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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 30, 2024

15,622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $323.08/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,020/hd at 625 lb · 1,437 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.84/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,856/hd at 675 lb · 1,414 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $289.83/cwt +5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,097/hd at 724 lb · 1,191 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 15,622 33,235 29,682
Feeder cattle 15,622 29,971 29,682
Replacement cattle — 3,264 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

First reported sales in two weeks a market trend is not applicable. Demand was good to very good for the last of 2024 and first few days of 2025 for all weights and classes of calves and feeder cattle. Feedlot trade saw some upward swing with live sales hitting 200.00 and dressed sales at 315.00. Blustery artic air mass blew into the region over the weekend leaving some without power and in the ditch due to icy precipitation before changing to snow. Slight warmup is on the horizon at weeks close.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–342 338 28 415.00–450.00 $444.10 $1,501 -3.58
370–395 384 66 357.00–429.00 $408.42 $1,568 +8.42
407–446 440 99 351.00–401.00 $391.23 $1,721 +7.77
441 441 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,654 -8.46
456–492 472 222 339.00–390.00 $375.36 $1,772 -24.45
473 thin fleshed 473 54 401.50 $401.50 $1,899 -1.88
479–490 486 59 362.00–370.00 $365.05 $1,774 +0.05
501–549 527 563 332.00–372.00 $362.20 $1,909 -5.52
504–544 532 162 334.00–355.00 $346.59 $1,844 -21.13
558–581 unweaned 568 43 310.00–325.00 $315.98 $1,795 —
563–578 fancy 568 227 359.00–365.50 $363.11 $2,062 +15.14
551–599 573 271 326.00–348.00 $338.85 $1,942 -4.29
558–596 584 164 301.00–327.00 $313.34 $1,830 -5.46
600–627 fancy 610 377 325.50–347.75 $339.09 $2,068 -22.24
601–646 630 1,000 299.00–332.00 $318.49 $2,006 +1.24
631–646 642 60 290.00–306.00 $299.02 $1,920 +5.81
667 unweaned 667 12 279.50 $279.50 $1,864 —
650–696 676 630 282.50–320.00 $298.15 $2,015 +8.22
664–696 690 104 279.00–291.00 $282.78 $1,951 -9.69
703–710 fancy 706 219 305.50–308.50 $307.40 $2,170 —
704–737 720 45 270.00–284.00 $275.91 $1,987 -9.36
703–749 728 927 275.50–300.00 $286.35 $2,085 +5.99
753–787 769 813 259.00–292.75 $278.80 $2,144 +3.68
772–792 780 117 260.00–264.50 $263.68 $2,057 -3.33
808 thin fleshed 808 114 280.00 $280.00 $2,262 —
802–849 829 840 248.00–279.50 $271.74 $2,253 +7.24
824–837 834 25 258.00–262.50 $261.43 $2,180 -3.07
851–883 875 323 254.00–267.10 $262.17 $2,294 +17.56
898 898 7 245.50 $245.50 $2,205 -7.33
908–931 926 189 242.00–255.50 $253.60 $2,348 +11.27
926–946 937 324 247.00–267.00 $256.97 $2,408 +14.64
969–976 970 210 246.50–256.75 $253.66 $2,461 -8.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 7 402.50 $402.50 $1,385 -11.90
382 unweaned 382 7 362.50 $362.50 $1,385 —
392–395 393 32 335.00–395.00 $364.43 $1,432 -38.54
411–418 414 21 335.00–350.00 $343.43 $1,422 -4.25
417 unweaned 417 7 356.00 $356.00 $1,485 —
471 thin fleshed 471 20 361.00 $361.00 $1,700 -10.00
475–494 490 61 326.00–335.00 $333.01 $1,632 -23.47
491 unweaned 491 6 328.00 $328.00 $1,610 —
500 thin fleshed 500 11 334.00 $334.00 $1,670 —
502–548 525 67 319.00–337.50 $330.95 $1,737 -7.44
510–540 526 11 300.00–301.00 $300.56 $1,581 -37.83
565–591 583 23 300.00–327.00 $313.48 $1,828 -3.51
641 641 16 286.00 $286.00 $1,833 -8.49
662–695 673 34 266.00–279.00 $273.47 $1,840 -11.72
724–725 724 17 251.00–265.50 $260.38 $1,885 -13.39
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
831 831 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–341 336 29 332.00–407.50 $383.73 $1,289 -24.91
358–390 371 55 337.50–377.50 $363.34 $1,348 -6.21
384 thin fleshed 384 21 395.00 $395.00 $1,517 —
410–415 unweaned 412 27 332.00–336.00 $334.36 $1,378 —
403–449 421 192 338.00–369.00 $358.10 $1,508 -0.90
443 443 20 335.00 $335.00 $1,484 -0.56
444–445 444 33 332.50–336.00 $335.36 $1,489 -0.20
452–468 458 43 301.00–325.00 $311.37 $1,426 +1.37
460 unweaned 460 17 302.00 $302.00 $1,389 —
451–498 479 392 324.00–348.00 $334.00 $1,600 -4.69
505 fancy 505 40 341.00 $341.00 $1,722 —
500–546 525 463 302.00–326.00 $315.03 $1,654 -8.09
529 529 8 296.00 $296.00 $1,566 -23.00
563 thin fleshed 563 103 319.50 $319.50 $1,799 —
558–591 577 71 280.00–294.00 $284.54 $1,642 -15.88
550–596 580 727 282.00–316.00 $303.23 $1,759 +17.55
600–647 620 452 267.00–299.00 $287.52 $1,783 +3.01
660 fancy 660 66 292.00 $292.00 $1,927 —
651–690 675 99 259.00–264.00 $261.72 $1,767 +3.49
650–699 676 1,249 260.00–285.00 $274.97 $1,859 +16.74
705–743 728 629 250.00–271.00 $263.21 $1,916 +6.91
731 fancy 731 25 281.50 $281.50 $2,058 +10.68
759 759 51 283.50 $283.50 $2,152 +37.38
751–798 774 439 245.50–268.50 $260.52 $2,016 +14.40
800–845 826 476 239.50–255.50 $249.36 $2,060 +6.02
813–837 831 19 237.00–238.00 $237.26 $1,972 -6.08
850–892 879 43 232.00–243.00 $239.09 $2,102 —
907–928 915 25 239.50–244.75 $242.21 $2,216 +1.40
1022–1030 1025 13 219.00–223.00 $220.55 $2,261 +6.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 8 342.00 $342.00 $1,029 -24.31
385 385 8 327.50 $327.50 $1,261 -20.44
415 415 7 316.00 $316.00 $1,311 -21.96
443 unweaned 443 11 293.00 $293.00 $1,298 —
461–473 465 21 280.00–319.00 $290.21 $1,349 -17.36
517–526 unweaned 522 67 274.00–285.00 $278.79 $1,455 —
500–544 535 45 270.00–271.00 $270.35 $1,446 -31.27
570–597 579 34 254.00–255.00 $254.58 $1,474 -27.90
583–595 589 30 264.00–272.00 $268.23 $1,580 -14.25
616 unweaned 616 16 253.00 $253.00 $1,558 —
668–693 684 42 251.00–255.50 $254.66 $1,742 -0.96
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,633 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 9 256.00 $256.00 $1,592 —
659 659 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,674 —
806 806 15 234.00 $234.00 $1,886 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 unweaned 416 4 368.00 $368.00 $1,531 —
547 unweaned 547 28 312.00 $312.00 $1,707 —

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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.