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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

18,362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $184.92/cwt +7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,708/hd at 924 lb · 2,032 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $189.09/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,567/hd at 829 lb · 869 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $184.01/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 882 lb · 740 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 18,362 14,138 13,553
Feeder cattle 18,362 14,003 13,553
Replacement cattle — 135 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, bawling steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady, 500 to 600 lbs calves sold 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle from 600 to 700 lbs sold 8.00 higher, 700 to 900 lbs sold unevenly steady and over 900 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Bawling heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs feeder cattle sold 4.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold steady. Demand was moderate to good, with very good demand for steers and heifers that were certified as NHTC (non-hormone treated cattle). With calves being comingled at area auctions, getting to dusty weaning pens many buyers are looking for bawlers that have had fall vaccinations especially, a respiratory vaccine. Fall harvest continues from east to west in the state. Ranging from combining soybeans, picking dry corn, high moisture corn, edible beans and silage chopping. Most reports on bushels of soybeans and corn have been better than the producer thought it would be! Nebraska feedlots had a tick of an upward push on their sales this week. Live sales traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher from 144.00 to 145.00 and dressed sales sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher from 228.00 to 232.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–283 272 64 261.00–307.50 $300.55 $817 +10.04
301–345 324 137 235.00–288.00 $280.20 $908 +8.49
354–355 fancy 354 37 277.00–281.00 $279.70 $990 —
352–395 384 147 223.00–266.00 $246.53 $947 -9.66
409–427 fancy 424 66 251.00–253.00 $252.71 $1,071 +6.18
409–448 427 411 214.00–252.00 $241.78 $1,032 +5.25
453–498 478 465 211.00–234.00 $220.82 $1,056 -1.53
501–548 523 502 197.00–221.00 $209.94 $1,098 -11.70
550–598 569 460 195.00–211.00 $205.13 $1,167 -3.54
600–634 619 188 187.00–216.00 $204.15 $1,264 +5.34
632 unweaned 632 22 197.00 $197.00 $1,245 -3.37
654–686 664 306 185.50–213.00 $197.02 $1,308 +1.72
669 669 43 202.00 $202.00 $1,351 +6.70
723 723 55 208.00 $208.00 $1,504 +12.22
703–748 732 410 184.50–203.50 $192.69 $1,410 -3.09
752–799 775 353 180.00–197.50 $192.55 $1,492 -4.15
803–847 827 695 175.00–192.00 $184.94 $1,529 +2.91
833–839 835 174 205.50–206.00 $205.68 $1,717 +23.65
851–899 882 719 172.50–189.25 $184.16 $1,624 +9.16
882 882 21 179.00 $179.00 $1,579 +4.00
910–941 922 357 190.00–197.50 $195.74 $1,805 +17.37
901–948 924 1,675 171.00–188.75 $182.61 $1,687 +4.24
952–999 977 555 175.00–187.00 $182.70 $1,785 +3.74
977 977 135 192.00 $192.00 $1,876 +13.04
1001 1001 62 188.50 $188.50 $1,887 —
1002–1048 1020 436 162.75–180.75 $175.94 $1,795 —
1213 1213 12 175.75 $175.75 $2,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 6 231.00 $231.00 $700 +0.57
390–393 392 50 209.00–256.00 $245.72 $963 +31.74
426–442 433 79 190.00–223.00 $211.52 $916 +6.30
467–484 476 32 171.00–192.50 $186.31 $887 -26.28
506 506 24 191.50 $191.50 $969 -8.02
515–534 523 34 161.00–200.50 $192.00 $1,004 -7.52
551–593 566 102 181.00–213.00 $188.35 $1,066 -0.37
613 thin fleshed 613 26 196.00 $196.00 $1,201 —
634 634 17 184.00 $184.00 $1,167 -0.60
672–696 690 51 178.00–190.00 $184.43 $1,273 -0.32
715 thin fleshed 715 68 200.50 $200.50 $1,434 —
730 730 9 181.50 $181.50 $1,325 -1.19
763–795 790 84 170.00–186.00 $174.93 $1,382 -3.57
833 833 63 194.00 $194.00 $1,616 +19.73
807–844 837 46 174.00–179.00 $178.06 $1,490 +3.79
877–891 882 16 172.00–173.00 $172.38 $1,520 —
908 908 66 187.00 $187.00 $1,698 +18.00
910–932 922 17 169.50–172.00 $170.66 $1,573 +1.66
1092 1092 7 155.50 $155.50 $1,698 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 thin fleshed 580 11 172.50 $172.50 $1,000 —
735 thin fleshed 735 13 175.00 $175.00 $1,286 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 5 175.00 $175.00 $956 —
957 957 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,569 —
1186 1186 8 147.00 $147.00 $1,743 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
281 281 8 750.00 $750.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 10 217.00 $217.00 $610 -36.91
305–341 329 115 214.00–238.00 $227.71 $749 +2.46
350–395 375 252 173.00–222.00 $205.98 $772 -9.16
401 401 11 200.00 $200.00 $802 -9.55
401–445 424 423 186.00–212.00 $205.51 $871 -4.04
450–499 475 474 173.00–210.50 $194.86 $926 -2.60
475–485 fancy 481 71 194.00–213.00 $201.91 $971 -11.65
501–547 517 345 174.00–203.10 $192.03 $993 -8.16
555–595 585 250 170.00–195.50 $180.41 $1,055 -8.04
600–648 625 282 174.00–193.00 $186.25 $1,164 +3.98
648 648 32 195.00 $195.00 $1,264 +12.73
657–699 678 230 175.50–191.00 $182.93 $1,240 +5.17
703–745 721 589 172.75–183.00 $180.72 $1,303 +7.72
727 727 54 183.50 $183.50 $1,334 +5.46
741 741 12 170.50 $170.50 $1,263 -7.54
761–799 782 562 168.50–185.50 $175.90 $1,376 +4.33
802–809 806 120 179.75–185.00 $182.39 $1,470 +2.62
812 812 50 163.50 $163.50 $1,328 -16.27
800–845 821 480 166.00–179.00 $173.45 $1,424 -6.32
828–836 830 73 174.50 $174.50 $1,448 +1.44
856–881 865 93 176.75–183.75 $181.14 $1,567 +16.14
850–890 877 516 162.50–178.00 $170.66 $1,497 -1.15
901–948 927 487 161.50–179.00 $168.83 $1,565 -0.02
948 948 39 177.50 $177.50 $1,683 +8.65
954–997 982 239 154.00–173.25 $164.78 $1,618 +0.78
1000–1043 1022 188 148.50–170.50 $163.04 $1,666 +0.88
1052–1095 1065 18 152.00–167.00 $158.73 $1,690 +9.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–328 316 12 175.00–210.00 $188.83 $597 -11.09
371–382 378 24 167.00–171.00 $168.47 $637 -30.56
405–443 429 58 172.00–190.00 $182.39 $782 -8.86
491 491 6 176.00 $176.00 $864 -6.91
508 508 13 170.00 $170.00 $864 +5.50
520 thin fleshed 520 6 173.00 $173.00 $900 —
666 thin fleshed 666 21 165.00 $165.00 $1,099 —
681 681 7 179.00 $179.00 $1,219 +7.49
727 727 24 168.00 $168.00 $1,221 —
821–835 827 15 162.00–162.50 $162.30 $1,342 —
953 953 5 163.50 $163.50 $1,558 +3.93
1038 1038 24 155.00 $155.00 $1,609 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
267–279 272 80 650.00–725.00 $678.85 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1020 1008 13 161.00–165.00 $163.44 $1,647 —
1025 1025 6 154.50 $154.50 $1,584 —
1118 1118 7 149.50 $149.50 $1,671 +6.50
1152 1152 13 147.00 $147.00 $1,693 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 21 192.00 $192.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 12 254.00 $254.00 $846 —

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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.