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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

25,787 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $307.48/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,225/hd at 723 lb · 2,149 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.38/cwt -2.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,985/hd at 676 lb · 1,930 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.16/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,934/hd at 625 lb · 1,798 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 25,787 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–339 326 22 460.00–517.50 $490.31 $1,598 +37.31
354–388 373 29 406.00–460.00 $441.42 $1,646 +18.42
407–445 430 160 395.00–445.00 $419.96 $1,806 -40.04
443 unweaned 443 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,706 —
455–498 478 257 349.00–441.00 $402.30 $1,923 +14.28
500–546 522 503 347.00–400.00 $382.88 $1,999 +6.46
543–546 unweaned 544 27 345.00–356.00 $351.10 $1,910 —
553 fancy 553 77 380.00 $380.00 $2,101 —
551–596 580 997 311.00–392.00 $357.95 $2,076 +26.21
570–596 thin fleshed 588 65 364.50–375.00 $367.47 $2,161 —
605 605 77 355.00 $355.00 $2,148 +8.15
607 fancy 607 88 364.00 $364.00 $2,209 —
610 thin fleshed 610 36 364.00 $364.00 $2,220 —
613–634 618 43 325.00–329.00 $325.95 $2,014 -20.90
600–643 625 869 324.00–358.00 $345.76 $2,161 -1.09
652 thin fleshed 652 15 330.00 $330.00 $2,152 —
657–692 fancy 673 154 335.00–346.00 $340.86 $2,294 +8.39
650–699 675 1,380 277.00–343.50 $320.31 $2,162 +3.26
660–688 679 245 321.00–338.00 $326.19 $2,215 +9.14
714 714 143 321.00 $321.00 $2,292 +18.91
700–749 724 1,989 283.50–325.50 $306.69 $2,220 +4.60
742 742 17 286.50 $286.50 $2,126 -15.59
760–796 771 231 289.00–294.50 $292.80 $2,257 +7.89
751–796 775 1,323 266.00–307.00 $291.18 $2,257 +6.27
800–841 822 1,242 266.00–285.50 $278.94 $2,293 -1.76
837 837 74 279.00 $279.00 $2,335 +13.00
830–846 841 50 269.00–272.00 $271.11 $2,280 +5.11
851–899 878 1,041 257.50–281.00 $268.26 $2,355 -0.44
900–930 912 539 262.50–276.25 $269.76 $2,460 +7.99
936 936 23 258.00 $258.00 $2,415 -3.77
967–985 977 374 251.50–258.50 $254.89 $2,490 +1.64
1037 1037 10 250.50 $250.50 $2,598 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–445 424 14 412.50–415.00 $413.62 $1,754 -2.38
457–476 thin fleshed 465 27 406.00–407.00 $406.58 $1,891 —
451–494 481 60 359.00–402.50 $378.88 $1,822 +20.88
505–530 518 37 320.00–325.00 $322.63 $1,671 -32.94
504–545 529 192 326.00–375.00 $354.24 $1,874 +37.24
570 unweaned 570 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,852 —
554–599 580 118 326.00–344.00 $332.36 $1,928 —
585 585 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,814 —
588 thin fleshed 588 46 362.00 $362.00 $2,129 —
601–648 628 161 261.00–339.50 $314.16 $1,973 —
640 640 7 288.50 $288.50 $1,846 —
664–698 686 67 301.00–315.00 $310.83 $2,132 —
693 thin fleshed 693 35 303.00 $303.00 $2,100 —
703–729 715 26 270.00–294.50 $282.27 $2,018 -0.41
750–791 769 25 266.00–284.50 $275.94 $2,122 +14.94
834 834 21 232.00 $232.00 $1,935 —
875–887 880 22 245.00–250.00 $247.29 $2,176 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 11 354.00 $354.00 $2,053 —
673 673 10 315.00 $315.00 $2,120 —
1095 1095 26 239.25 $239.25 $2,620 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
315 315 3 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 8 432.50 $432.50 $1,367 +12.50
354–398 378 54 355.00–437.50 $396.93 $1,500 +11.50
385 thin fleshed 385 11 394.00 $394.00 $1,517 -28.00
391 unweaned 391 7 363.00 $363.00 $1,419 —
410 thin fleshed 410 3 386.00 $386.00 $1,583 —
400–446 428 212 332.50–412.50 $371.48 $1,590 +9.69
450–499 472 408 327.00–400.00 $360.14 $1,700 +13.00
506 thin fleshed 506 94 365.00 $365.00 $1,847 +12.00
518–527 unweaned 522 12 301.00–303.00 $302.16 $1,577 —
502–549 528 844 310.00–357.50 $338.47 $1,787 +7.64
550–599 572 1,516 264.00–344.00 $324.08 $1,854 -2.37
566–595 579 76 355.00–378.00 $369.60 $2,140 +43.15
599 599 73 325.50 $325.50 $1,950 -0.95
603 thin fleshed 603 6 316.00 $316.00 $1,905 —
602–649 625 1,702 278.00–322.00 $308.06 $1,925 +4.04
633–638 636 90 322.50–335.00 $329.55 $2,096 +25.53
664 fancy 664 16 332.00 $332.00 $2,204 —
650–699 676 1,544 265.00–311.00 $287.95 $1,947 -10.85
652–698 678 289 300.50–334.00 $309.96 $2,102 +34.97
682 682 81 330.00 $330.00 $2,251 +55.01
716 716 27 274.50 $274.50 $1,965 -1.06
700–749 718 774 260.00–294.00 $277.27 $1,991 +1.71
719 719 27 284.50 $284.50 $2,046 +8.94
700–747 721 414 301.00–349.00 $318.18 $2,294 +42.62
750–798 770 835 251.00–280.50 $269.70 $2,077 +8.25
761–787 774 282 279.00–313.00 $292.11 $2,261 +30.66
797 797 37 264.00 $264.00 $2,104 -22.00
814–820 817 20 261.00–270.00 $265.52 $2,169 +9.82
800–848 831 943 243.00–271.50 $255.25 $2,121 -0.45
854–897 873 431 242.00–269.50 $253.39 $2,212 +4.64
910–946 941 91 234.25–249.00 $235.13 $2,213 —
962–992 976 129 229.00–236.00 $230.68 $2,251 —
1007 1007 176 224.10 $224.10 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–345 341 11 405.00–415.00 $410.40 $1,399 —
352 thin fleshed 352 9 415.00 $415.00 $1,461 —
390–397 392 30 395.00–412.50 $407.18 $1,596 —
416 416 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,518 —
430 thin fleshed 430 10 347.50 $347.50 $1,494 —
440 440 7 327.00 $327.00 $1,439 —
456–498 472 72 320.00–351.00 $339.57 $1,603 —
478 478 12 322.50 $322.50 $1,542 —
508–549 531 84 305.00–327.50 $319.04 $1,694 +14.92
533–539 thin fleshed 538 34 317.50–342.50 $338.86 $1,823 —
555–597 578 202 283.00–323.00 $304.89 $1,762 —
600–641 628 182 250.00–297.00 $288.85 $1,814 —
631 thin fleshed 631 15 305.00 $305.00 $1,925 —
660–699 677 52 261.00–276.00 $268.85 $1,820 —
715–736 726 38 251.00–267.00 $257.36 $1,868 +4.86
759–792 777 80 247.00–262.00 $253.48 $1,970 —
837 837 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,009 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 10 330.00 $330.00 $1,739 —
589 589 10 324.00 $324.00 $1,908 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 9 430.00 $430.00 $1,385 —
447 unweaned 447 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,654 —
487 487 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,778 —
576 576 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,843 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1138 1138 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1169 1169 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 9 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1194 1194 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1234 1234 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,850.00 $2,850.00
1269 1269 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 2,675.00 $2,675.00
1285 1285 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1288–1417 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 126 2,800.00–3,450.00 $3,075.35
1314–1369 1334 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 53 3,600.00–3,750.00 $3,641.99
1287–1440 1361 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 107 2,250.00–2,650.00 $2,453.57
1364 1364 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 48 2,200.00–2,350.00 $2,334.38
1333–1458 1386 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 54 2,200.00–2,450.00 $2,270.69
1316–1513 1427 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 65 2,450.00–2,900.00 $2,704.66
1335–1545 1459 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 32 2,350.00–2,500.00 $2,438.09

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1088–1198 1129 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 41 3,000.00–3,900.00 $3,600.57

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1102 1102 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
1335 1335 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 9 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
1356 1356 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
1502 1502 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 8 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1081–1187 1134 (<2 yrs)Open 20 3,800.00–3,950.00 $3,835.75 —

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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.