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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

30,571 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $304.08/cwt -8.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,908/hd at 628 lb · 2,200 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.91/cwt -7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,965/hd at 675 lb · 2,097 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $299.43/cwt -7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,162/hd at 722 lb · 1,930 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 30,571 36,935 20,696
Feeder cattle 30,571 36,222 20,696
Replacement cattle — 713 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers less than 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers from 400 to 500 lbs and 600 to 700 lbs sold 15.00 to 20.00 lower with all other weights trending steady to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate at best at early week sales as the CME cattle boards traded lower. By weeks close demand increased as some markets posted higher prices than the week before. Many lots of cattle starting to display a little extra flesh do to the mostly warm winter and excelling on their feeding rations with top quality genetics. Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower for the week with live FOB sales at 208.00 and dressed delivered 328.00 respectively.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 17 455.00 $455.00 $1,511 -11.11
361–397 389 105 425.00–455.00 $441.18 $1,716 -16.76
400–447 423 379 396.00–462.50 $418.94 $1,772 -30.26
450–497 476 581 330.00–426.00 $392.18 $1,867 -16.47
507–545 fancy 528 325 391.00–412.00 $406.25 $2,145 -26.32
500–546 529 811 315.00–405.00 $374.82 $1,983 -12.07
550–590 571 1,381 322.00–387.50 $361.04 $2,062 -0.59
552–593 fancy 584 70 366.00–385.00 $370.11 $2,161 -21.38
591 591 40 325.00 $325.00 $1,921 -11.67
614 unweaned 614 7 328.00 $328.00 $2,014 -7.00
614 fancy 614 190 373.00 $373.00 $2,290 +5.67
601–649 623 1,284 316.50–369.50 $337.52 $2,103 -4.58
662 fancy 662 79 345.50 $345.50 $2,287 —
650–695 668 1,565 297.00–372.00 $319.39 $2,134 +9.45
674 674 178 336.50 $336.50 $2,268 +26.56
700–747 722 1,930 283.75–312.50 $299.43 $2,162 +10.12
750–799 774 1,793 269.00–305.25 $286.47 $2,217 +3.69
800 800 327 295.50 $295.50 $2,364 +8.08
802–846 830 1,327 265.00–289.25 $276.51 $2,295 -5.92
855–898 877 923 259.75–281.00 $268.52 $2,355 -5.11
904–942 924 451 253.50–267.75 $259.41 $2,397 -9.89
961 961 5 250.00 $250.00 $2,402 -10.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,536 —
421–441 432 53 400.00–447.00 $420.72 $1,818 -1.68
450–495 471 111 350.00–393.00 $371.42 $1,749 -24.70
515 515 13 334.00 $334.00 $1,720 -36.20
500–549 530 228 330.00–371.00 $351.61 $1,864 -18.59
551–598 576 204 302.50–347.50 $329.43 $1,898 -13.38
592 592 22 304.00 $304.00 $1,800 +14.00
604–613 thin fleshed 609 33 320.00–321.00 $320.39 $1,951 —
603–649 623 87 310.00–335.00 $321.84 $2,005 -2.26
657–693 684 255 274.00–298.00 $291.69 $1,995 -4.51
717–748 732 156 262.00–291.00 $283.79 $2,077 -8.65
754–793 788 55 265.00–276.00 $267.62 $2,109 -12.07
828–844 834 25 255.00–266.00 $261.99 $2,185 +0.89
968 968 13 223.00 $223.00 $2,159 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348–349 348 33 395.00–413.00 $409.17 $1,424 -6.38
354–398 379 209 358.00–424.00 $392.71 $1,488 -1.72
402–449 428 319 347.50–396.00 $380.45 $1,628 +0.97
450–499 479 1,222 325.00–379.00 $353.77 $1,695 -15.15
505 thin fleshed 505 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,742 —
500–547 524 1,041 315.00–363.00 $343.66 $1,801 -1.75
551–568 564 101 345.00–348.00 $345.70 $1,950 +19.98
550–599 573 1,244 298.00–343.00 $323.21 $1,852 -2.51
610 unweaned 610 10 272.00 $272.00 $1,659 —
601–637 622 434 310.00–357.50 $322.28 $2,005 +14.37
600–649 629 1,756 284.50–320.50 $299.76 $1,885 -35.73
654 fancy 654 96 295.50–298.50 $297.94 $1,949 -18.73
670 670 277 301.00 $301.00 $2,017 +4.08
655–693 674 230 285.00–334.00 $302.30 $2,038 +5.38
650–699 678 1,494 268.00–320.00 $286.83 $1,945 -37.50
700–731 714 225 280.50–342.00 $307.75 $2,197 +25.24
701–747 728 1,233 256.00–312.00 $272.99 $1,987 -9.52
753–766 756 115 270.50–315.00 $291.25 $2,202 +24.06
750–791 772 1,009 249.00–308.00 $267.28 $2,063 +0.09
776 776 220 290.50 $290.50 $2,254 +31.23
777 777 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,919 -12.27
800–845 823 510 241.00–266.00 $257.66 $2,121 +2.11
867 867 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,994 -22.10
868–879 869 114 240.00–247.50 $243.44 $2,115 -8.66
903–920 919 86 241.25–245.00 $241.46 $2,219 -6.54
966–989 974 268 219.00–233.50 $232.47 $2,264 -9.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386–387 386 12 365.00–377.50 $372.28 $1,437 —
403–446 420 46 322.50–367.50 $357.59 $1,502 -0.99
450–493 463 109 310.00–333.00 $328.38 $1,520 -9.53
506–544 531 223 275.00–335.00 $305.04 $1,620 -26.71
573–599 586 94 281.00–311.00 $301.56 $1,767 +27.56
573–593 588 42 283.00–286.00 $283.77 $1,669 +9.77
629 629 17 271.00 $271.00 $1,705 +4.00
619–648 637 89 254.00–301.00 $276.79 $1,763 -5.24
653–682 672 45 265.00–278.00 $273.63 $1,839 +4.63
715 715 14 272.00 $272.00 $1,945 +5.71
759 759 37 268.50 $268.50 $2,038 +15.50
826 826 18 257.00 $257.00 $2,123 —
929 929 27 225.00 $225.00 $2,090 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 26 293.50 $293.50 $1,808 +1.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 7 347.50 $347.50 $1,890 —
553 553 35 327.00 $327.00 $1,808 —

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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.