Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

28,686 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.18/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 622 lb · 2,287 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $168.16/cwt +5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,297/hd at 771 lb · 1,783 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $173.47/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 724 lb · 1,781 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	28,686	39,058	30,241
Feeder cattle	28,580	39,058	29,450
Replacement cattle	106	—	791

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers sold under 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for all classes of cattle. Wide range of flesh condition scores across the weekly sales. Several top quality, officially calfhood vaccinated (OCV) heifers going back to the country for replacements was noted on this weeks report. Cattlemen or cattlewomen are optimistic that mother nature will give moisture as we head into spring for forages to sprout and grow. Overall, most of the state is abnormally dry with pockets reported as moderately dry. The lack of winter moisture is ok, as livestock owners can save hay piles for use down the road. Packers paid more for feedlot show list, as dressed sales bounced 4.00 higher at 222.00 and live sales went 2.00 to 3.00 higher at 138.00-140.00. Annual cattle inventory was released from NASS on Monday showing 30.1 mil beef cows in the USA down 2% on Jan 1, 2022. USA calf crop was estimated at 35.1 mil head down 1% from 2020. All cattle on feed were at 14.7 mil head up slightly from 2021. Full report can be viewed at https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–344	321	19	218.00–241.00	$232.53	$746	+10.05
359–395	382	48	199.00–237.00	$228.19	$872	+4.53
400–449	426	153	201.00–226.00	$218.77	$932	-7.17
429 fancy	429	20	248.00	$248.00	$1,064	—
440 thin fleshed	440	8	237.00	$237.00	$1,043	—
463 fancy	463	19	243.00	$243.00	$1,125	+15.76
463–483 thin fleshed	470	120	228.00–242.00	$236.78	$1,113	—
451–499	472	365	181.00–234.50	$219.66	$1,037	+4.68
518	518	7	188.00	$188.00	$974	-17.54
500–548	532	675	194.50–229.00	$208.05	$1,107	+13.57
543 thin fleshed	543	79	213.00	$213.00	$1,157	+1.00
550	550	17	192.00	$192.00	$1,056	-5.78
554 thin fleshed	554	16	210.00	$210.00	$1,163	+11.07
563 fancy	563	16	215.00	$215.00	$1,210	—
550–599	580	1,536	177.75–218.00	$198.41	$1,151	+15.37
560–590	583	24	180.50–188.00	$184.47	$1,075	+1.43
619	619	5	169.00	$169.00	$1,046	-15.14
600–648	629	1,509	165.75–200.00	$185.44	$1,166	+1.30
610–641 thin fleshed	633	142	184.00–195.00	$191.33	$1,211	+0.20
655 thin fleshed	655	83	193.50	$193.50	$1,267	—
658 fancy	658	251	198.50	$198.50	$1,306	+9.75
653–698	683	1,015	160.00–186.00	$177.02	$1,209	+14.21
669–693	685	133	165.00–170.50	$168.18	$1,152	+5.37
679–698 unweaned	686	44	149.00–162.00	$156.89	$1,076	-7.98
720 thin fleshed	720	38	176.00	$176.00	$1,267	-1.00
700–747	723	1,283	160.50–180.75	$170.26	$1,231	+0.79
700–747 fancy	726	425	182.00–186.50	$183.53	$1,332	—
708–733	727	35	156.00–168.50	$166.05	$1,207	-3.42
768 fancy	768	18	180.00	$180.00	$1,382	—
750–795	771	1,738	155.00–179.00	$168.26	$1,297	+5.47
770–774	773	27	148.00–155.50	$153.84	$1,189	-8.95
815 fancy	815	63	172.75	$172.75	$1,408	—
800–846	821	1,130	151.00–170.00	$162.11	$1,331	+2.66
837–846	845	61	151.00–158.50	$157.89	$1,334	-1.56
853–898	873	941	147.00–167.85	$158.06	$1,380	+3.99
873 fancy	873	68	170.00	$170.00	$1,484	—
901–942	913	507	143.00–161.25	$155.40	$1,419	+4.59
955–986	967	185	143.00–156.50	$151.27	$1,463	+1.72
960–991	973	27	144.00–148.00	$146.34	$1,424	-3.21
1008	1008	61	152.00	$152.00	$1,532	+3.99
1063	1063	35	145.00	$145.00	$1,541	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	5	220.00	$220.00	$664	+16.15
357–395	384	29	209.00–219.00	$210.16	$807	+0.42
425	425	20	212.00	$212.00	$901	+11.33
432 unweaned	432	5	191.50	$191.50	$827	—
480–497	490	76	190.00–208.00	$196.92	$965	+4.90
502–545	522	142	179.00–204.00	$199.10	$1,039	+8.15
555–598	576	172	172.00–193.00	$186.88	$1,076	+8.03
600–644	624	98	163.00–188.00	$173.48	$1,083	-1.06
651–695	670	197	154.00–174.00	$166.55	$1,116	+2.01
697 thin fleshed	697	27	169.50	$169.50	$1,181	—
708–744	729	68	155.00–168.50	$160.19	$1,168	+2.50
736	736	30	158.00	$158.00	$1,163	+0.31
762–798	785	89	150.00–159.00	$155.48	$1,221	+0.72
805	805	8	143.00	$143.00	$1,151	—
833–838	836	19	145.00–149.50	$147.85	$1,236	-1.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251	251	6	199.00	$199.00	$499	—
305–342	333	20	202.00–210.00	$208.17	$693	+5.50
351–396	375	76	195.00–203.00	$197.99	$742	+0.87
429 thin fleshed	429	19	197.00	$197.00	$845	-7.50
402–449	432	351	171.00–211.00	$197.59	$854	+9.69
426–447 fancy	442	42	201.00–204.00	$201.76	$892	—
454 unweaned	454	11	179.00	$179.00	$813	—
454–498	477	657	163.50–201.00	$190.59	$909	+5.18
477–488	481	45	171.50–174.00	$173.10	$833	-12.31
489 thin fleshed	489	20	178.00	$178.00	$870	-17.87
495 fancy	495	35	198.00	$198.00	$980	—
512–517	515	41	165.00–170.50	$167.54	$863	-11.05
501–546	528	1,188	160.00–198.00	$184.41	$974	+5.82
528 unweaned	528	9	165.00	$165.00	$871	-6.89
506–541 thin fleshed	534	42	180.50–182.50	$182.14	$973	-7.86
552	552	36	190.00	$190.00	$1,049	+25.81
551–561 thin fleshed	558	65	180.00–183.00	$182.09	$1,016	+2.09
573	573	5	160.00	$160.00	$917	-13.09
550–596	577	1,149	164.25–184.00	$176.46	$1,018	-5.22
610 thin fleshed	610	19	174.50	$174.50	$1,064	+4.97
614–631	617	172	174.50–175.00	$174.86	$1,079	-7.13
600–648	623	2,091	154.50–181.00	$166.49	$1,037	+5.07
629	629	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,025	+9.51
666 unweaned	666	10	154.00	$154.00	$1,026	+2.50
650–699	671	1,753	150.00–169.50	$161.39	$1,083	+6.88
694	694	8	175.00	$175.00	$1,214	-2.25
701 unweaned	701	11	142.75	$142.75	$1,001	—
707–732	719	230	164.00–172.50	$168.09	$1,209	+16.80
700–742	720	1,314	146.00–169.00	$156.14	$1,124	+4.85
733 fancy	733	17	181.00	$181.00	$1,327	—
727–742	735	14	142.00–143.00	$142.51	$1,047	-5.49
751–781	768	76	161.00–164.00	$162.81	$1,250	+13.56
760–799	774	804	140.00–156.00	$151.00	$1,169	+1.75
766–788	780	38	140.00–143.50	$142.56	$1,112	-6.69
803–847	811	72	141.00–148.00	$146.81	$1,191	+0.61
800–848	814	549	143.00–153.75	$151.05	$1,230	+4.85
829 fancy	829	69	154.50	$154.50	$1,281	—
854 thin fleshed	854	62	153.00	$153.00	$1,307	—
852–872	859	89	142.00–148.00	$146.16	$1,256	+2.85
878	878	5	143.00	$143.00	$1,256	-0.31
903–913	910	92	145.00–151.50	$149.54	$1,361	+5.39
1045	1045	13	130.00	$130.00	$1,358	-2.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–346	330	29	175.50–195.00	$184.83	$610	—
357–388	368	67	170.00–177.00	$174.38	$642	—
423–428 thin fleshed	425	28	178.50–181.50	$180.10	$765	—
443	443	31	182.00	$182.00	$806	+10.37
469–487 thin fleshed	475	19	176.00–181.00	$179.38	$852	—
455–496	485	143	162.00–189.00	$177.97	$863	+5.68
501–548	527	121	161.00–172.50	$168.32	$887	+1.87
561–598	579	221	150.00–170.00	$161.72	$936	+5.23
612–647	635	70	155.00–160.50	$157.84	$1,002	+2.41
645 thin fleshed	645	22	159.50	$159.50	$1,029	—
650–692	675	90	143.00–155.50	$151.38	$1,022	+3.15
716–739	726	99	145.00–149.00	$146.65	$1,065	-0.58
775 thin fleshed	775	7	142.00	$142.00	$1,100	—
843	843	27	141.00	$141.00	$1,189	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1103	1103	17	129.00	$129.00	$1,423	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	6	227.00	$227.00	$658	—
361	361	18	229.00	$229.00	$827	—
474	474	17	205.00	$205.00	$972	—
557	557	18	166.00	$166.00	$925	—
731	731	5	134.00	$134.00	$980	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
727	727	6	130.00	$130.00	$945	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1336	1336	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	1,485.00	$1,485.00
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1369–1389	1372	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	1,025.00–1,035.00	$1,026.29
1427	1427	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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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.