Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

45,499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $195.85/cwt +5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 676 lb · 4,211 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $209.77/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 621 lb · 3,392 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $182.31/cwt +4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 769 lb · 2,969 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	45,499	24,365	39,058
Feeder cattle	43,979	23,100	39,058
Replacement cattle	1,520	1,265	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower, 600 to 800 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. With the large number of calves and feeder cattle at area auctions buyers could be very selective and procure what they exactly wanted. For instance, if a few mixed color cattle were on a load the buyers would request to make the lot all one color and cattle were sorted to fit the request. Buyers know that uninformative of a product is very beneficial for the yearling operator, feedlots, and the packer. Nebraska feedlots had to fight hard to hold the dressed market steady at 248.00. With looming poor pen conditions and tag clinging on the hide feedlots need a boost in the negotiated price since there overall dressing percentage is going to be lower than many are accustom too. Live sales bounced around unevenly steady from 152.00 to 156.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	10	240.00	$240.00	$830	—
357–399	377	98	194.00–266.00	$242.61	$915	-8.51
401–449	428	214	206.00–266.00	$247.73	$1,060	+1.16
452–495	474	567	217.50–245.50	$231.34	$1,097	+27.34
497 thin fleshed	497	25	240.00	$240.00	$1,193	-1.00
509–529 thin fleshed	514	158	243.50–248.00	$246.80	$1,269	+32.80
527	527	14	225.50	$225.50	$1,188	-3.53
503–548	528	1,363	200.00–240.00	$227.90	$1,203	-1.13
546	546	55	208.50	$208.50	$1,138	-15.50
573	573	28	223.75	$223.75	$1,282	+7.08
550–599	575	1,919	199.00–238.00	$220.43	$1,267	+3.76
585 thin fleshed	585	81	229.00	$229.00	$1,340	—
573–595	587	87	186.00–206.00	$198.91	$1,168	-17.76
600–619 fancy	612	580	220.50–228.00	$222.25	$1,360	-10.03
600–622 thin fleshed	614	147	214.50–215.50	$215.15	$1,321	-3.85
607–640	617	81	190.00–198.00	$196.26	$1,211	-8.26
600–649	624	2,575	194.00–220.50	$207.17	$1,293	+2.65
630 unweaned	630	9	182.00	$182.00	$1,147	—
652–693 thin fleshed	665	472	197.00–208.50	$201.68	$1,341	—
651–682 unweaned	666	42	168.00–192.00	$184.24	$1,227	—
650–699	677	3,353	178.50–211.00	$194.66	$1,318	+3.85
655–693	677	103	179.50–183.00	$180.58	$1,223	-10.23
681 fancy	681	241	209.50	$209.50	$1,427	—
700 fancy	700	82	198.50	$198.50	$1,390	—
710–715 unweaned	712	15	177.00–183.00	$179.81	$1,280	—
702–748	726	2,369	171.00–202.50	$189.73	$1,377	+5.87
700–741	727	154	170.00–177.50	$174.84	$1,271	-9.02
741 thin fleshed	741	77	193.00	$193.00	$1,430	—
750–798	769	2,780	160.00–190.00	$181.81	$1,398	+4.09
767–782	774	138	195.50	$195.50	$1,513	+17.78
778–780	779	51	172.50–174.50	$173.95	$1,355	-1.85
801–846	821	1,491	167.50–183.75	$177.30	$1,456	+1.76
823–826	825	28	167.75–169.00	$168.02	$1,386	-7.52
850–894	873	710	162.75–179.50	$174.85	$1,526	+1.01
876–886	883	68	162.00–172.00	$168.94	$1,492	-4.90
904–948	916	400	155.00–176.25	$172.00	$1,576	+8.09
917	917	12	158.00	$158.00	$1,449	-5.91
961–995	973	200	165.00–172.50	$169.11	$1,645	+4.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–320	315	12	181.00–210.00	$198.19	$624	—
390	390	6	190.00	$190.00	$741	—
400–437	413	58	190.00–237.00	$210.78	$871	+0.36
474–488 thin fleshed	477	42	217.50–221.00	$218.27	$1,041	—
450–498	481	103	193.00–220.00	$210.17	$1,011	-13.61
500–544	518	291	196.00–228.00	$213.43	$1,106	+3.85
521 unweaned	521	11	183.00	$183.00	$953	—
556–597	584	493	185.00–219.00	$203.84	$1,190	+15.32
596 thin fleshed	596	38	196.00	$196.00	$1,168	—
600–649	628	343	174.00–206.00	$191.23	$1,201	+4.63
650–694	679	398	172.00–189.00	$181.74	$1,234	+9.24
711–749	732	190	165.00–185.00	$176.25	$1,290	+7.05
761–774	770	91	165.00–174.00	$171.52	$1,321	+5.52
803–804	803	31	169.00–175.50	$172.98	$1,389	—
867	867	7	160.50	$160.50	$1,392	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–499	487	31	213.00–217.00	$214.49	$1,045	—
509	509	19	213.00	$213.00	$1,084	—
581–597	590	40	199.00–203.00	$200.77	$1,185	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
733	733	11	169.00	$169.00	$1,239	—
756	756	9	167.50	$167.50	$1,266	—
849	849	22	169.25	$169.25	$1,437	+3.25
1106	1106	14	139.00	$139.00	$1,537	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–346	343	26	211.00–221.00	$218.37	$749	+7.20
358–391	372	127	182.00–243.00	$216.89	$807	+0.92
404–446	426	382	188.00–245.00	$213.28	$909	+1.43
421–443	435	20	203.00–204.00	$203.34	$885	-8.51
443 fancy	443	330	250.00	$250.00	$1,108	—
453–498	477	1,021	180.00–224.00	$205.49	$980	-9.29
484 thin fleshed	484	7	198.00	$198.00	$958	-16.50
503 fancy	503	527	223.50	$223.50	$1,124	—
501–522 thin fleshed	508	150	210.00–212.00	$211.31	$1,073	—
502–549	526	1,273	181.00–212.00	$200.97	$1,057	-9.28
500–545	529	170	181.00–190.50	$186.10	$984	-24.15
543	543	20	178.00	$178.00	$967	-32.25
549 unweaned	549	11	174.00	$174.00	$955	—
557	557	30	192.50	$192.50	$1,072	-13.47
566–583 unweaned	573	13	163.00–170.00	$167.26	$958	—
562–588 thin fleshed	574	211	198.50–199.50	$199.04	$1,142	+4.54
550–599	576	2,554	171.00–201.50	$186.90	$1,077	-5.38
579–593	584	83	180.00–183.50	$182.31	$1,065	-9.97
560–593	586	57	170.00–175.00	$171.90	$1,007	+0.13
610–627	615	180	208.00–226.00	$214.38	$1,318	+31.81
600–648	622	2,401	171.00–195.50	$183.63	$1,142	+5.76
627 thin fleshed	627	26	192.00	$192.00	$1,204	—
603–647	630	179	165.00–171.00	$167.95	$1,058	-9.92
655 thin fleshed	655	60	184.50	$184.50	$1,208	—
663–678	668	56	208.00–217.00	$211.26	$1,411	+36.99
650–698	677	2,510	165.00–186.00	$175.16	$1,186	+3.50
673–687	681	247	163.00–169.00	$164.90	$1,123	-6.76
700–715	712	22	160.00–162.00	$160.45	$1,142	-3.05
720 unweaned	720	9	168.00	$168.00	$1,210	—
707–741	722	204	172.25–188.00	$181.93	$1,314	+14.08
701–748	724	1,384	158.00–178.00	$170.27	$1,233	+2.42
731	731	84	172.50	$172.50	$1,261	+4.65
750–798	774	1,114	157.00–181.00	$166.20	$1,286	+1.36
754–793	775	34	161.00–162.50	$161.81	$1,254	-3.03
772–778	775	144	181.50	$181.50	$1,407	+16.66
800–831	812	137	160.00–169.75	$163.89	$1,331	-3.91
828	828	27	160.75	$160.75	$1,331	+2.36
859–885	873	232	155.00–171.00	$161.54	$1,410	+9.79
957	957	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,340	-18.00
962	962	10	159.50	$159.50	$1,534	+1.50
1021	1021	25	162.75	$162.75	$1,662	—
1075–1090	1082	11	135.00–140.75	$138.12	$1,494	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	16	212.50	$212.50	$586	—
338	338	9	160.00	$160.00	$541	—
373–392	387	63	196.00–212.50	$200.55	$776	+16.50
416	416	5	170.00	$170.00	$707	-22.77
417 thin fleshed	417	10	203.00	$203.00	$847	—
418–444	436	56	175.00–211.00	$195.03	$850	+2.26
473 thin fleshed	473	60	200.00	$200.00	$946	—
450–499	483	219	171.00–197.00	$188.34	$910	-10.98
500–548	526	244	171.00–191.00	$181.63	$955	+1.97
550–595	580	227	161.00–188.50	$176.58	$1,024	-0.50
609–649	635	119	164.00–178.00	$173.75	$1,103	+5.07
660–690	675	91	162.00–184.00	$170.42	$1,150	+12.85
702–710	706	38	150.00–167.50	$162.15	$1,145	-1.87

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	14	175.00	$175.00	$840	—
528	528	26	190.00	$190.00	$1,003	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1006–1406	1183	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	130	1,650.00–2,150.00	$1,906.31
1272	1272	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1158–1406	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	209	900.00–1,260.00	$1,013.85
1189–1616	1336	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	175	1,025.00–1,285.00	$1,165.25
1175–1607	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	134	1,585.00–2,000.00	$1,712.38
1237–1626	1377	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	192	1,300.00–1,675.00	$1,463.59

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1137	1074	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	453	1,725.00–2,300.00	$1,902.97
1093–1143	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,725.00–1,775.00	$1,749.44
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
902–1110	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	111	1,500.00–1,675.00	$1,615.31

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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.