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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

12,786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $252.65/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,334/hd at 924 lb · 1,134 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $243.21/cwt -5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,349/hd at 966 lb · 1,067 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.01/cwt +8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,049/hd at 816 lb · 1,060 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 12,786 17,330 18,362
Feeder cattle 12,786 17,330 18,362

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer calves under 600 lbs sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher, 600-800 sold unevenly steady, over 800 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves sold steady, over 600 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was good with several buyers bidding readily for all classes of cattle. That time of year where buyers start looking for calves with fall precondition shots. Feedlots that do not like to wean fresh calves have jumped into the market this week across the reporting areas trying to buy yearling cattle. Feedlots traded show-list at steady money from 184.00 to 185.00 live and at 292.00 dressed. Silage chopping is winding down in Nebraska and some feedlots have moved to high moisture corn. The start-up has been slow on high moisture corn is till rather wet and rain showers have slowed harvest down.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–349 344 45 349.00–375.00 $353.75 $1,217 -27.25
361–399 392 26 308.00–375.00 $352.33 $1,381 -28.90
402–447 427 74 296.00–354.00 $334.15 $1,427 -13.85
420–445 unweaned 436 43 350.00–364.00 $358.98 $1,565 —
456–499 480 174 300.50–355.00 $334.93 $1,608 +3.17
464–492 unweaned 482 33 311.00–338.00 $318.80 $1,537 -6.20
502–544 unweaned 519 70 288.00–304.00 $295.01 $1,531 -2.99
502–549 525 338 290.00–325.00 $315.22 $1,655 +3.48
571–584 unweaned 573 96 287.00–314.00 $307.26 $1,761 +3.66
551–592 576 243 247.00–318.00 $305.74 $1,761 +12.32
600–638 unweaned 620 397 261.00–299.00 $283.72 $1,759 -9.54
600–647 627 167 273.00–306.00 $289.09 $1,813 -9.86
648 648 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,659 -42.95
657–670 unweaned 662 51 269.50–271.00 $269.87 $1,787 —
651–687 671 137 259.50–295.50 $272.96 $1,832 -15.47
702–746 720 124 252.00–294.50 $281.30 $2,025 -4.23
743 743 26 223.00 $223.00 $1,657 -45.50
770–792 777 62 261.00–282.00 $274.75 $2,135 +5.07
809–847 824 27 249.00–260.00 $255.65 $2,107 -7.09
857–898 877 371 240.50–264.50 $253.05 $2,219 -2.45
903 903 10 224.00 $224.00 $2,023 -26.23
900–940 924 1,124 236.00–263.50 $252.90 $2,337 +2.67
950–981 966 1,067 240.00–253.50 $243.21 $2,349 -5.68
1000–1040 1031 358 230.00–250.00 $245.16 $2,528 +16.07
1053–1054 1054 131 226.00–238.50 $235.93 $2,487 -1.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 unweaned 377 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,244 —
392 392 15 342.50 $342.50 $1,343 —
426–437 434 40 318.00–327.50 $320.56 $1,391 —
473–493 488 88 292.00–311.00 $307.44 $1,500 —
529–542 540 42 299.00 $299.00 $1,615 +9.08
551–576 567 63 285.00–295.00 $292.83 $1,660 +40.33
610 610 7 266.00–271.00 $268.14 $1,636 -0.17
623–625 unweaned 624 18 273.00–275.00 $274.33 $1,712 —
794 794 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,985 -9.02
917 917 7 224.00 $224.00 $2,054 -12.73
960–997 990 71 233.00 $233.00 $2,307 +3.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
256–289 263 20 850.00–875.00 $855.50 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–349 341 37 307.50–337.00 $317.05 $1,081 +6.12
384 384 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,200 +4.96
405–445 425 147 271.00–320.00 $312.00 $1,326 +23.76
404–449 unweaned 436 46 299.00–323.00 $310.86 $1,355 —
468–469 unweaned 469 41 306.00–311.00 $310.03 $1,454 —
450–498 485 144 245.00–317.50 $289.58 $1,404 -18.22
502–549 523 315 261.00–299.00 $285.02 $1,491 +3.16
538 unweaned 538 13 271.00 $271.00 $1,458 -29.00
557–594 570 201 253.00–293.00 $276.89 $1,578 -3.42
553–591 unweaned 584 105 267.00–270.00 $269.17 $1,572 —
601–620 unweaned 606 93 257.00–261.00 $259.99 $1,576 —
602–647 619 125 256.00–279.00 $262.59 $1,625 -2.42
650–699 672 384 244.00–277.50 $263.87 $1,773 +0.42
709 709 77 277.00 $277.00 $1,964 +38.67
700–740 723 447 252.50–265.50 $261.80 $1,893 +23.47
764 764 190 273.00 $273.00 $2,086 +21.43
775 775 63 260.00 $260.00 $2,015 +11.27
756–796 777 372 235.00–260.00 $252.24 $1,960 +3.51
801 801 63 256.50 $256.50 $2,055 +14.47
800–804 802 251 250.75–261.00 $255.80 $2,052 +13.77
800–849 822 737 237.00–260.00 $249.09 $2,048 +7.06
843 843 9 236.00 $236.00 $1,989 -3.28
853 853 144 253.00 $253.00 $2,158 +18.55
859–895 876 275 239.25–248.00 $244.29 $2,140 +7.14
877–886 882 330 237.75–243.75 $242.06 $2,135 +6.38
900–946 922 218 227.50–242.75 $237.94 $2,194 +3.60
927 927 60 232.00 $232.00 $2,151 -2.34
950 950 65 237.75 $237.75 $2,259 +11.25
968–974 973 124 230.50–235.00 $233.72 $2,274 +2.75
1010–1021 1015 77 221.00–227.00 $224.30 $2,277 +4.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 10 262.50 $262.50 $956 —
423–449 434 88 266.00–300.00 $281.67 $1,222 —
454–492 477 10 259.00–275.00 $265.09 $1,264 —
512 unweaned 512 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,285 —
500–536 520 33 261.00–267.00 $262.75 $1,366 —
562 unweaned 562 11 240.00 $240.00 $1,349 —
589 589 9 251.00 $251.00 $1,478 -9.73
621–640 630 45 240.00–252.00 $245.39 $1,546 -8.60
666–668 666 37 224.00–247.50 $229.73 $1,530 -21.27
690 690 37 265.00 $265.00 $1,828 +14.00
734 734 11 244.50 $244.50 $1,795 +2.84
769–785 780 91 249.50–255.00 $251.05 $1,958 +4.76
921 921 52 232.00 $232.00 $2,137 +1.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
207 207 5 650.00 $650.00 —
285 285 27 810.00 $810.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
301 301 6 800.00 $800.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 unweaned 477 6 292.00 $292.00 $1,393 —

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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.