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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

20,936 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.07/cwt +3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,860/hd at 768 lb · 1,415 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $327.93/cwt -1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,902/hd at 580 lb · 1,289 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $268.58/cwt +1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,073/hd at 772 lb · 1,171 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 20,936 13,238 15,010
Feeder cattle 20,101 13,112 14,867
Replacement cattle 835 126 143

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers less than 500 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs most lots sold 2.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher except 6 weight heifers sold 7.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for grass cattle, feeder cattle and bred cows. Some sales have started there summer schedule of having feeder sales every two weeks. Won't be long until some auctions may have monthly sales. Feedlot trade on cash sales was slow to kick off on the most part. Many feedlots know that show-list will be rather light soon, and many were holding firm on asking prices. Some feedlots did cash in on the week with dressed sales from 296.00 to 300.00 with a weighted average price at 298.08 on Friday afternoon. Live sales on Friday ranged from 186.00 to 188.00 with an average at 187.42.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 6 402.50 $402.50 $1,107 -7.50
340 thin fleshed 340 16 414.00 $414.00 $1,408 —
347 347 9 348.00 $348.00 $1,208 -60.34
360–378 369 28 344.00–417.50 $387.56 $1,430 -6.59
434 434 13 357.50 $357.50 $1,552 -14.05
420–448 436 94 340.00–408.00 $382.10 $1,666 +10.55
455–496 476 214 339.00–395.00 $371.50 $1,768 +24.50
477 477 10 380.00 $380.00 $1,813 +33.00
467–482 thin fleshed 479 39 377.00–390.00 $379.93 $1,820 +10.43
510 510 11 355.00 $355.00 $1,810 +15.87
500–546 520 481 318.00–367.50 $353.26 $1,837 +14.13
525 thin fleshed 525 14 348.00 $348.00 $1,827 -11.00
565 565 41 335.00 $335.00 $1,893 +26.71
564–588 thin fleshed 570 339 331.75–348.00 $339.58 $1,936 —
553–599 584 873 313.00–332.00 $324.01 $1,892 -7.54
590–593 591 36 302.00–306.00 $305.11 $1,803 -26.44
617 617 32 318.00 $318.00 $1,962 +7.32
600–645 623 747 295.50–328.50 $312.30 $1,946 +1.62
622–647 634 19 286.00–292.00 $288.33 $1,828 +0.75
651 thin fleshed 651 91 304.00 $304.00 $1,979 —
665 fancy 665 83 316.00 $316.00 $2,101 +9.13
653–697 674 755 277.50–306.00 $294.13 $1,982 +0.22
687–694 688 85 272.00–274.00 $273.64 $1,883 +4.99
700–745 726 1,045 258.00–288.75 $273.78 $1,988 +0.99
715–732 730 86 285.00–287.00 $285.27 $2,082 +20.97
750–795 771 1,099 253.00–280.00 $269.31 $2,076 +2.22
775 thin fleshed 775 35 276.00 $276.00 $2,139 —
796 796 37 240.00 $240.00 $1,910 -8.00
800–848 826 996 240.00–262.00 $254.50 $2,102 +4.00
855–878 865 12 237.00–238.00 $237.58 $2,055 -6.76
850–888 866 1,093 240.00–255.00 $247.04 $2,139 +2.70
879 879 26 242.00 $242.00 $2,127 -2.34
901–927 915 630 230.25–246.85 $238.46 $2,182 +1.38
944 944 60 232.25 $232.25 $2,192 +1.00
950–983 965 280 209.00–228.75 $223.59 $2,158 -3.03
1001–1019 1003 65 216.50–224.00 $223.18 $2,238 —
1059 1059 5 214.50 $214.50 $2,272 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 37 296.00 $296.00 $876 —
366 366 5 324.00 $324.00 $1,186 —
433 433 6 367.00 $367.00 $1,589 —
454–486 thin fleshed 469 11 325.00–334.00 $329.76 $1,547 +3.76
492 492 20 378.00 $378.00 $1,860 —
500 500 6 277.00 $277.00 $1,385 -16.73
527–537 thin fleshed 533 15 308.00–315.00 $312.23 $1,664 -2.31
514–548 538 114 290.00–346.00 $327.65 $1,763 +33.92
575 thin fleshed 575 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,782 —
579 579 21 289.00–310.00 $296.00 $1,714 -0.81
624 thin fleshed 624 12 289.00 $289.00 $1,803 -1.00
605–649 632 40 273.00–313.00 $292.59 $1,849 +2.30
666 666 13 283.00 $283.00 $1,885 +8.79
668 thin fleshed 668 21 267.00 $267.00 $1,784 —
739 739 55 268.00 $268.00 $1,981 -1.00
745 thin fleshed 745 43 255.00 $255.00 $1,900 —
777–785 779 49 257.50–258.00 $257.89 $2,009 -1.61
844 844 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,941 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
224 224 6 395.00 $395.00 $885 —
328 unweaned 328 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,082 —
338 338 8 326.00 $326.00 $1,102 -27.99
359–372 365 36 302.50–352.50 $326.63 $1,192 -15.33
367–372 thin fleshed 370 32 342.00–348.00 $346.05 $1,280 —
382 382 12 320.00 $320.00 $1,222 -21.96
418–446 437 89 298.00–332.50 $314.94 $1,376 -16.78
444 444 48 360.00 $360.00 $1,598 +28.28
451–488 thin fleshed 468 70 315.00–327.00 $322.97 $1,511 +3.52
452–495 478 343 291.00–333.00 $317.87 $1,519 +12.87
484 fancy 484 114 351.00 $351.00 $1,699 +28.50
492–495 495 139 336.00–347.50 $346.10 $1,713 +41.10
502–527 thin fleshed 516 52 303.00–308.00 $305.14 $1,575 —
518 518 9 282.00 $282.00 $1,461 -22.65
500–549 526 359 285.00–322.00 $300.80 $1,582 -3.85
557 557 84 323.00 $323.00 $1,799 +39.94
555–569 fancy 559 31 315.00–320.00 $318.69 $1,781 —
551–599 575 595 265.00–308.50 $294.35 $1,693 +11.29
578 thin fleshed 578 44 293.50 $293.50 $1,696 -6.50
595 595 54 268.50 $268.50 $1,598 +0.50
612–616 fancy 614 56 280.00–289.50 $283.92 $1,743 -6.08
618 618 68 284.25 $284.25 $1,757 +13.69
600–648 628 855 250.00–291.50 $277.02 $1,740 +6.46
644 644 42 261.50 $261.50 $1,684 +13.83
654–694 673 860 244.25–278.50 $262.49 $1,767 +3.19
678 678 9 257.50 $257.50 $1,746 +8.00
688 688 9 245.00 $245.00 $1,686 -4.50
703 703 31 238.50 $238.50 $1,677 -18.89
705–724 707 85 255.00–258.00 $257.60 $1,821 +0.21
707 fancy 707 78 267.50 $267.50 $1,891 +7.00
707 thin fleshed 707 61 256.50 $256.50 $1,813 —
700–749 723 884 236.00–257.00 $248.00 $1,793 -9.39
750–799 767 934 223.50–256.75 $238.19 $1,827 +2.56
765–770 thin fleshed 769 375 245.00–249.25 $247.22 $1,901 —
773–781 777 106 249.00–273.50 $258.09 $2,005 +17.55
800–849 824 472 220.00–243.50 $231.51 $1,908 +3.31
814–839 829 66 223.00–225.00 $224.20 $1,859 -4.00
852–888 864 476 219.50–239.00 $225.21 $1,946 -0.23
866 866 15 236.50 $236.50 $2,048 +11.06
911–938 926 115 211.00–216.00 $213.96 $1,981 +13.96
965–979 978 167 209.25–213.25 $212.88 $2,082 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–426 419 43 320.00–337.50 $326.15 $1,367 +34.15
462–478 469 16 292.50–315.00 $302.53 $1,419 +12.02
473 thin fleshed 473 7 292.50 $292.50 $1,384 —
517–542 530 15 272.50–291.00 $280.92 $1,489 -0.63
556–598 583 119 253.00–290.00 $277.62 $1,619 +3.76
610–641 632 62 261.00–271.00 $267.79 $1,692 +12.47
660–699 685 153 228.00–260.00 $254.70 $1,745 +5.31
723 723 71 221.50–247.75 $244.05 $1,764 +10.33
791 791 22 221.00 $221.00 $1,748 —
865 865 12 217.00 $217.00 $1,877 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 unweaned 375 6 430.00 $430.00 $1,612 —
384 384 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,440 —
453 thin fleshed 453 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,472 —
775 775 8 237.00 $237.00 $1,837 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1036–1043 1042 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 2,400.00–2,600.00 $2,570.17
1062–1181 1082 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 2,375.00–2,550.00 $2,518.16
1028–1202 1106 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 137 2,600.00–3,200.00 $3,049.29
1085–1297 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 2,350.00–2,375.00 $2,358.67
1112–1219 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 33 1,750.00–2,100.00 $1,976.14
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1184–1223 1208 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 2,250.00–2,300.00 $2,281.63
1093–1497 1252 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 164 2,300.00–2,600.00 $2,462.92
1190–1468 1272 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 140 2,675.00–3,000.00 $2,895.18
1249–1422 1301 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 85 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,249.94
1109–1411 1304 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 87 2,275.00–2,425.00 $2,388.09

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1027 1027 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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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.