Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

10,053 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.80/cwt -6.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 632 lb · 756 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.96/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 772 lb · 629 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $165.14/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 769 lb · 604 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,053	25,842	19,193
Feeder cattle	10,016	25,789	19,183
Replacement cattle	37	53	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle under 750 lbs collectively sold weak - steers selling 3.00 to 10.00 lower and heifers selling steady to 4.00 lower. Steers over 750 lbs sold unevenly, from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Heifers over 750 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Good demand consistently noted though reported auction markets.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–386	376	22	217.50–224.00	$221.08	$831	-8.54
410–416 unweaned	414	15	190.00–198.00	$192.64	$798	—
405–442	419	35	207.00–218.00	$211.09	$884	-2.91
451 unweaned	451	10	191.00	$191.00	$861	-8.33
452–464 thin fleshed	456	11	218.50–219.50	$219.13	$999	—
452–497	477	106	190.00–217.50	$209.42	$999	-5.28
500–531	520	24	195.00–199.00	$197.33	$1,026	-15.02
502–548	529	194	183.00–213.00	$204.26	$1,081	+4.58
512–536 thin fleshed	531	46	210.00–214.00	$210.84	$1,120	—
556–587 unweaned	567	52	155.00–183.00	$172.51	$978	-16.49
564–581	574	13	190.00–193.00	$191.13	$1,097	-9.23
550–599	580	271	182.50–209.75	$197.49	$1,145	-2.87
600–604 thin fleshed	602	36	194.00–205.50	$200.69	$1,208	—
607 unweaned	607	6	160.00	$160.00	$971	-15.02
606–639	618	448	169.50–200.50	$189.36	$1,170	-2.69
610–644	624	42	177.00–179.00	$177.78	$1,109	-14.27
650–685	673	127	166.50–179.00	$169.33	$1,140	-15.03
681 thin fleshed	681	18	176.00	$176.00	$1,199	—
681–694	684	204	169.75–173.00	$171.69	$1,174	+4.69
684 unweaned	684	6	157.50	$157.50	$1,077	—
700–746	724	389	160.00–175.50	$169.16	$1,225	+13.93
712–734	724	16	150.00–157.00	$153.99	$1,115	-1.24
751–798	769	604	154.00–171.00	$165.14	$1,270	+2.15
802–843	830	214	151.50–164.50	$157.57	$1,308	-2.20
836–838	837	57	144.25–145.50	$144.62	$1,210	-15.15
859–888	866	238	141.00–156.75	$154.22	$1,336	+0.46
862–881	872	26	144.00–147.25	$145.32	$1,267	-8.44
903–940	926	537	144.00–152.25	$149.19	$1,381	-0.76
961–965	964	86	146.10–147.00	$146.70	$1,414	-0.04
983	983	7	135.00	$135.00	$1,327	-1.83
1038	1038	37	135.00	$135.00	$1,401	-4.70
1079	1079	16	125.00	$125.00	$1,349	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	8	212.00	$212.00	$833	+13.86
414–445 thin fleshed	435	16	205.00–207.00	$206.41	$898	—
490 unweaned	490	6	175.00	$175.00	$858	—
518–543	526	17	172.00–191.00	$180.97	$952	-12.81
560–597	582	72	175.00–193.75	$185.30	$1,078	+3.45
615–641	631	54	165.00–176.50	$170.75	$1,077	-10.05
678 thin fleshed	678	6	171.00	$171.00	$1,159	—
675–698	686	62	147.00–166.00	$160.58	$1,102	-15.40
700–733	718	58	153.00–162.00	$156.96	$1,127	+1.24
724	724	19	154.50	$154.50	$1,119	-1.22
816	816	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,151	-2.80
870	870	10	144.00	$144.00	$1,253	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	33	147.75	$147.75	$1,300	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
656	656	8	142.00	$142.00	$932	—
894	894	17	130.00	$130.00	$1,162	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–337 thin fleshed	331	15	200.00–212.00	$203.04	$672	—
341–343	342	8	193.00–198.00	$196.12	$671	-21.53
361 unweaned	361	10	189.00	$189.00	$682	+8.00
415 unweaned	415	14	179.00	$179.00	$743	-0.26
412–427 thin fleshed	419	29	191.50–195.00	$193.32	$810	—
400–437	431	22	179.00–191.00	$183.92	$793	-7.19
451–498	477	92	176.00–185.00	$180.88	$863	-3.26
500–502	501	23	169.00–170.00	$169.31	$848	-0.69
500–540 unweaned	527	47	153.75–170.00	$167.05	$880	-0.54
504–541 thin fleshed	528	42	186.00–188.00	$186.94	$987	—
508–548	533	269	156.50–181.50	$178.80	$953	-3.89
554–560 thin fleshed	558	32	183.00–186.00	$184.02	$1,027	—
551–575	567	130	162.50–181.00	$173.91	$986	+1.10
563–595	571	62	156.00–166.00	$158.81	$907	-14.00
600–647	631	632	150.00–166.00	$160.56	$1,013	-4.61
617–640	631	82	155.00–157.50	$155.72	$983	-9.45
646	646	27	157.75	$157.75	$1,019	+6.75
649 unweaned	649	15	153.75	$153.75	$998	—
650	650	9	148.50	$148.50	$965	-14.50
651 thin fleshed	651	11	163.50	$163.50	$1,064	-2.02
650–691	665	249	153.00–166.00	$157.65	$1,048	-5.35
700 fancy	700	37	158.00	$158.00	$1,106	—
700	700	7	144.25	$144.25	$1,010	-20.75
700–747	722	177	141.00–154.75	$147.45	$1,065	-2.33
720–747	735	159	145.00–153.75	$152.55	$1,121	+11.48
753–798	769	469	141.75–151.75	$145.77	$1,121	+0.45
765–793	774	70	145.00–153.10	$147.52	$1,142	+2.20
753–799	787	90	132.50–141.50	$138.73	$1,092	-16.84
814–836	821	88	145.00–160.00	$147.35	$1,210	+0.11
805–843	825	452	134.00–147.00	$143.08	$1,180	-4.16
833–840	836	26	136.50–137.00	$136.73	$1,143	+2.03
859–866	860	37	130.00–135.00	$130.68	$1,124	-6.07
850–892	864	343	135.00–147.25	$142.72	$1,233	+5.97
895	895	68	140.25	$140.25	$1,255	+4.11
906–913	912	108	131.00–131.50	$131.05	$1,195	+1.37
935	935	165	134.25	$134.25	$1,255	+4.57
951	951	41	139.00	$139.00	$1,322	+11.03
953	953	8	125.50	$125.50	$1,196	-2.47
1000	1000	17	131.00	$131.00	$1,310	—
1023	1023	14	125.00	$125.00	$1,279	—
1055	1055	5	125.50	$125.50	$1,324	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	5	188.00	$188.00	$743	+14.74
422–425 thin fleshed	424	14	177.00–179.00	$178.00	$755	+6.00
425–448	438	25	169.00–177.50	$172.52	$756	+0.72
469–486 thin fleshed	477	62	170.00–174.00	$171.63	$819	+0.63
477–490	482	24	157.00–175.00	$164.76	$794	-9.78
496 unweaned	496	6	146.00	$146.00	$724	—
500–546	517	59	147.00–168.50	$158.35	$819	-8.49
555–591	571	66	157.50–169.00	$167.10	$954	+6.86
555–591 thin fleshed	573	66	155.50–160.50	$158.07	$906	-7.93
595	595	19	157.00	$157.00	$934	-3.24
614	614	5	153.00	$153.00	$939	-1.54
619	619	13	148.50	$148.50	$919	-6.04
664–697	691	75	143.00–149.00	$146.79	$1,014	-1.60
821	821	7	130.00	$130.00	$1,067	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	5	118.00	$118.00	$1,003	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1309–1329	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,188.73	—
1520	1520	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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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.