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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

14,335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.50/cwt +13.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 670 lb · 1,380 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $184.57/cwt +9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 577 lb · 1,259 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.83/cwt +9.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 626 lb · 1,197 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 14,335 24,246 15,908
Feeder cattle 14,335 24,224 15,908
Replacement cattle — 22 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the shorten Thanksgiving week cattle auctions traded 10.00 higher on steers under 800 lbs, over 800 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 600 to 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a very active market. Offering comprised of yearling feeder cattle some coming off grass others from backgrounding lots. Weaned and bawling spring calves. Quite a few cattle went to out of state buyers to run on winter grazing and into the feedlot. Negotiated cash live sales from area feedlots sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher from 136.00-140.00 and dressed sales mostly 7.00 to 9.00 higher from mostly 217.00-219.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 7 194.00 $194.00 $665 -25.91
392 392 5 174.00 $174.00 $682 -39.17
403–446 429 60 181.00–221.00 $215.23 $923 +17.14
452–496 474 328 175.00–219.00 $202.12 $958 +7.10
511–529 thin fleshed 526 47 207.50–209.00 $207.78 $1,093 +7.20
503–549 528 483 175.00–201.50 $195.36 $1,032 +12.46
554–597 577 1,259 165.00–198.50 $184.57 $1,065 +10.00
625 625 51 186.50 $186.50 $1,166 +19.41
602–649 626 1,146 154.50–184.00 $175.35 $1,098 +8.26
650–694 669 1,006 150.00–182.50 $174.97 $1,171 +12.50
650–694 fancy 670 316 180.75–190.00 $185.85 $1,245 —
676–692 unweaned 681 58 151.00–153.25 $152.12 $1,036 -15.88
700–749 714 845 166.50–180.00 $173.52 $1,239 +16.30
738 738 79 184.75 $184.75 $1,363 +27.53
758 fancy 758 83 180.00 $180.00 $1,364 —
756–796 778 682 167.00–175.00 $172.60 $1,343 +19.21
790 790 69 180.85 $180.85 $1,429 +27.46
810–841 824 429 157.50–174.00 $170.45 $1,405 +5.28
861–898 873 219 156.00–169.00 $165.07 $1,441 +18.57
900–942 914 335 159.50–167.25 $163.61 $1,495 +3.20
972 972 71 165.75 $165.75 $1,611 +6.74
1016 1016 349 166.85 $166.85 $1,695 +10.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 thin fleshed 397 5 218.00 $218.00 $865 +37.03
407–434 424 19 200.00–205.00 $202.81 $860 +19.94
476–493 478 37 181.00–182.00 $181.86 $869 -0.93
503–547 527 47 177.00–190.00 $180.80 $953 +10.72
559–597 581 260 158.00–177.00 $168.83 $981 +9.41
607–648 638 83 161.00–168.00 $166.45 $1,062 +10.62
657–694 663 206 162.25–167.00 $164.62 $1,091 +12.01
724 724 15 163.75 $163.75 $1,186 +8.08
792–793 792 20 158.00–162.00 $160.40 $1,270 +19.12
815–833 828 37 154.00–159.00 $157.44 $1,304 +10.27
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 18 187.00 $187.00 $1,006 —
586 586 8 179.00 $179.00 $1,049 +13.50
665–668 667 33 163.00–164.50 $164.00 $1,094 —
1015 1015 59 162.00 $162.00 $1,644 +28.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–397 390 53 174.00–195.00 $184.56 $720 +5.91
413–444 436 105 165.00–183.00 $177.17 $772 +5.88
452–497 482 228 160.00–187.00 $175.67 $847 +9.17
501–549 525 621 152.50–176.50 $166.34 $873 +5.85
566 fancy 566 50 171.50 $171.50 $971 +10.00
551–596 577 939 145.00–171.00 $162.44 $937 +4.91
593 593 46 171.50 $171.50 $1,017 +16.25
607–638 619 183 164.50–171.00 $167.51 $1,037 +16.64
610–639 unweaned 622 43 142.00–144.50 $143.40 $892 -7.67
604–646 626 331 140.00–163.50 $157.42 $985 +6.55
654–671 664 134 159.00–170.25 $165.79 $1,101 +18.84
656–697 680 453 152.00–166.50 $156.83 $1,066 +9.88
700–748 725 280 154.50–168.50 $161.34 $1,170 +4.34
758–797 787 241 142.50–163.10 $158.70 $1,249 +1.10
822–837 829 226 150.50–165.00 $159.21 $1,320 -50.79
859–890 882 93 152.00 $152.00 $1,341 -6.86
903–947 925 164 148.50–153.00 $150.68 $1,394 +20.68
982 982 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,424 -5.43
1017–1038 1031 170 140.00–151.50 $147.93 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–378 371 18 168.00–192.00 $177.07 $657 +8.73
437 437 27 167.00 $167.00 $730 +3.00
452–491 475 59 143.00–179.00 $164.05 $779 +13.01
511 511 9 167.50 $167.50 $856 +17.37
574–580 578 40 150.00–163.00 $154.70 $894 +3.34
661–682 670 56 145.00–150.00 $146.55 $982 +9.35
716–722 719 11 145.00–149.00 $146.81 $1,056 —
908 908 10 144.00–147.00 $145.50 $1,321 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 7 174.00 $174.00 $753 —
530 530 20 167.00 $167.00 $885 +20.50
592 592 7 160.00 $160.00 $947 —
629 629 26 151.00 $151.00 $950 +6.00

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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.