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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 27, 2025

36,935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $319.99/cwt +4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,163/hd at 676 lb · 2,837 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $344.71/cwt +10.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,138/hd at 620 lb · 2,520 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.20/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,007/hd at 673 lb · 2,331 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 36,935 29,214 36,522
Feeder cattle 36,222 27,049 35,946
Replacement cattle 713 2,165 576

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers less than 500 lbs sold 15.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers less than 500 lbs sold steady, 500 to 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, 7 weights sold 10.00 higher and over 800lbs sold steady. Demand was good to very good for cattle suited for summer grass and for top quality heifer genetics suited for a bull this summer. Quite a few of heifers not flagged as fancy or replacements might be getting a bull throwed in or artificially bred this year. Calf and feeder cattle sales continue to be good as buyers are starting to look at every nook and cranny for cattle they can procure to go to summer grass, feedlot or the breeding pastures. The prospective buyers that thought I'll just wait till spring to fill my grass orders are really having to pay up for their grass cattle. Nebraska feedlots live sales sold steady to 2.00 lower with the bulk at 210.00 and dressed sales mostly steady to 2.00 higher with the bulk at 330.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–327 322 44 420.00–480.00 $466.11 $1,501 -0.67
352–396 372 244 416.00–492.50 $457.94 $1,704 +45.61
385–391 unweaned 388 13 400.00–427.50 $414.91 $1,610 —
400–443 425 408 384.00–495.00 $449.20 $1,909 +17.51
401–436 thin fleshed 433 71 470.00–471.00 $470.91 $2,039 +31.91
454 fancy 454 116 457.00 $457.00 $2,075 —
473–475 thin fleshed 474 21 400.00–405.00 $403.10 $1,911 —
450–499 477 801 370.00–438.00 $408.65 $1,949 +19.47
468–483 unweaned 478 15 376.00–380.00 $377.31 $1,804 —
470–494 483 32 367.00–375.00 $371.07 $1,792 -18.11
502–509 fancy 505 244 393.00–438.50 $432.57 $2,184 —
509–525 unweaned 517 19 343.00–379.00 $361.67 $1,870 —
500–549 522 1,373 351.00–413.00 $386.89 $2,020 +15.80
522–547 538 42 353.00–357.50 $354.90 $1,909 +7.29
551–573 fancy 563 466 378.00–401.00 $391.49 $2,204 —
565 unweaned 565 12 340.00 $340.00 $1,921 —
550–599 575 1,732 343.00–380.00 $361.63 $2,079 +8.86
572–582 578 33 334.00–340.00 $336.67 $1,946 -16.10
586 thin fleshed 586 15 364.50 $364.50 $2,136 -6.05
603 unweaned 603 13 335.00 $335.00 $2,020 —
601–615 thin fleshed 604 134 351.50–372.00 $366.57 $2,214 +22.14
602–614 fancy 609 250 366.00–369.00 $367.33 $2,237 +13.78
600–649 622 1,959 319.50–355.25 $342.10 $2,128 +11.00
618–643 633 164 319.00–327.00 $324.28 $2,053 +7.62
658–691 674 136 300.00–312.00 $309.94 $2,089 -5.70
650–699 676 2,701 303.00–337.50 $320.50 $2,167 +4.86
706–721 unweaned 713 17 282.00–290.00 $286.19 $2,041 —
714 714 62 313.00 $313.00 $2,235 +9.66
700–740 723 93 278.00–296.00 $289.31 $2,092 -14.03
700–749 723 2,139 284.00–328.00 $307.53 $2,223 +4.19
761 thin fleshed 761 149 306.00 $306.00 $2,329 +9.00
750–799 767 1,752 272.00–314.00 $292.77 $2,246 +4.72
758–792 779 156 276.00–284.50 $282.78 $2,203 -5.27
809–814 812 135 285.25–288.50 $287.42 $2,334 +7.22
800–847 819 1,313 274.00–292.75 $282.43 $2,313 +2.23
853 853 24 264.50 $264.50 $2,256 -4.25
850–879 863 507 265.50–280.25 $273.63 $2,361 -0.95
910–915 914 23 242.50–250.00 $248.38 $2,270 -16.62
900–933 915 434 263.00–271.75 $269.30 $2,464 +4.30
971–986 974 142 258.00–264.00 $260.44 $2,537 -4.57
1030 1030 12 235.50 $235.50 $2,426 -5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–449 434 101 385.00–450.00 $422.40 $1,833 +44.89
456–495 482 128 360.00–410.00 $396.12 $1,909 +39.90
508–547 532 261 342.50–377.50 $370.20 $1,969 +24.31
535 thin fleshed 535 6 352.00 $352.00 $1,883 +9.00
586 thin fleshed 586 22 336.00 $336.00 $1,969 +10.00
559–596 587 439 325.00–352.50 $342.81 $2,012 +13.34
589 589 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,708 -39.47
600–647 628 238 305.00–335.00 $324.10 $2,035 +12.72
652–686 675 164 285.00–305.00 $296.20 $1,999 +30.20
700–749 730 143 266.00–302.00 $292.44 $2,135 +16.75
777–790 780 63 270.00–282.50 $279.69 $2,182 +34.69
805–830 812 17 259.00–266.00 $261.10 $2,120 -3.40
877–885 883 24 240.00–252.50 $249.91 $2,207 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 54 332.00 $332.00 $1,955 —
647 647 112 314.00 $314.00 $2,032 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 13 473.00 $473.00 $1,282 —
305–349 321 74 387.50–432.00 $415.55 $1,334 -24.40
360–398 389 230 375.00–412.00 $394.43 $1,534 +14.43
400 thin fleshed 400 15 387.50 $387.50 $1,550 -2.50
402–446 431 383 360.00–400.00 $379.48 $1,636 -9.31
435–447 unweaned 442 21 355.00–362.50 $359.69 $1,590 —
454–498 477 714 342.50–389.00 $368.92 $1,760 +16.47
493–495 494 18 340.00 $340.00 $1,680 -12.45
524 unweaned 524 21 301.00 $301.00 $1,577 —
500–544 526 1,010 315.00–368.00 $345.41 $1,817 +5.91
519–540 526 44 317.00–333.00 $324.92 $1,709 -14.58
553–583 thin fleshed 560 65 331.00–337.50 $334.89 $1,875 —
563–587 unweaned 569 54 292.00–305.00 $299.74 $1,706 —
550–599 574 1,766 296.00–347.50 $325.72 $1,870 +4.92
592 592 49 372.50 $372.50 $2,205 +66.96
605–614 thin fleshed 608 89 320.50–321.50 $320.99 $1,952 +16.24
611 fancy 611 53 346.75 $346.75 $2,119 —
600–649 627 1,616 283.00–329.00 $307.91 $1,931 +21.74
604–638 629 280 323.00–350.00 $335.49 $2,110 +49.32
610–646 630 84 289.00–295.00 $293.47 $1,849 +7.30
650–699 672 2,007 275.00–323.00 $296.92 $1,995 +6.04
650–692 fancy 677 114 308.00–332.50 $316.67 $2,144 +26.67
667–686 681 113 293.50–365.00 $324.33 $2,209 +10.72
672–691 683 97 270.00–276.00 $272.48 $1,861 -41.13
722 fancy 722 70 351.00 $351.00 $2,534 +74.65
700–747 724 800 264.00–304.00 $282.51 $2,045 +25.02
709–746 724 119 325.00–335.00 $329.24 $2,384 +71.75
750–788 760 535 259.00–278.50 $267.19 $2,031 +4.19
755–767 760 86 273.00–293.50 $284.63 $2,163 +21.63
750–794 791 96 257.50–264.50 $259.27 $2,051 +5.27
802 802 23 269.50 $269.50 $2,161 +25.00
801–841 814 379 250.00–262.50 $255.55 $2,080 -4.63
840 840 7 251.00 $251.00 $2,108 -9.18
872–895 882 146 240.00–256.00 $252.10 $2,224 +5.26
934 934 88 248.00 $248.00 $2,316 +10.50
990 990 9 242.00 $242.00 $2,396 —
1021 1021 180 227.60 $227.60 $2,324 -8.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–426 421 52 335.00–366.00 $358.58 $1,510 +13.36
456–495 484 88 323.00–355.00 $337.91 $1,635 +11.18
517–546 530 102 300.00–345.00 $331.75 $1,758 +19.92
550–595 582 168 291.00–318.50 $308.54 $1,796 +3.60
584 584 8 274.00 $274.00 $1,600 -30.94
631 631 8 267.00 $267.00 $1,685 -8.80
609–648 632 86 271.00–299.00 $282.03 $1,782 +6.23
672–696 683 71 260.00–285.00 $269.00 $1,837 +11.38
700–727 712 118 255.00–283.50 $266.29 $1,896 +15.52
752 752 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,903 —
775 thin fleshed 775 10 250.00 $250.00 $1,938 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
574 574 82 2,175.00 $2,175.00 —
611 611 35 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
658–683 664 360 2,250.00–2,275.00 $2,269.28 —
700 700 100 2,280.00 $2,280.00 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 35 301.00 $301.00 $1,677 —
615 615 65 292.00 $292.00 $1,796 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 6 402.50 $402.50 $1,839 —
491 unweaned 491 7 374.00 $374.00 $1,836 —
613 613 12 310.00–327.00 $318.50 $1,952 —
624 unweaned 624 18 317.50 $317.50 $1,981 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1093 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1013–1293 1206 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 223 2,850.00–3,550.00 $3,283.44
1270–1360 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,100.00–2,200.00 $2,148.29
1339 1339 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1173–1474 1389 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 29 2,200.00–2,600.00 $2,467.50
1403–1479 1443 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 113 2,700.00–3,000.00 $2,834.87
1278–1554 1445 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 166 2,600.00–3,400.00 $3,200.91
1341–1568 1451 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 70 2,100.00–2,650.00 $2,427.61

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1066–1246 1156 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 55 3,000.00–3,500.00 $3,199.01

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 317.50 $317.50 $1,124 —

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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.