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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

28,551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $206.87/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 731 lb · 1,935 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $231.77/cwt +7.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,455/hd at 628 lb · 1,901 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.47/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,413/hd at 775 lb · 1,632 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 28,551 20,175 13,181
Feeder cattle 28,551 19,900 13,181
Replacement cattle — 275 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 7.00 higher. Steer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good on all classes of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–396 376 69 250.00–282.50 $269.52 $1,013 +4.52
405 thin fleshed 405 21 274.00 $274.00 $1,110 +8.00
428 unweaned 428 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,070 —
413–449 432 230 242.00–289.00 $271.34 $1,172 +8.99
443 value added 443 16 274.00 $274.00 $1,214 —
457–486 fancy 462 72 271.00–296.50 $291.66 $1,347 —
467 467 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,144 +5.13
450–499 477 273 229.00–279.00 $261.00 $1,245 +21.13
487 unweaned 487 113 255.50 $255.50 $1,244 +27.50
509–518 thin fleshed 516 38 251.00–256.00 $254.83 $1,315 +6.06
500–548 517 632 217.00–277.50 $257.39 $1,331 +14.49
500–530 fancy 525 261 263.00–285.00 $278.31 $1,461 —
525 unweaned 525 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,208 -22.00
533 533 56 247.00 $247.00 $1,317 +4.10
555 value added 555 63 261.00 $261.00 $1,449 —
556–586 thin fleshed 571 151 243.00–246.50 $245.31 $1,401 +0.01
567–586 fancy 571 492 250.00–260.75 $258.28 $1,475 +2.07
550–594 579 681 214.00–265.00 $246.41 $1,427 +20.54
621 621 11 231.00 $231.00 $1,435 +10.92
603–644 fancy 625 562 236.00–253.25 $243.95 $1,525 +6.58
604–640 625 27 207.00–208.00 $207.39 $1,296 -12.69
600–646 627 1,152 207.00–244.00 $225.55 $1,414 +5.47
632 unweaned 632 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,144 -61.00
623–647 value added 641 94 240.50–245.00 $243.98 $1,564 —
648 thin fleshed 648 50 233.50 $233.50 $1,513 -0.50
650–699 671 758 195.00–231.00 $216.73 $1,454 +7.29
651–699 fancy 671 412 224.50–245.00 $236.30 $1,586 +16.30
653–691 thin fleshed 677 117 216.00–228.50 $223.75 $1,515 +8.01
657–696 value added 680 121 231.00–244.00 $236.30 $1,607 —
691 691 27 200.00 $200.00 $1,382 -9.44
709 709 23 192.50 $192.50 $1,365 +4.50
702–736 thin fleshed 717 72 207.50–211.00 $209.10 $1,499 -3.90
710–739 fancy 729 577 212.50–216.50 $214.85 $1,566 -3.40
701–749 732 1,188 192.00–222.50 $202.63 $1,483 +3.16
747 value added 747 75 215.00 $215.00 $1,606 —
753–784 thin fleshed 764 458 195.75–201.00 $197.26 $1,507 -0.99
761–778 fancy 769 253 205.50–220.00 $211.42 $1,626 —
753–799 778 439 185.00–209.00 $191.83 $1,492 +3.00
780 780 116 201.25 $201.25 $1,570 +12.42
798 value added 798 69 208.50 $208.50 $1,664 —
805 fancy 805 118 196.25 $196.25 $1,580 —
808 808 25 204.00 $204.00 $1,648 +16.01
800–841 816 1,355 185.00–193.00 $191.20 $1,560 +3.21
819–836 829 50 179.00–183.00 $181.26 $1,503 -6.73
840 840 17 178.00 $178.00 $1,495 -9.99
853 fancy 853 359 194.75 $194.75 $1,661 —
850–896 870 845 175.00–188.25 $185.66 $1,615 +12.66
871 871 167 192.25 $192.25 $1,674 +19.25
903 903 34 186.00 $186.00 $1,680 +13.00
901–941 910 148 176.50–183.75 $181.31 $1,650 +8.31
925 value added 925 92 190.50 $190.50 $1,762 —
926 926 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,574 -6.01
958–980 969 200 174.00–179.75 $177.81 $1,723 +1.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–442 thin fleshed 427 20 243.00–252.00 $249.20 $1,064 +20.20
408–448 430 50 222.50–239.00 $232.67 $1,000 -11.99
451–479 thin fleshed 467 14 236.00–238.00 $236.83 $1,106 —
453–490 468 86 221.00–269.00 $244.58 $1,145 +19.00
526 thin fleshed 526 54 233.00 $233.00 $1,226 —
511–538 530 124 214.00–255.00 $234.65 $1,244 -2.88
550 550 11 196.00–201.00 $198.27 $1,090 -15.68
550–588 thin fleshed 559 41 218.00–219.50 $219.12 $1,225 +8.12
554–596 567 102 202.00–243.00 $225.91 $1,281 +11.96
622 thin fleshed 622 71 209.00–212.00 $209.72 $1,304 —
600–644 630 158 191.00–232.00 $218.99 $1,380 +15.28
652–699 670 153 185.00–216.00 $199.75 $1,338 +11.56
685 thin fleshed 685 34 211.00 $211.00 $1,445 —
706–720 thin fleshed 710 22 184.75–187.00 $185.48 $1,317 -0.52
725–748 734 44 186.00–190.50 $188.73 $1,385 +0.63
770–798 779 18 179.00–188.00 $182.05 $1,418 +5.81
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
281 unweaned 281 8 775.00 $775.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–321 306 24 239.00–240.00 $239.69 $733 -10.36
325 thin fleshed 325 16 249.00 $249.00 $809 —
354 fancy 354 18 256.00 $256.00 $906 —
355–390 thin fleshed 373 36 240.00–246.00 $242.72 $905 —
362–393 382 72 223.00–236.00 $228.32 $872 -7.70
400 thin fleshed 400 26 234.00 $234.00 $936 —
400–448 423 213 203.00–234.00 $225.47 $954 -2.20
451–487 fancy 455 109 240.00–245.00 $243.83 $1,109 —
460–482 value added 466 40 240.00–240.50 $240.36 $1,120 —
465–467 466 15 212.00–217.00 $215.33 $1,003 -9.57
450–497 474 458 201.00–234.00 $221.70 $1,051 -3.20
469–498 thin fleshed 487 340 230.50–235.00 $232.70 $1,133 —
494 494 40 223.00 $223.00 $1,102 +14.00
502 502 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,029 +1.00
524 unweaned 524 5 199.00 $199.00 $1,043 -19.50
519–539 thin fleshed 525 51 228.00–229.00 $228.30 $1,199 +18.30
530 fancy 530 71 236.50 $236.50 $1,253 +12.50
532 532 12 218.00 $218.00 $1,160 -0.61
503–548 535 858 197.00–226.00 $219.56 $1,175 +0.95
558 value added 558 30 226.00 $226.00 $1,261 —
552–599 577 1,127 184.00–218.00 $206.10 $1,189 -3.04
591 591 33 203.75 $203.75 $1,204 -5.39
595 fancy 595 62 226.00 $226.00 $1,345 —
603 fancy 603 90 210.00 $210.00 $1,266 +1.57
612 thin fleshed 612 40 210.00 $210.00 $1,285 +11.26
623 623 32 193.75 $193.75 $1,207 -4.65
600–647 625 1,082 176.00–225.00 $198.32 $1,240 -0.08
612–636 625 42 188.50–191.75 $189.18 $1,182 -9.22
651–672 thin fleshed 667 69 196.25–198.00 $196.70 $1,312 —
650–697 677 1,498 181.00–196.25 $189.61 $1,284 +11.86
688 688 7 181.50 $181.50 $1,249 +3.75
701–707 thin fleshed 704 79 186.00–187.50 $186.68 $1,314 —
705–727 fancy 709 324 194.00–199.00 $198.15 $1,405 —
709–739 724 225 177.50–203.00 $188.98 $1,368 +11.23
700–749 725 809 174.00–188.00 $182.67 $1,324 +4.92
721–744 735 16 170.00–174.00 $172.53 $1,268 -5.22
741 741 175 190.00 $190.00 $1,408 +12.25
750–798 770 1,113 167.00–186.50 $179.14 $1,379 +0.92
758–788 782 216 176.50–193.00 $187.68 $1,468 +9.46
786 fancy 786 303 191.00 $191.00 $1,501 —
801 801 210 187.75 $187.75 $1,504 +15.49
806–815 811 21 166.00–168.00 $167.05 $1,355 -5.21
808–830 818 170 179.00–185.50 $182.29 $1,491 +10.03
800–841 821 618 165.00–185.00 $178.52 $1,466 +6.26
867–886 869 77 169.50–180.50 $179.48 $1,560 +10.56
853–899 887 291 166.00–177.00 $172.27 $1,528 +14.27
913–926 923 65 164.50–174.50 $171.19 $1,580 +8.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 thin fleshed 374 6 219.00 $219.00 $819 —
393 393 11 222.50 $222.50 $874 +27.16
412–436 thin fleshed 430 26 216.00–218.50 $216.55 $931 —
433–444 439 14 209.00–211.00 $210.16 $923 +8.45
467–488 476 104 190.00–215.50 $208.53 $993 +1.23
476–495 486 33 205.00 $205.00 $996 -2.30
513–525 517 18 204.00–212.00 $206.71 $1,069 +9.44
537 thin fleshed 537 61 205.50 $205.50 $1,104 —
552–598 572 120 183.00–199.00 $188.24 $1,077 +4.34
576–592 thin fleshed 578 72 199.00–200.00 $199.87 $1,155 —
582 582 8 190.00 $190.00 $1,106 +6.10
600–643 623 155 164.00–197.00 $184.25 $1,148 +6.12
656 656 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,115 -5.58
673 thin fleshed 673 64 185.00 $185.00 $1,245 —
652–697 674 134 171.00–183.00 $179.10 $1,207 +3.52
744–745 745 10 161.00–178.00 $169.51 $1,263 —
760 760 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,262 —
856 856 18 174.00 $174.00 $1,489 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
178 178 6 475.00 $475.00 —
257 unweaned 257 7 635.00 $635.00 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 9 178.00 $178.00 $1,116 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 thin fleshed 445 7 236.00 $236.00 $1,050 —
520 520 6 191.00 $191.00 $993 —
539 thin fleshed 539 12 225.00 $225.00 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
189 189 7 525.00 $525.00 —

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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.