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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 30, 2024

21,383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $324.36/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,706/hd at 526 lb · 1,617 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $249.95/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,318/hd at 928 lb · 1,393 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $244.85/cwt +20.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,390/hd at 976 lb · 1,342 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 21,383 10,598 18,993
Feeder cattle 21,383 10,598 18,993

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week bawling steer calves sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Yearling weight steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Bawling heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers from 700 to 900 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher and over 900 lbs sold steady. Demand was moderate to good for bawling calves with good demand for yearling feeders. With the dry, windy conditions making weaning pens a haze most buyers are looking for calves with pre-condition shots especially a fall respiratory vaccination. A nice general rain across the state would be nice to clear the air and to keep the fires at bay. Nebraska feedlots held firm on asking prices until Friday afternoon when a few live sales traded steady at 187.00 and dressed sales sold 2.00 higher at 296.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 18 390.00–411.00 $398.17 $1,242 +46.67
360–398 381 135 343.00–392.50 $370.21 $1,411 -15.32
403–449 432 447 332.00–380.00 $358.22 $1,548 +2.64
436 436 9 337.50 $337.50 $1,472 -18.08
451–498 474 467 322.50–353.00 $338.75 $1,606 +6.49
475–490 483 14 311.00–313.00 $311.98 $1,507 -20.28
500–549 526 1,617 304.50–336.50 $324.36 $1,706 +6.85
561–563 fancy 562 40 305.00–311.00 $307.86 $1,730 -6.14
551–598 577 894 278.00–322.00 $301.54 $1,740 +0.19
582 582 14 290.00 $290.00 $1,688 -11.35
605 fancy 605 90 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 —
604–644 618 608 271.00–318.00 $305.47 $1,888 +14.08
606–639 unweaned 624 364 266.00–310.00 $292.62 $1,826 -0.02
650–698 667 692 274.00–308.00 $299.52 $1,998 +31.02
651–698 unweaned 671 106 253.50–291.00 $267.58 $1,795 -6.42
678 678 9 276.00 $276.00 $1,871 +12.00
701–716 unweaned 712 41 251.00–254.00 $251.89 $1,793 -13.11
708–740 726 175 251.00–299.00 $274.73 $1,995 +18.12
751–794 773 440 250.00–283.00 $266.15 $2,057 -0.41
826 826 12 246.50 $246.50 $2,036 -13.14
801–846 835 505 245.50–266.00 $260.54 $2,176 -5.36
875 875 13 239.50 $239.50 $2,096 -7.77
850–899 882 556 242.75–255.25 $248.85 $2,195 +1.58
901–942 926 1,153 227.00–254.00 $247.80 $2,295 +2.70
935 fancy 935 240 260.25 $260.25 $2,433 —
953–996 976 1,342 222.00–250.50 $244.85 $2,390 +27.05
1004–1030 1019 414 227.00–246.25 $242.80 $2,474 +8.83
1052–1060 1057 52 227.00–229.75 $228.81 $2,419 +14.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 428 65 322.50–347.50 $336.36 $1,440 —
454–489 477 24 300.00–310.00 $306.37 $1,461 +9.44
515–549 535 192 295.00–308.00 $302.29 $1,617 +12.96
565–577 570 53 279.50–288.50 $280.58 $1,599 +20.58
595 595 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,577 +5.00
619 619 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,597 —
619–635 625 62 270.00–287.00 $278.83 $1,743 —
610–646 unweaned 629 56 268.00–278.00 $273.44 $1,720 —
660–685 671 59 254.00–286.00 $274.54 $1,842 +37.54
683 unweaned 683 14 266.00 $266.00 $1,817 —
723–737 731 22 245.00–249.00 $247.38 $1,808 —
798 798 24 236.00 $236.00 $1,883 -0.85
804 804 7 229.00 $229.00 $1,841 -15.34
802–843 820 29 241.00–248.50 $246.38 $2,020 +2.04
895 895 11 225.00 $225.00 $2,014 —
930–936 934 20 233.00–235.00 $233.70 $2,183 +4.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 fancy 304 9 362.50 $362.50 $1,102 —
308–346 325 24 325.00–338.00 $332.23 $1,080 -9.58
369–394 380 67 292.50–347.50 $330.82 $1,257 +6.26
393 fancy 393 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,376 —
414–431 fancy 418 67 332.50–337.50 $336.42 $1,406 -0.58
414–448 434 424 286.00–339.00 $319.09 $1,385 +0.57
457–460 459 19 317.50–325.00 $322.64 $1,481 +20.99
450–470 464 21 285.00–287.00 $286.45 $1,329 -15.20
453–496 475 350 274.00–310.00 $292.52 $1,389 -9.13
507 fancy 507 80 310.00 $310.00 $1,572 —
500–544 520 761 269.00–299.50 $284.35 $1,479 -8.91
500–538 524 97 275.00–285.00 $278.08 $1,457 -15.18
551–597 569 443 255.00–286.00 $270.66 $1,540 -1.26
573 573 21 265.00 $265.00 $1,518 -6.92
605 fancy 605 140 288.50 $288.50 $1,745 +0.50
600–647 unweaned 613 153 246.50–265.00 $259.53 $1,591 —
613–619 618 55 254.00–257.00 $256.51 $1,585 —
604–637 624 137 235.00–279.00 $261.30 $1,631 —
654–685 unweaned 661 23 241.00–246.50 $242.24 $1,601 —
652–690 677 245 225.00–262.50 $256.06 $1,734 -0.44
682 682 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,705 -6.50
700–740 719 31 243.50–255.00 $249.28 $1,792 -2.42
704–748 721 387 244.50–259.00 $255.89 $1,845 +4.19
752–794 766 533 242.00–253.25 $249.73 $1,913 +8.14
790 790 50 244.25 $244.25 $1,930 +2.66
811–849 829 222 235.50–246.00 $242.75 $2,012 +7.84
806–848 831 605 234.00–248.00 $238.87 $1,985 +3.96
835–849 838 57 222.00–231.25 $228.43 $1,914 -12.57
858–893 872 419 236.75–246.00 $243.65 $2,125 +15.54
851–899 876 740 220.00–244.50 $234.14 $2,051 +6.03
879 879 28 223.00 $223.00 $1,960 -5.11
901–938 912 418 225.50–246.00 $237.49 $2,166 +12.27
924–933 927 96 215.50–216.00 $215.82 $2,001 -9.40
913–948 929 503 220.00–237.00 $224.75 $2,088 -0.47
965–977 971 264 233.00–237.50 $234.75 $2,279 +15.17
958–999 981 704 211.50–228.00 $216.98 $2,129 -2.60
1008–1044 1020 18 197.00–219.00 $211.49 $2,157 +2.37
1024 1024 60 227.00 $227.00 $2,324 +17.88
1054–1094 1085 26 209.00–210.00 $209.78 $2,276 +0.24
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 20 284.00 $284.00 $1,162 +13.66
491–492 491 14 252.00–256.00 $253.43 $1,244 -26.57
558–578 572 47 250.00–253.00 $250.99 $1,436 -13.01
622–632 625 17 246.00–247.00 $246.30 $1,539 —
664 664 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,720 +11.85
703 703 8 232.50 $232.50 $1,634 +2.50
724 724 6 241.00 $241.00 $1,745 +11.00
771–776 774 21 232.00–236.00 $233.52 $1,807 +7.69
852 852 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,832 -0.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 13 307.00 $307.00 $1,424 +54.00

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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.