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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 2, 2024

31,584 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $319.24/cwt -7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,981/hd at 621 lb · 2,397 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $357.50/cwt -5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,892/hd at 529 lb · 2,237 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $301.56/cwt -7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,030/hd at 673 lb · 2,158 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 31,584 9,558 28,076
Feeder cattle 31,026 9,256 26,818
Replacement cattle 558 302 1,258

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week fly-weight steers sold 6.00 higher, less than 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs sold unevenly steady to 10.00 higher. Fly-weight heifers sold 4.00 higher, weights less than 700 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for light weight cattle with good demand for all others. Demand was also good for bred cows and heifers. Several buyers at the auctions or on the internet purchased calves suitable for winter graze out conditions. Several loads are heading south anywhere between Nebraska and Texas. Some yearling operators stayed until the end of the sale trying to buy cattle instead of paying income tax on the profit they made this year. Nebraska feedlots sold dressed sales 2.00 higher at 297.00 and live sales sold steady from 190.00 to 192.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 6 449.00 $449.00 $1,307 —
305 fancy 305 48 547.50 $547.50 $1,670 —
306–349 335 202 400.00–527.50 $468.46 $1,569 +33.46
341 341 14 435.00 $435.00 $1,483 ±0.00
376 fancy 376 202 461.00–464.00 $462.81 $1,740 —
381 thin fleshed 381 46 452.50 $452.50 $1,724 —
365–398 384 321 380.00–447.50 $427.83 $1,643 +6.75
400–416 fancy 401 142 427.50–441.00 $440.21 $1,765 —
409 thin fleshed 409 14 430.00 $430.00 $1,759 —
400–447 429 724 359.00–420.00 $402.34 $1,726 +3.42
435 435 42 387.50 $387.50 $1,686 +7.50
462–470 fancy 468 127 421.50–430.50 $423.39 $1,981 +16.89
450–497 469 1,564 345.00–402.00 $381.13 $1,787 +13.50
482 thin fleshed 482 91 396.50 $396.50 $1,911 —
476–492 490 59 345.00–357.50 $352.32 $1,726 -26.44
514–534 fancy 525 308 351.00–400.00 $386.21 $2,028 +15.71
500–549 530 1,871 324.00–379.50 $353.32 $1,873 -6.46
530–536 531 58 337.50–340.00 $339.74 $1,804 -23.76
562 562 98 356.00 $356.00 $2,001 +20.28
565 565 8 309.00 $309.00 $1,746 -26.72
556–596 fancy 566 520 342.00–376.00 $371.76 $2,104 +14.91
551–599 577 1,456 311.00–370.00 $333.23 $1,923 -2.49
582 582 10 281.00 $281.00 $1,635 -54.72
600–649 620 2,319 291.00–352.50 $320.11 $1,985 -4.78
625–643 unweaned 635 58 291.00–300.00 $294.36 $1,869 -29.84
625–642 637 20 291.00 $291.00 $1,854 -33.89
653–654 fancy 653 168 325.00–342.00 $333.10 $2,175 -2.90
655–666 663 22 280.00 $280.00 $1,856 -14.98
650–699 675 1,927 279.00–334.00 $299.58 $2,022 +4.60
677–682 unweaned 680 26 273.00–279.00 $276.01 $1,877 -12.41
686 686 15 278.00 $278.00 $1,907 -32.48
716 unweaned 716 46 277.00 $277.00 $1,983 +8.91
700–744 719 1,213 266.00–303.50 $286.59 $2,061 -18.01
741 741 34 280.00 $280.00 $2,075 -24.60
752 752 22 272.00 $272.00 $2,045 -10.95
756 fancy 756 142 287.50 $287.50 $2,174 —
751–797 769 785 250.00–289.00 $276.94 $2,130 -6.01
753–793 778 66 260.00–270.00 $266.52 $2,074 -18.23
800–838 824 255 267.00–277.50 $273.34 $2,252 +10.34
831 831 45 262.00 $262.00 $2,177 -1.00
851–868 858 47 248.00–258.00 $250.83 $2,152 -9.67
856–883 861 29 249.00–253.50 $251.87 $2,169 -8.63
900–936 922 269 235.00–258.50 $249.87 $2,304 -9.37
950–956 955 139 255.50–260.75 $260.15 $2,484 +0.65
1005–1033 1019 48 235.00–249.50 $242.15 $2,468 —
1050 1050 13 220.00 $220.00 $2,310 -35.10
1101 1101 10 201.00 $201.00 $2,213 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 333 52 400.00–435.00 $415.19 $1,383 —
350–399 376 67 360.00–402.50 $394.08 $1,482 +4.08
400–449 427 207 267.50–410.00 $363.31 $1,551 +12.53
451–498 484 249 311.50–373.00 $354.37 $1,715 +34.37
501–549 524 235 288.00–355.00 $327.55 $1,716 -5.06
554 thin fleshed 554 24 317.00 $317.00 $1,756 —
550–599 583 188 280.00–337.00 $309.47 $1,804 +1.06
604–647 622 133 272.00–320.00 $303.75 $1,889 +31.16
651–684 670 62 260.00–276.00 $264.75 $1,774 -10.77
701–748 726 80 266.00–284.50 $272.38 $1,977 +26.38
774 774 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,881 -26.00
802–844 836 36 247.00–254.75 $248.45 $2,077 +13.45
853 853 13 247.00 $247.00 $2,107 +19.00
879–893 885 18 236.00–240.00 $238.21 $2,108 +10.21
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 10 360.00 $360.00 $1,735 —
601–624 609 23 293.50–294.00 $293.68 $1,789 —
727–735 729 23 257.50–260.50 $258.42 $1,884 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
268–285 281 42 1,310.00–1,600.00 $1,512.63 —
305 305 3 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
369 369 9 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
243 243 5 900.00 $900.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–331 328 27 385.00–390.00 $386.08 $1,266 +13.31
321–349 334 151 351.00–412.50 $379.07 $1,266 +6.30
351 thin fleshed 351 33 392.50 $392.50 $1,378 —
351–396 378 427 340.00–400.00 $367.33 $1,389 +3.21
379–393 389 25 367.00–370.00 $367.94 $1,431 +3.82
419–435 thin fleshed 424 160 370.00–381.00 $376.66 $1,597 —
400–447 428 723 315.00–379.00 $355.29 $1,521 -2.12
437–439 438 34 337.00–341.00 $338.89 $1,484 -18.52
458 fancy 458 42 341.00 $341.00 $1,562 —
452–470 thin fleshed 462 97 345.00–372.50 $358.46 $1,656 —
450–499 477 1,011 299.00–355.00 $333.48 $1,591 +5.35
471–486 478 21 304.00–305.00 $304.48 $1,455 -23.65
490–494 492 37 312.00–318.00 $315.44 $1,552 +2.63
506–513 thin fleshed 507 120 325.00–330.00 $329.41 $1,670 —
500–545 520 1,202 291.00–347.50 $318.63 $1,657 +3.03
527–537 535 39 295.00–299.00 $295.66 $1,582 -11.07
541 fancy 541 90 358.00 $358.00 $1,937 —
554 thin fleshed 554 52 318.50 $318.50 $1,764 —
550–599 569 1,269 280.00–320.00 $296.33 $1,686 +7.65
569 569 41 325.00 $325.00 $1,849 +36.32
550–593 571 73 280.00–284.00 $281.37 $1,607 -7.31
615 unweaned 615 10 273.00 $273.00 $1,679 +8.31
600–646 620 939 255.00–309.50 $282.09 $1,749 -11.91
606–633 626 66 280.00–300.00 $284.99 $1,784 +7.40
650–698 667 601 246.00–280.00 $267.15 $1,782 +3.97
667 fancy 667 9 293.00 $293.00 $1,954 —
671–672 672 26 257.00–262.00 $258.34 $1,736 -4.84
690 690 59 272.00 $272.00 $1,877 +8.82
699 unweaned 699 6 253.50 $253.50 $1,772 -4.83
700–743 720 494 246.00–262.00 $257.12 $1,851 +3.43
720 720 23 247.25 $247.25 $1,780 -6.44
753–792 774 202 243.00–257.00 $251.60 $1,947 +5.53
807–843 820 343 235.00–249.00 $245.14 $2,010 -4.68
828 828 10 235.50 $235.50 $1,950 -1.50
855–897 880 219 235.00–247.00 $239.50 $2,108 +0.65
895 895 6 234.00 $234.00 $2,094 -4.85
965–996 987 71 211.50–229.00 $222.54 $2,196 -6.46
1002 1002 7 222.00 $222.00 $2,224 —
1014–1047 1039 42 219.75–226.50 $221.54 $2,302 —
1054–1065 1063 51 200.00–209.00 $207.60 $2,207 —
1101 1101 19 205.00 $205.00 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–347 337 23 367.50–375.00 $371.34 $1,251 —
362–398 384 69 310.00–357.50 $326.55 $1,254 -12.51
408–448 431 66 284.00–335.00 $319.07 $1,375 -21.57
457–497 480 168 281.00–327.50 $311.95 $1,497 -3.37
506–549 528 207 278.00–317.50 $292.77 $1,546 -11.43
560–598 583 134 266.00–285.00 $275.92 $1,609 -9.49
603–633 617 25 277.00–280.00 $277.89 $1,715 —
687 687 24 253.00 $253.00 $1,738 +12.00
712 712 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,709 +1.67
779–784 781 13 237.00–255.00 $243.95 $1,905 +2.32
806–845 827 11 226.00 $226.00 $1,869 -4.00
1035 1035 5 216.00 $216.00 $2,236 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
264 264 18 875.00 $875.00 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 8 336.00 $336.00 $1,273 —
481 481 8 327.50 $327.50 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
290 290 4 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
303 303 5 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 5 288.00 $288.00 $1,581 —
553 553 7 306.00 $306.00 $1,692 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,455 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1247–1493 1331 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 83 1,900.00–2,335.00 $2,103.25
1352 1352 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,575.00 $2,575.00
1308–1469 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 168 2,250.00–2,400.00 $2,370.11
1266–1480 1398 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 88 2,300.00–2,650.00 $2,481.96
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1284 1284 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 1,675.00 $1,675.00
1326 1326 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 17 1,825.00 $1,825.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1167 1167 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
846–1034 966 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 92 2,500.00–2,800.00 $2,684.01

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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.