Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

42,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $174.10/cwt -3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 673 lb · 2,983 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.75/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 625 lb · 2,914 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.92/cwt -4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 676 lb · 2,754 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	42,050	44,380	44,416
Feeder cattle	38,401	43,440	40,733
Replacement cattle	3,649	940	3,683

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 3.00 lower with the most decline on fly-weights. Heifers under 700 lbs sold mostly steady over 700 to 900 lbs 1.00 higher. Demand was mostly good for calves and feeders with moderate to good demand for bred cattle. Cold, dry weather wind continued most of the week. With just a tick of snow in some areas last Friday. We all know that the winter is the best time for a drought! Lets hope that mother nature will give us some ample moisture come spring. Nebraska negotiated cash feedlot live sales sold steady to 1.00 higher from 137.00 to 138.00 and dressed sales steady at 218.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–340	322	23	217.00–233.00	$228.60	$736	+25.60
373	373	40	238.00	$238.00	$888	+8.82
374 unweaned	374	5	201.00	$201.00	$752	—
356–393	386	132	203.00–240.00	$218.30	$843	-10.88
403–438	425	299	204.50–238.00	$225.63	$959	+3.91
451–499	479	668	197.00–225.00	$210.76	$1,010	-5.91
485	485	153	227.00	$227.00	$1,101	+10.33
490 unweaned	490	6	188.75	$188.75	$925	—
518 thin fleshed	518	63	203.00	$203.00	$1,052	—
500–549	520	1,091	183.00–221.00	$205.94	$1,071	-1.11
527–542 unweaned	531	18	174.25–189.00	$184.82	$981	+1.33
535	535	26	193.00	$193.00	$1,033	-14.05
548	548	183	220.00	$220.00	$1,206	+12.95
555 thin fleshed	555	32	196.25	$196.25	$1,089	-2.76
559–594	575	78	174.50–187.00	$181.58	$1,044	-15.30
550–598	577	1,685	175.00–209.25	$193.98	$1,119	-2.90
571–595 fancy	581	233	202.50–208.50	$205.10	$1,192	—
593	593	21	199.00	$199.00	$1,180	+12.09
600 fancy	600	66	195.25	$195.25	$1,172	-3.09
606–616 thin fleshed	611	280	180.75–195.00	$189.91	$1,160	+5.47
622–624 unweaned	623	23	165.00–168.50	$167.13	$1,041	-2.37
614–628	625	142	188.50–194.50	$191.35	$1,196	+7.90
600–649	627	2,180	170.00–196.00	$183.45	$1,150	±0.00
614–649	633	223	152.75–174.50	$172.48	$1,092	-3.80
651–670 unweaned	661	22	150.00–166.00	$157.35	$1,040	-8.06
650–698	672	2,661	160.00–181.75	$174.34	$1,172	-2.38
673 thin fleshed	673	85	182.25	$182.25	$1,227	—
651–696	686	164	166.50–172.50	$167.81	$1,151	-8.91
695	695	51	175.50	$175.50	$1,220	-1.22
700–748	723	2,419	156.50–177.00	$169.56	$1,226	-1.37
703–746	724	96	153.00–164.00	$160.42	$1,161	-10.51
750 fancy	750	135	172.75	$172.75	$1,296	—
756	756	37	173.50	$173.50	$1,312	+13.03
751–798	777	2,191	154.25–174.50	$166.05	$1,290	-0.76
757–792	785	339	148.00–162.50	$158.88	$1,247	-7.93
805–847	821	1,331	152.00–168.35	$163.61	$1,343	-0.39
817–843	823	169	154.00–158.50	$157.33	$1,295	-6.67
850–871	858	136	153.00–157.00	$154.24	$1,323	-5.82
852–896	872	695	151.50–165.75	$159.26	$1,389	-0.80
900–943	912	867	145.00–161.00	$156.86	$1,431	-4.95
965–983	973	118	153.75–157.25	$155.69	$1,515	+5.64
1035	1035	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,501	-0.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–349	342	17	208.00–213.00	$211.31	$723	+22.31
384–396	391	22	190.00–201.00	$194.92	$762	+7.72
414–449	439	50	182.50–199.50	$191.59	$841	+16.59
457–486	477	115	189.00–205.00	$198.30	$946	+30.81
494 thin fleshed	494	20	195.00	$195.00	$963	-13.76
504–518 thin fleshed	515	20	190.00–191.00	$190.76	$982	+9.76
501–548	526	118	171.00–199.00	$185.63	$976	-6.02
558 thin fleshed	558	8	184.00	$184.00	$1,027	+3.82
560–599	583	143	160.00–186.00	$174.43	$1,017	-0.44
603	603	6	164.00	$164.00	$989	-7.03
600–648	625	116	162.50–175.50	$169.70	$1,061	-1.33
656–685	675	171	154.00–167.00	$160.96	$1,086	-4.30
720	720	18	155.00	$155.00	$1,116	-0.04
701–744	722	104	148.00–162.00	$153.93	$1,111	-1.11
769–771	770	22	133.00–156.00	$140.33	$1,081	-17.22
815–829	818	26	147.50–154.00	$148.77	$1,217	+3.77
893	893	21	147.75	$147.75	$1,319	+2.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	6	206.00	$206.00	$709	+24.00
355–390	376	80	177.00–217.00	$197.32	$742	+3.80
400–447	415	457	176.00–206.00	$195.81	$813	+1.36
466 fancy	466	163	209.00	$209.00	$974	+17.80
450–499	477	711	167.00–193.50	$181.03	$864	-6.94
482	482	7	176.00	$176.00	$848	-11.97
489	489	6	179.00	$179.00	$875	-8.97
505–518 thin fleshed	514	95	187.00–189.50	$188.72	$970	+4.72
500–542	519	47	169.00–174.00	$171.58	$891	-11.82
519 unweaned	519	25	158.00	$158.00	$820	-12.79
520	520	39	173.00	$173.00	$900	-10.40
500–549	525	1,135	164.50–194.00	$181.04	$950	-2.36
540	540	19	179.50	$179.50	$969	+11.44
567	567	25	164.00	$164.00	$930	+4.21
550–598	573	1,681	150.00–180.25	$173.43	$994	+13.64
563–593	577	55	158.00–163.25	$161.06	$929	-10.46
581 unweaned	581	16	163.25	$163.25	$948	+3.25
589	589	10	182.00	$182.00	$1,072	+8.46
599	599	80	180.00	$180.00	$1,078	+6.46
600 thin fleshed	600	55	170.50	$170.50	$1,023	—
605–614	607	89	167.50–175.00	$172.96	$1,050	-14.72
610–622 fancy	615	53	172.00–187.00	$180.14	$1,108	—
619	619	10	173.00	$173.00	$1,071	-14.68
600–649	622	2,420	151.00–172.00	$163.55	$1,017	+0.56
625	625	19	155.00–157.00	$156.37	$977	-6.62
645	645	27	157.00	$157.00	$1,013	-2.50
663 fancy	663	85	164.50	$164.50	$1,091	—
667 thin fleshed	667	18	162.50	$162.50	$1,084	-2.50
655–693	668	281	153.50–169.00	$162.72	$1,087	+13.09
650–699	677	2,264	143.00–163.00	$154.30	$1,045	-1.01
651–689	679	106	159.50–166.00	$164.41	$1,116	+9.10
705	705	21	150.00	$150.00	$1,058	+4.65
700–733	714	34	145.50–147.50	$146.50	$1,046	+1.15
708–742 fancy	719	105	161.00–165.25	$162.06	$1,165	-7.94
700–749	722	1,912	138.00–170.00	$153.40	$1,108	-20.04
723	723	24	163.00	$163.00	$1,178	-10.44
750	750	9	145.00	$145.00	$1,088	-40.00
750–795	773	638	137.00–161.00	$149.57	$1,156	-1.88
753–799	775	117	166.25–187.00	$176.58	$1,368	+25.13
795	795	11	149.50	$149.50	$1,189	-1.95
800–846	823	569	145.00–152.00	$149.27	$1,228	+0.80
853–882	872	183	140.50–149.50	$145.55	$1,269	+6.55
952	952	177	138.00	$138.00	$1,314	-4.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–339	318	35	175.00–185.00	$182.26	$580	-5.74
344 thin fleshed	344	11	178.00	$178.00	$612	—
376–378	377	23	177.50–187.00	$182.86	$689	-0.34
409–447	422	26	169.00–187.00	$177.74	$750	+9.02
464–475 thin fleshed	467	23	168.50–169.00	$168.87	$789	—
474–495	485	90	160.00–171.00	$166.41	$807	-10.25
513–549	533	224	148.00–177.00	$166.02	$885	-2.54
552–598	577	263	145.00–166.00	$159.26	$919	+1.57
601–648	635	128	147.00–156.00	$152.86	$971	-5.83
651–687	675	71	136.00–145.00	$139.86	$944	-10.54
753–762	756	16	145.00–147.00	$146.37	$1,107	+10.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516	516	5	181.00	$181.00	$934	+13.00
559–582	576	36	154.50–170.50	$158.38	$912	—
602	602	12	168.50	$168.50	$1,014	—
772	772	13	140.50	$140.50	$1,085	+10.50
809	809	15	136.00	$136.00	$1,100	—
909	909	5	124.00	$124.00	$1,127	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1022–1173	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,100.00–1,135.00	$1,122.14
984–1396	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,244.80
1113–1465	1296	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	1,875.00–2,000.00	$1,929.22
1242–1746	1425	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	124	1,050.00–1,400.00	$1,298.69
1224–1597	1437	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	210	760.00–1,250.00	$1,077.45
1307–1560	1447	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	178	975.00–1,500.00	$1,259.02
1319–1502	1456	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	206	1,450.00–1,860.00	$1,604.56
1426–1545	1491	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	950.00–1,050.00	$1,006.52
1446–1564	1528	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	1,010.00–1,700.00	$1,502.16
1490–1586	1568	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	975.00–1,185.00	$1,146.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1057 thin fleshed	1057	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	1,460.00	$1,460.00
1140–1233 thin fleshed	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	625.00–725.00	$669.79
1190 thin fleshed	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1114–1417	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	157	1,750.00–2,425.00	$2,193.72
1236–1425	1306	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	875.00–1,000.00	$921.16
1159–1405	1313	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	1,035.00–1,150.00	$1,111.93
1339 thin fleshed	1339	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	875.00	$875.00
1245–1533	1394	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	107	1,900.00–2,275.00	$2,109.92
1376–1497	1428	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	71	850.00–910.00	$874.81
1475	1475	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	925.00	$925.00
1492–1510	1501	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,299.61

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
933–1183	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	1,300.00	$1,300.00
943–1291	1088	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	237	1,400.00–1,735.00	$1,577.82
948–1278	1102	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1,245	1,460.00–2,250.00	$1,744.34

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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
1599	1599	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1605–1708	1660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,672.56	—
1712	1712	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.