478	112	165.00–193.00	$173.75	$831	-2.02
500–549	533	228	160.00–188.00	$175.71	$937	+7.27
550–596	566	224	150.00–174.25	$165.19	$935	+8.63
602–646	628	259	146.00–165.00	$155.03	$974	+1.36
663	663	9	146.00	$146.00	$968	-0.81
652–693	671	121	151.00–160.00	$155.93	$1,046	+9.12
675	675	7	144.25	$144.25	$974	-2.56
708–749	729	82	142.00–157.00	$149.63	$1,091	+7.12
809–835	811	132	151.00–174.50	$172.30	$1,397	+42.30
890	890	35	170.25	$170.25	$1,515	—
900–936	919	23	150.00–155.00	$152.18	$1,399	—
990	990	45	148.75	$148.75	$1,473	—
1031	1031	9	140.50	$140.50	$1,449	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
52	52	14	160.50	$160.50	$83	—
324 thin fleshed	324	7	185.00	$185.00	$599	—
309–334 fancy	327	38	188.00–190.00	$188.55	$617	—
318–347	331	49	172.00–194.00	$184.12	$609	+5.21
350–399	379	293	152.00–187.00	$173.27	$657	+2.12
412 thin fleshed	412	13	179.00	$179.00	$737	—
401–449	427	567	162.00–185.00	$171.75	$733	+3.19
457–468 fancy	465	105	174.00–176.75	$176.07	$819	—
465	465	8	149.00	$149.00	$693	-14.37
450–499	479	1,035	154.00–177.50	$166.97	$800	+3.60
506–523 fancy	515	98	166.50–169.00	$167.48	$863	+0.73
500–549	521	1,530	147.50–172.50	$161.27	$840	-3.41
525	525	6	145.50	$145.50	$764	-10.39
558 thin fleshed	558	115	161.75	$161.75	$903	—
550–599	571	1,497	141.50–165.50	$154.46	$882	+2.86
595 fancy	595	38	171.00	$171.00	$1,017	—
609 fancy	609	65	171.00	$171.00	$1,041	—
600–649	620	706	129.00–157.00	$149.26	$925	+0.50
618–637	627	88	143.00–148.50	$146.41	$918	-2.35
662–663	662	43	143.00–145.25	$144.10	$954	-9.27
650–693	670	321	134.00–155.00	$147.45	$988	-5.92
713–741	730	139	144.00–158.25	$152.96	$1,117	-5.04
712–749	731	179	136.00–158.75	$156.12	$1,141	-1.88
764	764	71	170.00	$170.00	$1,299	+14.97
769	769	15	147.50	$147.50	$1,134	-7.53
751–797	774	187	142.00–157.00	$151.58	$1,173	-3.45
808	808	65	168.50	$168.50	$1,361	+18.90
807–846	820	351	140.00–159.75	$153.12	$1,256	+3.52
814–849	823	274	151.00–157.00	$154.24	$1,269	+4.64
852–896	870	349	144.00–162.00	$153.84	$1,338	+4.66
850–894	878	189	154.00–156.00	$155.29	$1,363	+6.11
900–946	918	357	130.25–157.50	$149.07	$1,368	-1.65
908–941	937	148	153.50–159.75	$158.93	$1,489	+8.21
950–988	968	159	141.00–153.25	$148.19	$1,434	+2.19
983	983	15	135.50	$135.50	$1,332	-3.52
1001–1039	1021	86	128.00–147.00	$138.87	$1,418	+2.24
1063–1097	1074	53	134.00–141.60	$139.64	$1,500	+2.63
1120	1120	9	130.00	$130.00	$1,456	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–348	333	25	155.00–165.00	$159.18	$530	-8.84
379	379	6	156.00	$156.00	$591	-2.24
403–442	419	85	132.00–157.00	$151.79	$636	-0.42
452	452	12	148.00	$148.00	$669	-1.01
452–493	475	205	136.00–159.00	$151.29	$719	+2.28
508–545	526	100	140.50–151.00	$148.68	$782	+5.58
555–593	573	160	142.00–150.00	$146.26	$838	+3.41
602–640	622	74	138.00–146.00	$140.48	$874	+2.13
653–697	672	52	137.00–144.75	$141.04	$948	+1.76
700–745	725	48	140.00–145.00	$142.61	$1,034	-0.87
789–797	795	45	139.00–149.25	$147.10	$1,169	-1.90
816	816	5	145.50	$145.50	$1,187	-1.50
861–895	880	48	140.50–146.00	$141.80	$1,248	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
294	294	12	525.00	$525.00	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1104–1220	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	1,400.00–1,425.00	$1,409.97
934–1351	1184	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	246	1,400.00–1,975.00	$1,650.61
1268–1282	1276	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,192.03
978–1500	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	625.00–860.00	$728.76
1346	1346	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	23	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1115–1664	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	250	1,050.00–1,575.00	$1,354.77
1321–1427	1360	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	975.00–1,010.00	$988.53
1312–1481	1367	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	1,450.00–1,525.00	$1,498.78
1379	1379	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	890.00	$890.00
1247–1525	1386	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	825.00–1,060.00	$954.28
1278–1486	1391	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	750.00–1,030.00	$867.56
1396	1396	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1216–1740	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	315	760.00–1,125.00	$946.90
1205–1636	1448	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	214	825.00–1,400.00	$1,108.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1192	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	700.00–1,375.00	$996.34
1125–1342	1261	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	83	510.00–760.00	$669.36
1248–1288	1269	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	600.00–675.00	$643.97
1204–1438	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	810.00–875.00	$853.75
1284–1438	1392	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	710.00–800.00	$758.58

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1203	987	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	400	1,100.00–1,800.00	$1,502.01

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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.