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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

23,253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $196.82/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 622 lb · 2,344 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $207.23/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 570 lb · 2,171 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.93/cwt +8.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 519 lb · 1,449 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 23,253 30,042 31,758
Feeder cattle 23,232 29,409 29,495
Replacement cattle 21 633 2,263

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher and steers over 600 lbs sold weak, mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower, with instances of 7.00 lower at 600-650 lbs and 900-950 lbs. Heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 500-650 lbs sold unevenly and heifers over 650 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand ranged from moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–347 328 80 230.00–265.50 $249.49 $818 +3.02
361 thin fleshed 361 11 253.00 $253.00 $913 —
354–390 unweaned 376 108 222.00–256.00 $238.89 $898 -14.10
367–397 389 137 222.00–253.00 $245.77 $956 +5.34
403–448 428 283 201.00–252.00 $228.73 $979 +27.53
401–447 unweaned 431 150 216.00–242.50 $221.68 $955 -20.42
454 thin fleshed 454 25 232.00 $232.00 $1,053 —
468 468 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,076 +18.00
459–481 fancy 472 126 242.00–250.00 $245.26 $1,158 —
453–496 474 612 205.00–251.00 $228.40 $1,083 +2.46
463–487 unweaned 478 195 209.00–239.00 $225.33 $1,077 -10.19
468–488 483 35 212.00–216.00 $212.89 $1,028 -13.05
500–544 523 847 191.00–230.00 $217.59 $1,138 +3.61
524 524 23 222.50 $222.50 $1,166 +8.52
506–543 fancy 528 258 213.00–234.00 $222.89 $1,177 -10.50
528–530 529 13 196.00–199.00 $197.61 $1,045 -16.37
500–547 unweaned 534 305 180.00–227.50 $214.40 $1,145 -5.13
552–570 fancy 561 463 216.50–225.00 $220.21 $1,235 +1.76
563–580 570 50 193.00–197.00 $196.03 $1,117 -8.25
551–597 572 1,221 190.00–220.50 $203.78 $1,166 -0.30
550–596 unweaned 573 437 170.00–215.00 $204.42 $1,171 -2.39
601 fancy 601 76 213.25 $213.25 $1,282 —
600–647 622 550 180.00–210.25 $195.06 $1,213 -6.79
600–648 unweaned 623 1,678 171.00–207.50 $197.08 $1,228 -3.21
626–646 636 18 177.00–183.75 $180.32 $1,147 +1.15
641 641 6 186.50 $186.50 $1,195 -18.00
645 645 16 174.00 $174.00 $1,122 -11.00
662–663 fancy 663 169 202.25–202.50 $202.38 $1,342 —
664 664 7 179.00 $179.00 $1,189 +1.00
661–683 671 41 175.00–181.00 $177.91 $1,194 -10.39
651–696 unweaned 673 727 170.00–198.00 $190.73 $1,284 -0.22
655–695 677 356 183.00–199.00 $194.35 $1,316 +6.05
708 fancy 708 72 194.00 $194.00 $1,374 —
700–729 unweaned 714 291 171.50–191.00 $184.54 $1,318 +3.26
715 715 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,273 -5.29
711–741 733 112 177.00–187.50 $181.72 $1,332 +2.72
750 unweaned 750 45 184.50 $184.50 $1,384 +5.43
751–795 765 121 174.50–186.00 $180.19 $1,378 -1.05
786–787 fancy 787 172 194.50–195.50 $194.91 $1,534 —
802 fancy 802 70 196.50 $196.50 $1,576 —
804 unweaned 804 6 175.50 $175.50 $1,411 —
806–832 816 60 173.50–177.00 $175.69 $1,434 -9.21
818–833 825 243 178.00–186.50 $181.82 $1,500 -3.08
832 832 37 176.00 $176.00 $1,464 -8.90
863 863 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,303 -26.71
855–886 866 126 169.00–186.00 $180.93 $1,567 +3.22
895–897 895 114 169.00–175.50 $174.07 $1,558 -3.64
900–919 905 122 169.00–178.50 $173.76 $1,573 -7.43
921 fancy 921 186 190.25 $190.25 $1,752 —
906–938 931 54 169.75–172.25 $170.25 $1,585 -10.94
951–978 955 169 172.00–179.00 $176.75 $1,688 —
974 fancy 974 118 184.50 $184.50 $1,797 —
1018–1032 1023 73 162.50–174.50 $173.03 $1,770 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–368 367 47 191.00–232.00 $197.31 $724 -41.37
410–445 439 70 207.00–223.00 $213.50 $937 -13.21
448 448 52 191.00 $191.00 $856 -35.71
485 unweaned 485 5 204.00 $204.00 $989 +0.54
463–499 490 118 195.00–230.00 $214.33 $1,050 +0.90
512 512 22 163.00 $163.00 $835 -36.91
508–536 unweaned 526 53 201.00–207.00 $204.24 $1,074 +10.76
502–547 539 95 194.00–209.00 $203.48 $1,097 +3.57
568–596 580 222 186.00–197.00 $193.97 $1,125 +4.21
578–591 unweaned 583 48 171.00–187.00 $183.01 $1,067 -4.04
597 597 11 179.00 $179.00 $1,069 -10.76
600–645 unweaned 618 68 170.00–195.00 $179.84 $1,111 -9.08
616–642 634 85 131.00–175.00 $161.41 $1,023 -21.64
675 unweaned 675 10 174.00 $174.00 $1,174 +5.50
680–684 682 30 176.00–179.00 $177.54 $1,211 +16.54
700–730 721 53 154.00–175.00 $163.98 $1,182 -8.94
734 unweaned 734 12 184.00 $184.00 $1,351 —
817–839 819 76 174.50–178.00 $177.72 $1,456 +1.22
891 891 12 165.00 $165.00 $1,470 —
923 923 12 172.00 $172.00 $1,588 —
941 941 5 158.00 $158.00 $1,487 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
274–279 unweaned 278 15 675.00 $675.00 —
285–288 286 20 635.00–700.00 $664.42 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 5 152.00 $152.00 $936 —
706 706 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,031 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 fancy 317 6 240.00 $240.00 $761 —
300–343 318 98 200.00–225.00 $208.89 $664 +2.36
353–394 unweaned 370 102 211.00–226.00 $221.32 $819 +7.13
353–399 386 150 183.00–225.00 $203.45 $785 -2.51
412 412 6 195.00 $195.00 $803 -10.03
400–441 unweaned 428 118 170.00–210.00 $193.66 $829 -9.53
403–447 429 497 193.50–224.00 $207.25 $889 +33.25
439 439 6 182.00 $182.00 $799 +8.00
460 thin fleshed 460 11 207.00 $207.00 $952 +2.50
462 462 10 185.00 $185.00 $855 -4.37
451–494 unweaned 465 236 161.00–205.00 $197.41 $918 +3.80
450–499 481 677 183.50–217.25 $201.37 $969 +5.75
490 490 18 195.00 $195.00 $956 -0.62
502–509 fancy 505 122 200.50–208.00 $204.47 $1,033 —
501–543 unweaned 517 353 182.50–208.00 $193.69 $1,001 +7.29
500–539 520 869 180.00–214.50 $199.06 $1,035 +21.18
521–549 537 65 180.00–184.00 $182.87 $982 +5.06
534–545 539 40 177.50–180.75 $179.19 $966 +1.38
552–596 unweaned 565 219 155.00–187.50 $178.31 $1,007 -4.53
565 565 10 149.00 $149.00 $842 -34.01
550–597 571 988 165.00–194.00 $182.40 $1,042 -0.61
571 thin fleshed 571 69 195.00 $195.00 $1,113 —
573–588 fancy 579 94 200.00–202.50 $201.47 $1,167 —
593–595 594 29 173.00–173.50 $173.24 $1,029 +3.24
600–648 unweaned 615 410 168.00–186.00 $177.24 $1,090 +0.49
618 618 7 177.50 $177.50 $1,097 -0.09
622 622 7 169.00 $169.00 $1,051 -8.59
600–644 623 227 172.00–184.50 $176.43 $1,099 -1.16
610–639 fancy 625 89 183.00–184.00 $183.47 $1,147 -0.78
651–693 unweaned 666 236 167.50–182.50 $175.58 $1,169 +2.07
650–690 674 119 162.00–178.50 $173.97 $1,173 +4.97
678 678 16 170.25 $170.25 $1,154 +1.25
716 unweaned 716 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,146 +2.00
728 728 8 171.00 $171.00 $1,245 -5.42
703–743 741 236 151.00–181.75 $180.24 $1,336 +3.82
752 752 30 171.00 $171.00 $1,286 +6.00
753–797 769 190 166.50–182.50 $176.85 $1,360 +11.85
773 unweaned 773 10 169.00 $169.00 $1,306 —
774–791 789 40 168.00–173.00 $168.61 $1,330 +3.61
801–845 826 171 166.00–181.00 $175.26 $1,448 +15.26
838 838 57 172.50 $172.50 $1,446 +12.50
858 fancy 858 134 184.50 $184.50 $1,583 —
850–891 879 516 165.50–178.25 $175.68 $1,544 +5.16
900–914 912 58 170.50–173.00 $170.80 $1,558 +4.18
955–967 963 57 164.00–172.00 $167.19 $1,610 +0.53
1010–1047 1023 28 147.00–161.50 $154.41 $1,580 -15.18
1093–1096 1095 10 153.00–159.00 $156.60 $1,715 -0.56
1118–1125 1123 17 139.00–158.00 $144.56 $1,623 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–347 340 29 190.00–210.00 $206.88 $703 —
356–396 369 66 169.00–181.00 $173.25 $639 -26.11
382–388 unweaned 385 10 196.00–201.00 $198.48 $764 +2.82
423 thin fleshed 423 33 169.00 $169.00 $715 —
409–449 433 42 165.00–196.00 $188.40 $816 -1.61
470–489 479 41 161.00–189.00 $177.22 $849 -9.01
507–549 520 139 170.00–184.00 $180.00 $936 +3.16
515–543 unweaned 531 46 171.00–186.00 $180.57 $959 —
572 unweaned 572 11 165.00 $165.00 $944 -10.00
553–593 579 93 150.00–174.50 $162.42 $940 -6.00
633 633 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,076 +7.82
738 738 34 150.50 $150.50 $1,111 —
747 747 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,270 —
888 888 10 130.00 $130.00 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
287 unweaned 287 23 635.00 $635.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 7 146.00 $146.00 $899 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 5 187.00 $187.00 $1,019 +31.00
685 unweaned 685 5 145.00 $145.00 $993 —
786 786 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
719 unweaned 719 10 159.00 $159.00 $1,143 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 12 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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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.