light 9-weight M&L 1 steers$243.39/cwt-6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,302/hd at 946 lb · 1,099 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$240.00/cwt+1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,985/hd at 827 lb · 888 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$246.57/cwt-16.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,184/hd at 886 lb · 858 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
8,515
9,273
11,746
Feeder cattle
8,215
9,273
11,106
Replacement cattle
300
—
640
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week steers under 800 lbs sold steady, over 800 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers sold unevenly steady throughout the week. Demand was moderate to good. Some feedlot saying, they are filled up or will be when all the video cattle come in taking a little steam off the yearling market. However, cattle continue to sell very well. Nebraska feedlots held firm until Friday when they traded for mostly steady money. Live sales at 188.00 and dressed sales at 295.00. Most crops look good across the state. There are some dryland fields that are looking stressed. But they still should produce some bushels when harvested this fall. Haying is till tough for producers as little showers comes along when hay is almost dry enough to bale. There are a lot of tons of Utility and fair quality hay across the reporting areas.
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.
Cattle Market
Compared to last week steers under 800 lbs sold steady, over 800 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers sold unevenly steady throughout the week. Demand was moderate to good. Some feedlot saying, they are filled up or will be when all the video cattle come in taking a little steam off the yearling market. However, cattle continue to sell very well. Nebraska feedlots held firm until Friday when they traded for mostly steady money. Live sales at 188.00 and dressed sales at 295.00. Most crops look good across the state. There are some dryland fields that are looking stressed. But they still should produce some bushels when harvested this fall. Haying is till tough for producers as little showers comes along when hay is almost dry enough to bale. There are a lot of tons of Utility and fair quality hay across the reporting areas.