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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

8,341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $203.51/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,769/hd at 869 lb · 1,015 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $227.48/cwt -16.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,522/hd at 669 lb · 514 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.16/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 582 lb · 420 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,341 24,755 6,542
Feeder cattle 8,202 23,965 5,789
Replacement cattle 139 790 753

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers unevenly steady and heifers sold steady. Bred cows and cow/calf pairs sold fully steady. Demand was good for all offerings. Light rain showers across some of the state the end of the week brightened moods of most people. Especially the ones in the agriculture business. Now if the state doesn't get a late frost grass should green up and grow. Most counties continue to very dry and several inches of moisture behind for a normal year. Hopefully, the rains will continue. Quite a lot of corn and beans are in the ground with planting ahead of last year. Nebraska feedlots traded live sales 2.00 to 3.00 lower from 175.00 to 178.00 and dressed sales 2.00 to 5.00 lower at 281.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 12 272.50 $272.50 $937 -31.50
360 unweaned 360 6 265.00 $265.00 $954 —
364 364 72 310.00 $310.00 $1,128 +10.66
409 409 12 247.00 $247.00 $1,010 -32.54
411–442 437 163 265.00–291.00 $276.60 $1,209 -2.94
440 unweaned 440 9 233.00 $233.00 $1,025 —
450 unweaned 450 11 262.00 $262.00 $1,179 +0.67
458–488 472 61 255.00–284.00 $272.04 $1,284 -3.41
510–523 unweaned 514 21 236.00–262.50 $254.79 $1,310 +1.13
504–543 524 285 251.00–281.00 $271.94 $1,425 -1.80
524–529 528 34 231.00 $231.00 $1,220 +2.00
552–597 580 329 238.00–263.25 $257.20 $1,492 +21.70
588 588 57 235.00 $235.00 $1,382 -0.50
594 unweaned 594 34 244.50 $244.50 $1,452 +0.50
612 unweaned 612 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,444 +3.00
604–644 629 92 224.00–241.00 $234.52 $1,475 -14.92
664–670 665 53 246.00–248.00 $247.77 $1,648 +3.68
652–690 669 445 215.00–236.00 $225.73 $1,510 -18.36
663–696 unweaned 682 16 205.00–214.00 $208.83 $1,424 —
701–739 716 163 209.00–250.00 $229.37 $1,642 +15.90
751–794 779 309 206.00–227.50 $215.22 $1,677 +1.17
779–780 779 27 218.00–218.50 $218.41 $1,701 +4.36
793 793 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,443 -32.05
800–825 820 312 199.00–210.50 $206.12 $1,690 -7.45
851–898 869 1,015 192.75–209.50 $203.51 $1,769 +3.28
908–926 924 89 175.00–194.75 $191.44 $1,769 -2.86
963 963 124 195.50 $195.50 $1,883 +7.26
1012 1012 50 177.50 $177.50 $1,796 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 12 266.00 $266.00 $923 —
352–385 365 29 238.00–271.00 $253.86 $927 -7.27
416–437 427 14 239.00–251.00 $244.85 $1,046 -24.14
456–494 476 72 230.00–264.00 $246.51 $1,173 -26.64
502–549 534 61 234.00–249.00 $241.70 $1,291 -6.08
555–583 567 36 175.00–243.00 $218.54 $1,239 -26.15
639–641 640 23 211.00–227.00 $218.64 $1,399 -18.28
656 656 14 219.50 $219.50 $1,440 +4.03
706 706 18 225.00 $225.00 $1,588 +17.55
775–781 779 37 202.00–206.00 $203.40 $1,584 +4.57
816–841 829 21 181.00–190.00 $185.22 $1,535 +10.22
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 7 192.00 $192.00 $1,263 —
810 810 18 169.00 $169.00 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
277 277 21 750.00 $750.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 11 252.50 $252.50 $864 -25.58
346 unweaned 346 3 222.00 $222.00 $768 -48.70
362 unweaned 362 4 243.00 $243.00 $880 -44.50
356–397 370 43 240.00–269.00 $252.58 $935 -24.93
425 unweaned 425 20 222.00 $222.00 $944 -22.00
401–446 427 142 231.00–256.00 $245.98 $1,050 +6.98
459–483 unweaned 469 19 212.00–228.00 $221.06 $1,037 -23.07
450–498 483 311 206.00–259.00 $242.54 $1,171 +3.54
502–549 535 336 203.00–250.00 $240.79 $1,288 -2.99
539–542 unweaned 540 17 204.00–215.00 $211.10 $1,140 -28.42
575–597 unweaned 578 41 190.00–217.00 $212.92 $1,231 -8.06
550–599 579 257 219.50–234.00 $226.02 $1,309 +7.02
603–640 627 200 201.00–221.00 $217.00 $1,361 -5.70
628 unweaned 628 13 201.50 $201.50 $1,265 —
653–675 662 248 191.00–217.75 $213.76 $1,415 +27.76
674 unweaned 674 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,146 —
701–742 724 170 178.00–203.00 $196.37 $1,422 -5.65
755–787 766 275 181.00–192.50 $190.81 $1,462 +9.31
820–836 832 154 174.50–187.00 $180.54 $1,502 -8.10
852–895 863 123 163.00–182.00 $177.11 $1,528 -12.47
903–914 912 27 183.00–183.50 $183.41 $1,673 +6.92
979 979 10 179.00 $179.00 $1,752 +6.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 6 243.00 $243.00 $661 —
340–342 341 23 221.00–229.00 $225.16 $768 -15.96
373–381 377 10 210.00–250.00 $230.21 $868 -25.13
403–430 415 7 238.00–240.00 $239.11 $992 +0.01
457–473 466 11 224.00–231.00 $227.12 $1,058 -4.93
555–592 568 22 210.00–211.00 $210.62 $1,196 -5.41
643 643 12 190.00 $190.00 $1,222 -16.84
685–698 694 34 184.00–201.50 $194.09 $1,347 -10.14
747 747 9 176.00 $176.00 $1,315 -11.73
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 9 208.00 $208.00 $1,125 —
671 671 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,080 —
747 747 14 166.00 $166.00 $1,240 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,004 —
568 568 20 222.00 $222.00 $1,261 —
602 602 10 201.00 $201.00 $1,210 —
963 963 12 161.00 $161.00 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
832 832 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,340 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1221–1394 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 29 2,725.00 $2,725.00 +940.00
1385 1385 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 2,310.00 $2,310.00 +356.80
1437–1484 1469 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 29 1,650.00–1,675.00 $1,667.41 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1113 thin fleshed 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —
1160 thin fleshed 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
1240 thin fleshed 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 (<2 yrs)Open 14 2,535.00 $2,535.00 +112.44

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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.