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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 19, 2024

22,590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $237.31/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,202/hd at 928 lb · 2,488 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.59/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,103/hd at 870 lb · 1,938 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.86/cwt -13.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,934/hd at 827 lb · 1,515 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 22,590 2,692 14,358
Feeder cattle 21,935 2,692 14,358
Replacement cattle 655 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's light test of the market steers yearling steers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Most lots of yearling heifers sold unevenly steady. Not enough light weight calves for a market comparison. Overall, the heifer market has not dropped off as sharply as some weights of steers. Very large supply of feeders with some spring and fall calves hitting the market. Feedlot trade slide backwards again with live sales 6.00 lower at 184.00 and dressed sales 3.00 to 6.00 lower from 293.00 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
301 301 5 406.00 $406.00 $1,222 —
364–388 377 17 372.50–374.00 $373.18 $1,407 —
380 unweaned 380 5 383.00 $383.00 $1,455 —
410 unweaned 410 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,414 —
406–444 427 29 322.50–367.50 $339.81 $1,451 —
455–489 unweaned 478 28 327.00–347.00 $341.22 $1,631 —
455–484 483 122 349.00–362.50 $361.87 $1,748 —
508 unweaned 508 4 339.00 $339.00 $1,722 —
502–549 521 158 290.00–348.00 $319.13 $1,663 +3.13
568–578 unweaned 572 51 315.00–328.00 $322.59 $1,845 —
550–593 573 88 278.00–318.00 $299.60 $1,717 -5.40
603 603 12 261.00 $261.00 $1,574 -19.00
601–645 622 112 266.50–300.00 $280.13 $1,742 +0.13
660–675 669 12 261.00–265.00 $263.36 $1,762 -23.14
656–695 677 290 257.00–286.50 $268.82 $1,820 -17.68
709 thin fleshed 709 32 265.00 $265.00 $1,879 —
700–749 720 447 238.00–278.00 $262.77 $1,892 -7.17
745 745 29 241.00 $241.00 $1,795 —
751–796 780 471 235.00–264.00 $252.80 $1,972 -4.55
800–846 823 837 236.00–259.00 $249.94 $2,057 -1.88
816–839 835 61 237.50–243.00 $242.12 $2,022 -9.70
860 860 60 253.25 $253.25 $2,178 +8.83
850–899 870 1,810 229.00–253.50 $241.18 $2,098 -3.24
878 878 24 252.00 $252.00 $2,213 +7.58
892 892 44 236.75 $236.75 $2,112 -7.67
907–933 912 142 226.00–239.50 $236.87 $2,160 +0.16
922–925 924 156 242.50–250.25 $248.66 $2,298 +11.95
901–949 929 2,190 223.50–247.50 $236.53 $2,197 -0.18
954–990 970 1,233 220.00–236.50 $231.49 $2,245 -3.61
1002 1002 30 215.00 $215.00 $2,154 -15.56
1004–1043 1028 1,911 218.50–227.75 $225.93 $2,323 -4.63
1053–1082 1067 599 220.50–226.75 $222.46 $2,374 —
1101 1101 53 216.00 $216.00 $2,378 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 unweaned 400 12 340.00 $340.00 $1,360 —
417 417 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,293 +24.00
463–488 480 18 310.00–321.00 $317.46 $1,524 —
511–531 524 39 250.00–326.00 $296.58 $1,554 +55.58
570 unweaned 570 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,653 —
551–593 574 38 227.00–275.00 $257.39 $1,477 —
605–635 628 45 251.00–267.50 $263.54 $1,655 —
655 655 12 251.00 $251.00 $1,644 —
708–723 712 18 248.00–255.00 $249.97 $1,780 —
765–784 768 36 246.00–257.00 $248.09 $1,905 —
805–849 820 68 231.00–238.00 $236.39 $1,938 —
958 958 9 210.00 $210.00 $2,012 —
1030 1030 30 206.50 $206.50 $2,127 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 unweaned 390 6 311.00 $311.00 $1,213 —
425–442 439 19 328.00–340.00 $329.83 $1,448 +35.83
457–483 472 43 223.00–328.00 $287.02 $1,355 —
464–497 unweaned 472 22 320.00–334.00 $328.77 $1,552 —
507–539 525 112 270.00–303.50 $286.01 $1,502 —
535 unweaned 535 22 302.50 $302.50 $1,618 —
542 542 5 267.00 $267.00 $1,447 —
571 unweaned 571 9 266.00 $266.00 $1,519 —
551–590 574 121 272.75–288.00 $282.77 $1,623 +36.77
576 576 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,509 +16.00
610–622 616 17 244.00–249.00 $246.38 $1,518 +5.38
620 620 9 252.00 $252.00 $1,562 +11.00
600–648 628 527 251.00–278.00 $269.83 $1,695 +28.83
635 unweaned 635 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,600 —
651–699 676 350 238.50–258.50 $247.56 $1,674 -5.94
696 696 12 247.75 $247.75 $1,724 —
706–708 707 28 246.50–250.00 $247.50 $1,750 +5.69
707 707 30 237.00 $237.00 $1,676 -4.81
702–748 734 1,340 231.00–262.25 $252.14 $1,851 +6.14
754–760 755 84 236.25–237.00 $236.35 $1,784 +1.35
765–787 771 40 221.50–232.50 $229.41 $1,769 -5.59
750–798 779 1,105 222.00–253.00 $242.61 $1,890 +7.61
801–844 824 370 220.00–239.00 $232.44 $1,915 -14.56
800–849 828 1,145 221.00–244.00 $234.32 $1,940 -12.68
858–867 865 229 225.00–227.00 $226.84 $1,962 —
851–896 876 1,096 215.00–242.00 $232.11 $2,033 —
883–894 886 53 214.00–216.50 $215.83 $1,912 —
900–947 918 669 216.00–235.00 $225.31 $2,068 -4.14
906–940 926 390 218.00–228.25 $222.54 $2,061 -6.91
916–947 930 270 208.25–216.50 $213.39 $1,985 -16.06
965–998 983 294 210.00–224.50 $217.43 $2,137 -7.27
969–996 988 363 215.00–224.00 $220.97 $2,183 -3.73
1001–1049 1020 200 209.00–220.00 $214.54 $2,188 -4.46
1048 1048 34 197.10 $197.10 $2,066 -21.90
1055–1075 1057 221 198.00–203.50 $199.32 $2,107 —
1056–1086 1070 71 192.00–213.50 $206.86 $2,213 —
1106 1106 11 196.50 $196.50 $2,173 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 288.00 $288.00 $1,261 —
455 455 6 302.50 $302.50 $1,376 +54.50
491 unweaned 491 8 316.00 $316.00 $1,552 —
525 525 11 279.00 $279.00 $1,465 —
571 571 26 255.00 $255.00 $1,456 +3.00
561–580 574 25 208.00–293.00 $244.02 $1,401 -7.98
617–640 633 37 236.00–246.00 $239.35 $1,515 -7.65
693 693 9 238.50 $238.50 $1,653 —
728 728 11 227.00 $227.00 $1,653 —
776–792 789 70 226.00–230.50 $229.46 $1,810 —
824 824 18 221.00–222.00 $221.67 $1,827 -3.33
851–895 873 36 215.00–221.50 $217.34 $1,897 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 30 216.00 $216.00 $1,955 —
1149 1149 13 193.50 $193.50 $2,223 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
336 336 7 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 10 286.00 $286.00 $1,410 —
629 629 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,503 —
893 893 6 193.00 $193.00 $1,723 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,475 —
987 987 9 196.00 $196.00 $1,935 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1393–1397 1397 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 28 2,200.00–2,850.00 $2,780.54

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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.