Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

26,940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $308.68/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,932/hd at 626 lb · 1,837 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $270.71/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,967/hd at 727 lb · 1,722 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $292.58/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 671 lb · 1,703 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	26,940	28,459	20,175
Feeder cattle	26,820	27,013	19,900
Replacement cattle	120	1,446	275

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers less than 500 lbs sold 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold unevenly steady. Demand was good to very good for light weigh calves and feeder cattle. Some cattle continue to go to other states for grass or to the feedlot. Some 5 weight cattle that could be turned out are heading to the feeding pens for close to the next year. Most sales started out on a fast track and ended the sale in the same manner. Many buyers jumped out on the packages and then really kicked the bidding up when the load lots hit the ring. Internet buying was active throughout the week. The CME cattle boards were sharply higher on the Friday encouraging cattlemen things could be better down the road. Feedlot trade was mix for the week with live sales steady to 1.50 higher from 183.00 to 184.00 and dressed sales sold 2.00 lower at 290.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318 thin fleshed	318	5	395.00	$395.00	$1,256	—
303–349	339	22	360.00–403.00	$377.29	$1,279	+5.97
361–380	373	42	360.00–398.00	$374.01	$1,395	+33.53
396 thin fleshed	396	10	383.00	$383.00	$1,517	—
402–443	429	218	350.00–387.50	$373.26	$1,601	+12.44
422–448 thin fleshed	431	18	370.00–377.50	$374.90	$1,616	+7.40
436–443 fancy	438	85	390.00–402.00	$399.00	$1,748	+4.00
450 thin fleshed	450	31	362.00	$362.00	$1,629	-7.00
450–499	474	305	316.50–373.00	$352.08	$1,669	+39.08
506 fancy	506	74	364.00	$364.00	$1,842	+4.71
510 thin fleshed	510	13	357.50	$357.50	$1,823	+17.87
500–543	521	37	292.00–322.00	$306.79	$1,598	-10.46
501–545	523	1,008	310.00–369.50	$346.93	$1,814	+14.95
553 fancy	553	144	361.00	$361.00	$1,996	+37.00
555–595	575	1,062	294.00–346.50	$327.52	$1,883	+8.51
564–594	584	48	271.00–311.00	$303.54	$1,773	-1.36
588–593	589	105	307.00–334.00	$327.79	$1,931	+22.89
578–599 thin fleshed	593	299	336.00–340.50	$337.64	$2,002	+5.64
607–611 fancy	610	291	323.50–325.00	$324.56	$1,980	-2.64
600–625 thin fleshed	619	174	308.00–322.00	$318.60	$1,972	+7.60
603–643	619	91	277.00–295.00	$287.03	$1,777	-16.77
600–649	631	1,281	280.00–320.50	$305.26	$1,926	+1.46
654	654	73	312.50	$312.50	$2,044	+25.88
657–669 fancy	662	210	293.00–304.50	$299.67	$1,984	-4.19
650–697	673	1,062	261.00–304.00	$289.85	$1,951	+3.23
650–692	674	123	262.50–281.00	$267.59	$1,804	-19.03
675–676 thin fleshed	675	235	304.50–307.50	$305.50	$2,062	+11.70
700 unweaned	700	7	254.00	$254.00	$1,778	—
704	704	150	282.00	$282.00	$1,985	+22.71
713–722	720	188	264.00–283.50	$279.08	$2,009	+19.79
700–747	730	1,323	252.00–285.00	$268.96	$1,963	+2.14
721–745	736	54	251.00–258.00	$255.22	$1,878	-11.60
750–795	772	893	246.50–270.00	$258.49	$1,996	-2.67
790	790	70	260.00	$260.00	$2,054	+12.21
823	823	29	240.00	$240.00	$1,975	-10.88
800–848	826	1,148	235.00–254.75	$246.41	$2,035	-4.47
863–890	870	198	223.50–240.25	$236.03	$2,053	-3.72
873 thin fleshed	873	145	253.75	$253.75	$2,215	—
850–898	874	1,076	234.00–252.75	$245.77	$2,148	+6.02
915 thin fleshed	915	166	245.50	$245.50	$2,246	—
901–941	918	465	223.50–250.35	$238.73	$2,192	+6.11
947	947	7	220.50	$220.50	$2,088	-12.12
950–988	968	460	224.00–230.00	$227.22	$2,199	+1.66
960–990	982	55	214.00–216.00	$214.53	$2,107	-11.03
1031	1031	13	196.00	$196.00	$2,021	-16.86
1056–1076	1071	102	204.00–206.00	$205.54	$2,201	+9.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
259	259	5	397.00	$397.00	$1,028	—
311–345	326	11	322.50–323.00	$322.74	$1,052	—
350	350	10	262.50	$262.50	$919	—
422–430	426	11	334.00–349.00	$342.25	$1,458	+16.83
445 thin fleshed	445	14	343.00	$343.00	$1,526	—
474–497	489	31	280.00–325.00	$307.96	$1,506	-14.54
506–541	524	123	290.00–330.00	$313.87	$1,645	+0.11
561–592	579	245	269.00–322.00	$292.28	$1,692	+3.11
601–646	632	122	267.00–287.50	$277.88	$1,756	+0.33
666–693	675	59	240.00–271.00	$257.24	$1,736	-10.78
742–747	745	13	249.00–255.00	$252.24	$1,879	-2.78
774	774	13	236.00	$236.00	$1,827	-9.67
845	845	22	230.00	$230.00	$1,944	-7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–342	338	12	335.00–346.00	$339.51	$1,148	-4.90
368–373 thin fleshed	371	17	343.00–344.00	$343.59	$1,275	—
370–395	382	79	328.00–350.00	$341.07	$1,303	+4.36
405 thin fleshed	405	11	342.50	$342.50	$1,387	+4.18
408 fancy	408	72	365.00	$365.00	$1,489	+2.50
401–449	435	297	304.00–338.00	$324.66	$1,412	+3.83
441	441	10	284.00	$284.00	$1,252	-36.83
468 unweaned	468	8	287.00	$287.00	$1,343	—
450–495	475	428	291.00–340.00	$316.50	$1,503	+6.58
473–485 thin fleshed	475	110	318.00–324.00	$318.89	$1,515	—
475–495	486	11	281.00–282.00	$281.44	$1,368	-10.50
500–546	524	926	276.00–317.00	$299.02	$1,567	+13.56
509–549 thin fleshed	546	214	308.00–310.50	$310.34	$1,694	+0.34
550–554 thin fleshed	552	41	294.50–298.50	$296.07	$1,634	-1.43
550–599	580	849	266.00–299.00	$281.74	$1,634	+16.95
559–592	587	46	267.00–269.00	$267.29	$1,569	+2.50
600 fancy	600	24	294.00	$294.00	$1,764	—
601	601	63	272.00	$272.00	$1,635	+0.23
600–648	620	854	253.00–284.00	$269.88	$1,673	-1.89
606–636 thin fleshed	624	393	287.00–292.00	$290.33	$1,812	+10.66
600–648	626	82	247.00–267.00	$256.93	$1,608	-14.84
651–673	656	94	251.00–268.00	$265.44	$1,741	-1.40
651–698	678	1,189	243.00–288.50	$256.21	$1,737	+0.75
681–693	688	62	230.00–240.00	$233.99	$1,610	-0.16
705–720	716	81	240.50–244.50	$243.33	$1,742	+0.29
701–748	721	677	229.00–251.00	$241.06	$1,738	-1.98
752–797	774	1,142	225.50–240.50	$230.86	$1,787	-4.04
760–798	784	307	231.75–256.50	$238.57	$1,870	+13.41
800–814	807	143	221.00	$221.00	$1,783	+5.00
800–847	817	713	211.50–234.50	$228.01	$1,863	+2.81
824	824	13	224.75	$224.75	$1,852	-0.45
852	852	24	210.00	$210.00	$1,789	-3.45
863	863	28	221.00	$221.00	$1,907	+7.55
850–893	872	339	210.00–220.25	$218.52	$1,905	+5.07
908 thin fleshed	908	15	220.00	$220.00	$1,998	—
907–943	922	181	206.00–214.00	$209.58	$1,932	-1.42
1007–1026	1013	33	193.00–193.50	$193.17	$1,957	—
1109	1109	6	178.00	$178.00	$1,974	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–298	278	7	322.00–330.00	$325.68	$905	—
370	370	12	321.00	$321.00	$1,188	+37.00
424–444	434	10	310.00–315.00	$312.56	$1,357	—
441 thin fleshed	441	10	305.00	$305.00	$1,345	—
451–497	489	74	305.00–314.00	$312.09	$1,526	+17.80
506 thin fleshed	506	7	282.00	$282.00	$1,427	+11.00
509–548	521	76	260.00–279.00	$264.56	$1,378	-18.01
555–590	573	78	243.00–274.00	$259.75	$1,488	-9.08
615–641	627	91	240.00–250.00	$246.73	$1,547	-9.02
675–699	692	34	231.00–258.50	$246.58	$1,706	-2.39
787	787	10	213.00	$213.00	$1,676	-5.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
702	702	43	1,785.00	$1,785.00	-90.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	5	355.00	$355.00	$1,154	—
415	415	15	343.00	$343.00	$1,423	—
501	501	10	304.00	$304.00	$1,523	—
661	661	6	243.00	$243.00	$1,606	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
726	726	10	245.00	$245.00	$1,779	-8.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1348–1502	1406	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	2,000.00–2,150.00	$2,077.19
1304–1486	1442	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	2,150.00–2,500.00	$2,365.11

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1471	1471	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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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.