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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

14,358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $249.00/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,291/hd at 920 lb · 1,878 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.85/cwt ≈ $1,910/hd at 824 lb · 1,358 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $251.83/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,200/hd at 874 lb · 1,043 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 14,358 1,040 29,940
Feeder cattle 14,358 1,040 29,940

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's thin supply, yearling steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and yearling heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was light to moderate through midweek with moderate to good demand by weeks close. Brutal hot temperatures early in the week softened the demand for feeder cattle especially those with a little extra flesh coming out of backgrounding lots. Those cattle off summer grass buyers still sought out to purchase most of the week. Heat index was in the 100's with very little air movement most of the week. Nice cool down on Friday and over the weekend should help cattle recoup from last week's heat. Nebraska feedlots traded some show-list cattle steady to 3.00 lower on live sales at 185.00 and dressed sales sold steady to 2.00 lower from 292.00 to 295.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–426 420 45 293.00–337.00 $329.07 $1,382 —
467 unweaned 467 14 337.50 $337.50 $1,576 +37.50
464–476 471 25 276.00–335.00 $295.66 $1,393 —
503–545 520 67 260.00–314.00 $304.72 $1,585 —
574 unweaned 574 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,406 —
551–593 578 96 259.00–310.00 $288.69 $1,669 —
611–646 unweaned 615 29 255.00–257.00 $255.49 $1,571 —
602–640 624 157 275.00–307.00 $292.62 $1,826 —
655–693 677 279 271.00–298.00 $291.84 $1,976 —
697 697 18 247.00 $247.00 $1,722 —
703–740 725 287 247.00–287.50 $271.31 $1,967 —
737 737 149 260.50 $260.50 $1,920 —
759 759 59 254.50 $254.50 $1,932 —
754–797 770 595 245.50–269.00 $263.03 $2,025 —
819 thin fleshed 819 227 260.50 $260.50 $2,133 —
834 834 59 231.00 $231.00 $1,927 —
802–849 836 513 233.50–265.00 $252.43 $2,110 —
865 865 41 230.00 $230.00 $1,990 -17.71
852–899 872 574 232.50–255.00 $247.75 $2,160 +0.04
855–886 fancy 877 428 257.50–264.00 $259.40 $2,275 —
904–911 fancy 906 379 253.00–253.50 $253.33 $2,295 —
912–941 918 110 221.00–229.00 $227.29 $2,087 -15.48
903–947 924 1,389 226.00–260.50 $249.54 $2,306 +6.77
956–987 964 820 229.50–250.25 $241.46 $2,328 +3.58
997 997 217 229.50 $229.50 $2,288 -8.38
1012–1049 1023 167 229.00–232.75 $231.60 $2,369 -3.90
1050 1050 58 226.00 $226.00 $2,373 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
941 941 15 221.50 $221.50 $2,084 —
1004 1004 201 219.00 $219.00 $2,199 —
1077 1077 12 200.00 $200.00 $2,154 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 20 273.00 $273.00 $1,177 —
576–592 583 21 270.00–279.00 $275.08 $1,604 —
585 unweaned 585 9 229.00 $229.00 $1,340 —
605–642 620 23 275.00–281.00 $278.00 $1,724 —
650–674 658 35 262.00–276.00 $267.90 $1,763 —
700–712 703 19 250.00–252.00 $251.47 $1,768 —
758 758 5 253.00 $253.00 $1,918 -1.83
788 thin fleshed 788 19 252.50 $252.50 $1,990 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
311–336 318 18 1,075.00–1,150.00 $1,097.02 —
377–390 384 8 1,210.00–1,275.00 $1,243.05 —
409–436 423 23 1,250.00–1,280.00 $1,266.13 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 8 213.00 $213.00 $1,493 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–449 411 67 273.00–326.50 $315.53 $1,297 —
446 unweaned 446 11 302.50 $302.50 $1,349 —
461–482 479 47 260.00–305.50 $299.91 $1,437 —
491 unweaned 491 8 247.00 $247.00 $1,213 —
516 thin fleshed 516 75 298.50 $298.50 $1,540 —
511–541 523 20 253.00–260.00 $257.39 $1,346 —
563 thin fleshed 563 100 288.25 $288.25 $1,623 —
552–584 569 137 240.00–279.00 $261.52 $1,488 —
600–646 628 267 237.00–289.00 $271.28 $1,704 —
629 thin fleshed 629 75 285.00 $285.00 $1,793 —
643 643 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,608 —
677 677 11 252.00 $252.00 $1,706 —
668–699 681 118 237.50–247.00 $241.23 $1,643 —
698 698 13 254.00 $254.00 $1,773 —
718 thin fleshed 718 11 259.00 $259.00 $1,860 —
700–742 722 566 230.00–263.00 $252.47 $1,823 +10.97
752–785 769 506 233.50–255.00 $243.93 $1,876 +7.98
764–793 770 89 220.00–225.00 $221.10 $1,702 -14.85
774–778 775 92 241.00–243.00 $242.39 $1,879 +6.44
754–790 779 103 247.50–250.50 $248.37 $1,935 +12.42
805 805 42 243.00 $243.00 $1,956 —
802–842 823 406 213.00–223.50 $220.37 $1,814 —
800–845 825 910 226.25–248.00 $236.46 $1,951 —
858–871 863 280 232.00–246.00 $239.27 $2,065 +5.90
856–878 865 22 228.00–234.50 $230.98 $1,998 -2.39
851–893 867 713 229.50–246.75 $238.08 $2,064 +4.71
907 907 56 209.00 $209.00 $1,896 -22.28
906–910 909 62 221.50–235.00 $226.78 $2,061 -4.50
904–945 931 180 208.00–238.00 $230.54 $2,146 -0.74
913–946 931 91 218.00–229.50 $224.98 $2,095 -6.30
956–983 970 86 226.00–235.00 $233.75 $2,267 +3.66
980–992 983 165 221.00–229.50 $227.20 $2,233 -2.89
983 983 11 221.00 $221.00 $2,172 -9.09
1002–1012 fancy 1006 40 230.85–231.50 $231.22 $2,326 —
1001–1030 1017 74 211.00–234.25 $231.51 $2,354 —
1025–1034 1031 41 212.50–220.00 $214.54 $2,212 —
1037 1037 10 207.00 $207.00 $2,147 —
1060–1093 1073 23 197.50–220.00 $211.03 $2,264 —
1074 1074 10 216.00 $216.00 $2,320 —
1079 1079 7 203.00 $203.00 $2,190 —
1174 1174 12 204.00 $204.00 $2,395 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–530 529 24 266.00–267.50 $266.50 $1,410 —
533 unweaned 533 12 231.00 $231.00 $1,231 —
558–563 562 22 269.00–275.00 $273.65 $1,538 +13.65
613–635 631 67 239.00–257.00 $253.88 $1,602 —
639 639 24 262.00 $262.00 $1,674 —
660 660 24 240.50 $240.50 $1,587 —
690 thin fleshed 690 31 256.00 $256.00 $1,766 —
717–741 724 21 231.00–247.00 $242.32 $1,754 —
767–792 776 16 229.00–238.50 $234.87 $1,823 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
261–288 266 16 900.00 $900.00 —
331 331 5 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
362 362 13 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
429 429 9 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
978 978 23 219.50 $219.50 $2,147 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 9 123.00 $123.00 $585 —

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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.