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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

14,138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $241.67/cwt +9.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 424 lb · 851 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $221.55/cwt +8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 522 lb · 840 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $209.53/cwt +4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,194/hd at 570 lb · 834 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 14,138 18,501 17,053
Feeder cattle 14,003 18,221 17,025
Replacement cattle 135 280 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer calves under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeders sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Some of the bawling calves have had fall vaccinations. Nebraska slaughter cattle sold 1.00 higher on live sales at 143.00 and dressed sales sold from 226.00 to 227.00, fully steady to 1.00 higher than last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–289 275 24 276.00–304.00 $290.51 $799 -0.90
319–347 336 165 245.00–284.50 $271.71 $913 +6.83
355–399 375 87 240.00–276.00 $256.19 $961 +5.79
375 375 9 232.50 $232.50 $872 -17.90
412–440 thin fleshed 415 174 255.00–261.00 $260.41 $1,081 —
407–427 fancy 417 52 246.00–247.00 $246.53 $1,028 -1.47
400–449 427 613 216.00–250.50 $236.53 $1,010 +6.56
421–445 435 12 210.00–212.00 $211.19 $919 -18.78
450–483 fancy 463 415 236.00–248.00 $241.80 $1,120 —
455–479 471 26 211.00 $211.00 $994 -15.32
450–499 475 365 211.00–234.00 $222.35 $1,056 -3.97
505 505 5 199.00 $199.00 $1,005 -14.01
500–546 520 732 204.00–239.00 $221.64 $1,153 +8.63
538 fancy 538 103 222.00 $222.00 $1,194 —
550–589 fancy 564 161 210.50–220.00 $214.84 $1,212 -0.95
550–594 571 658 190.00–223.00 $208.67 $1,192 +5.98
579 579 15 190.50 $190.50 $1,103 -12.19
603–639 unweaned 619 62 200.00–201.00 $200.37 $1,240 +4.63
621–648 627 78 174.50–202.00 $198.81 $1,247 -5.41
657–671 665 69 178.00–203.00 $195.30 $1,299 +0.07
655–683 unweaned 673 83 174.00–184.00 $178.61 $1,202 -13.71
688 688 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,211 -19.23
706–748 723 198 183.00–201.50 $195.78 $1,415 -0.91
768–789 779 198 182.50–200.75 $196.70 $1,532 -0.42
800–839 811 84 171.00–186.50 $182.03 $1,476 -12.72
857 857 42 180.00 $180.00 $1,543 -6.34
852–890 865 669 177.00–191.50 $183.94 $1,591 -2.40
866–875 870 23 175.00 $175.00 $1,522 -11.34
900 900 18 171.25 $171.25 $1,541 -14.75
906–937 919 239 171.00–180.00 $178.37 $1,639 -4.97
963–999 966 136 167.50–180.00 $178.96 $1,729 -3.70
1062–1079 1068 156 173.00–173.75 $173.50 $1,853 +8.50
1116 1116 6 158.50 $158.50 $1,769 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 9 225.00 $225.00 $664 —
307–322 313 29 229.00–234.00 $230.43 $721 -6.07
381–387 384 10 211.00–217.00 $213.98 $822 +4.26
404–449 435 26 194.00–225.00 $205.22 $893 -15.99
450–494 480 35 212.00–214.00 $212.59 $1,020 +13.94
506–535 516 74 191.00–201.00 $199.52 $1,030 +6.15
567–593 585 86 185.00–191.50 $188.72 $1,104 +2.30
605–625 619 16 178.00–187.50 $184.60 $1,143 -1.25
676 676 10 184.75 $184.75 $1,249 -20.25
700–709 705 54 175.00–186.00 $182.69 $1,288 —
758–789 771 17 178.50 $178.50 $1,376 —
809–833 818 60 173.00–178.25 $174.27 $1,426 +4.84
940 940 7 169.00 $169.00 $1,589 -3.10
959–973 971 36 166.00–169.50 $166.58 $1,617 -5.42
1101 1101 20 156.75 $156.75 $1,726 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
232 232 8 650.00 $650.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–283 263 22 248.00–257.00 $253.91 $668 +15.91
309–344 324 198 204.00–238.00 $225.25 $730 +4.43
324 fancy 324 7 248.00 $248.00 $804 -17.00
350–395 377 194 190.00–231.00 $215.14 $811 -4.34
380 380 6 203.00 $203.00 $771 -16.48
381 thin fleshed 381 7 219.00 $219.00 $834 —
400 thin fleshed 400 7 211.50 $211.50 $846 —
413–414 fancy 414 61 215.00–216.00 $215.18 $891 -6.59
409–448 429 524 199.00–220.00 $209.55 $899 +8.08
452–459 fancy 456 117 213.00–214.50 $213.56 $974 —
450–495 470 713 178.00–208.50 $197.46 $928 -1.58
509 fancy 509 66 202.75 $202.75 $1,032 —
505–549 522 419 178.50–212.25 $200.19 $1,045 +8.34
555 555 90 204.00 $204.00 $1,132 +12.81
551–577 558 262 176.00–195.50 $188.45 $1,052 -2.74
596 unweaned 596 17 180.00 $180.00 $1,073 —
616 fancy 616 11 193.00 $193.00 $1,189 —
622–629 unweaned 625 51 165.00–171.75 $169.08 $1,057 +0.08
630–638 636 93 169.00–191.00 $182.27 $1,159 -12.27
651 651 7 168.00 $168.00 $1,094 -20.13
659–691 679 131 173.00–179.50 $177.76 $1,207 -10.37
686 unweaned 686 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,132 —
710 710 14 175.00 $175.00 $1,242 -15.19
716 716 13 173.00 $173.00 $1,239 -17.19
701–745 728 317 164.00–180.50 $178.04 $1,296 -12.15
752–799 771 579 165.50–177.50 $171.57 $1,323 -7.64
805–838 824 318 177.00–182.25 $179.77 $1,481 +3.86
806–842 825 273 161.00–178.25 $173.06 $1,428 -2.85
807–844 835 30 164.50–169.00 $165.51 $1,382 -11.79
853 853 33 165.00 $165.00 $1,407 +5.50
853 853 60 173.25 $173.25 $1,478 +13.75
854–896 879 158 163.50–175.50 $171.81 $1,510 +0.67
900–943 914 589 156.00–173.00 $168.85 $1,543 -7.15
958–991 977 118 155.00–165.50 $162.13 $1,584 -4.05
986 986 19 164.00 $164.00 $1,617 -2.18
1009–1039 1019 157 149.50–165.10 $162.16 $1,652 -3.97
1041 1041 32 156.00 $156.00 $1,624 -10.13
1058–1063 1060 37 146.00–157.00 $149.70 $1,587 -7.61
1106 1106 11 146.25 $146.25 $1,618 -1.88
1184 1184 6 144.00 $144.00 $1,705 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–286 258 28 203.00–224.00 $207.99 $537 -0.01
323–337 333 58 195.00–212.00 $199.92 $666 —
354–393 382 43 184.00–206.00 $199.03 $760 —
426–428 427 12 190.00–193.00 $191.25 $817 +1.76
461–494 468 29 180.00–190.00 $182.91 $856 -1.54
542 542 6 164.50 $164.50 $892 -21.31
558 558 37 183.50 $183.50 $1,024 +2.97
605 unweaned 605 12 150.50 $150.50 $911 —
649 649 8 174.00 $174.00 $1,129 —
663–682 677 28 170.00–172.00 $171.51 $1,161 -1.99
864 864 6 144.00 $144.00 $1,244 -19.50
962–983 975 14 159.00–160.50 $159.57 $1,556 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1122 1122 18 143.00 $143.00 $1,604 —
1207 1207 7 144.00 $144.00 $1,738 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
221 221 5 610.00 $610.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 20 229.00 $229.00 $653 —
378 378 27 211.00 $211.00 $798 —
669 669 11 164.50 $164.50 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
669 unweaned 669 19 162.00 $162.00 $1,084 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1203 1203 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,360.00 $1,360.00
1268–1421 1327 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 59 1,225.00–1,485.00 $1,384.63
1272–1392 1372 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 51 1,185.00–1,250.00 $1,233.27

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1504 1504 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.