Cattle Market Pulse

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

12,585 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $363.55/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,304/hd at 634 lb · 951 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.03/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,114/hd at 721 lb · 907 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $327.30/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,355/hd at 720 lb · 870 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 12,585

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 unweaned 283 8 460.00 $460.00 $1,302
336 fancy 336 14 485.00 $485.00 $1,630
348 348 19 470.00–485.00 $477.89 $1,663 +8.39
361–397 382 48 440.00–465.00 $456.92 $1,745 +26.92
405–440 427 134 425.00–471.00 $447.99 $1,913 +22.19
434 unweaned 434 9 430.00 $430.00 $1,866
447 fancy 447 115 493.00 $493.00 $2,204
467 unweaned 467 12 413.00 $413.00 $1,929 +16.90
450–492 474 181 375.00–445.00 $422.78 $2,004 +7.44
500 fancy 500 110 455.00 $455.00 $2,275 +24.00
500–545 517 58 380.00–387.50 $382.50 $1,978 -10.50
500–544 520 575 384.00–427.50 $410.10 $2,133 +17.10
527–546 unweaned 538 51 351.00–383.00 $364.53 $1,961
554–563 fancy 558 204 418.00–427.50 $422.76 $2,359
550–599 575 530 346.00–405.00 $388.01 $2,231 +10.42
573–596 582 53 358.00–369.00 $361.99 $2,107 -15.60
603 unweaned 603 10 368.00 $368.00 $2,219 +23.00
625 fancy 625 95 388.00 $388.00 $2,425
601–647 635 826 343.00–372.50 $361.31 $2,294 +27.85
637–643 642 20 337.00–339.00 $337.50 $2,167 +4.04
666–671 fancy 669 138 368.00–374.00 $369.82 $2,474
650–698 671 472 324.00–350.00 $336.49 $2,258 -0.78
701–742 718 800 304.50–337.50 $325.05 $2,334 +10.96
737 fancy 737 70 353.00 $353.00 $2,602 +24.00
750–789 765 432 305.00–321.00 $312.60 $2,391 +5.52
811 thin fleshed 811 199 307.00 $307.00 $2,490
803–849 828 446 284.00–301.50 $292.86 $2,425 +1.64
850–898 869 303 276.00–286.50 $284.43 $2,472 +2.63
884–889 888 54 260.00–273.50 $263.49 $2,340 -9.22
907–941 914 249 263.50–276.75 $275.17 $2,515 +0.10
918 fancy 918 183 286.25 $286.25 $2,628
927 927 14 260.00 $260.00 $2,410 -15.07
956–991 971 538 262.50–272.75 $268.89 $2,611 +16.89
1004 fancy 1004 28 267.00 $267.00 $2,681
1001–1034 1031 70 252.00–265.50 $264.38 $2,726 +5.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 445.00 $445.00 $1,531
457 thin fleshed 457 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,965
492–496 494 30 403.00–422.50 $414.01 $2,045 +36.01
505–537 523 108 384.00–402.50 $388.34 $2,031 +17.76
550–590 580 85 326.00–390.00 $373.18 $2,164 +15.95
625–637 631 76 341.00–350.00 $347.82 $2,195 +18.90
662–680 669 19 310.00–316.00 $313.75 $2,099 +3.04
708 708 6 286.00 $286.00 $2,025 -10.52
766–796 778 20 281.00–291.00 $286.91 $2,232 +8.67

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 unweaned 291 8 397.50 $397.50 $1,157
295 295 5 433.00 $433.00 $1,277
313 unweaned 313 7 470.00 $470.00 $1,471
326–343 336 16 447.00–469.00 $456.35 $1,533 +29.64
358–399 374 82 365.00–460.00 $418.67 $1,566 -6.83
381 unweaned 381 8 427.00 $427.00 $1,627
404–448 427 149 394.00–430.00 $402.49 $1,719 -0.30
432 unweaned 432 8 387.50 $387.50 $1,674
441 441 14 388.00 $388.00 $1,711 -14.79
457–462 thin fleshed 461 49 390.00–408.00 $404.36 $1,864 +5.38
465 fancy 465 19 392.00 $392.00 $1,823 +1.00
475–480 478 36 366.00–369.00 $368.33 $1,761 +0.95
450–499 486 247 330.00–393.00 $365.15 $1,775 -2.23
499 unweaned 499 32 349.00 $349.00 $1,742
516 fancy 516 25 372.00 $372.00 $1,920 -10.00
505–531 518 40 343.00–348.00 $345.71 $1,791 -8.63
502–545 523 349 335.00–370.00 $358.27 $1,874 +3.93
560 thin fleshed 560 56 363.50 $363.50 $2,036 +18.27
562–564 unweaned 563 24 301.00–319.00 $311.48 $1,754
555–596 577 373 320.00–357.00 $342.33 $1,975 +14.61
600–646 618 787 300.00–330.50 $322.35 $1,992 +9.81
644 unweaned 644 7 289.00 $289.00 $1,861
652–696 678 403 287.00–315.50 $302.33 $2,050 +6.28
701–744 721 888 280.50–312.00 $293.45 $2,116 -35.35
728–744 737 19 273.00–274.00 $273.42 $2,015 -10.59
754–795 771 175 295.75–305.00 $298.33 $2,300 +0.75
761–798 778 228 268.00–288.00 $274.42 $2,135 -23.16
800–842 815 257 265.00–278.00 $269.63 $2,197 +1.54
810–846 830 233 281.00–306.50 $291.13 $2,416 +31.68
864–894 881 186 250.00–269.50 $257.18 $2,266 -0.34
887 887 11 270.00 $270.00 $2,395 -1.00
905–936 916 26 252.00–255.00 $253.06 $2,318 +4.78
966–982 976 52 227.00–247.00 $243.90 $2,380 -0.10
1016–1038 1023 20 231.00–232.00 $231.70 $2,370
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 thin fleshed 409 9 425.00 $425.00 $1,738
440–447 443 23 373.00–376.00 $374.55 $1,659 +11.65
491 491 9 347.00 $347.00 $1,704 +8.65
510–548 531 103 282.00–343.00 $329.31 $1,749 -3.92
558–597 579 30 272.50–319.00 $292.96 $1,696 -13.34
628–643 637 43 308.00–330.00 $312.78 $1,992 +8.81
670–697 681 35 279.00–289.50 $284.69 $1,939 +11.28
735 735 13 280.00 $280.00 $2,058 +5.50
797 797 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,961
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 13 327.00 $327.00 $1,707
655 655 10 297.00 $297.00 $1,945

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 7 500.00 $500.00 $1,640
408 408 7 449.00 $449.00 $1,832
465–495 480 10 381.00–388.00 $384.39 $1,845 -34.61
602 602 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,956 +15.49

↑ Back to top

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.