Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

9,314 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $301.49/cwt +6.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,650/hd at 879 lb · 895 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $281.08/cwt +11.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,727/hd at 970 lb · 797 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $314.67/cwt +10.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,591/hd at 823 lb · 697 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	9,314	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–398	380	46	460.00–522.50	$481.57	$1,830	+2.65
410–442	429	45	432.50–497.50	$455.81	$1,955	-1.41
472 unweaned	472	9	397.50	$397.50	$1,876	—
452–494	477	154	400.00–437.00	$426.42	$2,034	-2.22
503 thin fleshed	503	20	427.50	$427.50	$2,150	+14.50
517–546	535	311	387.50–412.00	$399.37	$2,137	+2.55
551–599	584	365	372.50–402.00	$380.82	$2,224	-17.34
580–596 unweaned	590	32	371.00–377.50	$373.93	$2,206	+1.43
582–595	590	18	370.00–375.50	$373.39	$2,203	-24.77
603–641	631	565	350.00–372.00	$363.14	$2,291	-7.64
650–699	681	671	328.00–377.00	$345.26	$2,351	+36.63
700 unweaned	700	12	312.00	$312.00	$2,184	—
701–749	718	339	317.00–337.00	$330.91	$2,376	+3.45
757–791	779	383	306.50–324.00	$316.08	$2,462	+2.96
801–841	823	636	306.00–322.00	$315.11	$2,593	+11.20
824	824	49	315.00	$315.00	$2,596	+11.09
843	843	12	290.00	$290.00	$2,445	-13.91
852–899	879	895	270.00–320.00	$301.49	$2,650	+6.34
906–949	915	182	284.00–288.00	$285.79	$2,615	-1.00
951–990	970	768	269.75–295.35	$281.14	$2,727	+11.14
970–972	971	29	276.50–280.50	$279.40	$2,713	+9.40
1012–1041	1031	116	266.00–274.50	$270.25	$2,786	+5.75
1073	1073	147	261.50	$261.50	$2,806	+16.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
611	611	9	333.00	$333.00	$2,035	—
681–688	685	19	308.00–323.00	$315.93	$2,164	—
848	848	8	272.00	$272.00	$2,307	—
858	858	6	264.00	$264.00	$2,265	—
920	920	21	274.00	$274.00	$2,521	—
1046	1046	53	261.50	$261.50	$2,735	—
1058	1058	7	256.00	$256.00	$2,708	—
1269	1269	30	220.00	$220.00	$2,792	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	7	425.00	$425.00	$1,551	—
465–481	475	24	370.00–415.00	$396.59	$1,884	+19.22
511–544	520	58	380.00–387.50	$383.66	$1,995	+4.62
576–585	581	20	350.00–377.50	$358.83	$2,085	+9.32
619–645	632	25	330.00–351.00	$341.16	$2,156	-3.31
676	676	8	327.50	$327.50	$2,214	+25.00
793	793	9	294.00	$294.00	$2,331	+1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	5	435.00	$435.00	$1,436	-50.00
359	359	5	455.00	$455.00	$1,633	+23.67
398	398	6	423.00	$423.00	$1,684	-8.33
416–449	432	97	377.00–402.50	$393.17	$1,698	-5.69
453–489	468	119	347.50–399.50	$375.23	$1,756	+2.98
502–545	522	212	331.00–395.00	$366.76	$1,914	+33.63
533 unweaned	533	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,999	—
543–545	544	12	342.00–344.50	$343.46	$1,868	+7.65
572	572	8	350.00	$350.00	$2,002	+6.49
573 unweaned	573	12	315.00	$315.00	$1,805	—
557–596	583	174	321.00–347.50	$335.20	$1,954	-8.31
601–649	625	205	313.00–331.50	$326.84	$2,043	+2.61
655 unweaned	655	9	288.00	$288.00	$1,886	—
654–694	678	378	290.50–337.50	$323.23	$2,191	+14.80
702–706	703	45	308.50–309.00	$308.63	$2,170	+19.81
704–741	717	87	283.00–303.00	$298.07	$2,137	+9.25
731	731	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,974	-18.82
750–793	771	528	279.50–306.00	$297.77	$2,296	+7.92
771–791	778	30	295.00–303.00	$299.30	$2,329	+9.45
801–816	811	96	287.00–289.50	$288.57	$2,340	+15.90
866–892	887	108	271.50–277.50	$275.11	$2,440	+4.96
890	890	168	271.50	$271.50	$2,416	+1.35
914–935	926	59	251.00–265.00	$260.57	$2,413	+5.57
952	952	43	259.50	$259.50	$2,470	—
988	988	20	279.00	$279.00	$2,757	+18.50
1093	1093	16	230.00	$230.00	$2,514	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
651–655	653	47	291.00–307.50	$298.70	$1,951	—
702	702	19	286.00	$286.00	$2,008	—
769	769	5	262.00	$262.00	$2,015	—
986	986	9	253.00	$253.00	$2,495	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	7	350.00	$350.00	$1,680	-4.94
518	518	5	340.50	$340.50	$1,764	-0.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	7	376.00	$376.00	$2,136	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1069–1295	1091	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	1,750.00–2,350.00	$1,863.20
1057–1370	1197	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	79	2,600.00–3,275.00	$3,043.84
1185–1283	1224	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	3,100.00–3,400.00	$3,274.24
1038–1825	1228	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	150	2,450.00–2,950.00	$2,587.40
1222–1259	1234	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,800.00–3,000.00	$2,868.00
1205–1683	1338	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	2,300.00–2,900.00	$2,471.37
1373	1373	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1285–1404	1387	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,500.00–2,975.00	$2,912.13
1304–1511	1433	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	2,325.00–3,175.00	$2,852.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1069–1133	1107	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,860.22

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1093	1072	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	2,300.00–3,150.00	$2,951.89

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
962–1433	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	3,400.00–3,925.00	$3,736.16	—
1398	1398	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	3,050.00	$3,050.00	-369.88
1195–1729	1445	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	63	3,300.00–4,050.00	$3,726.58	—
1403–1484	1449	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	3,375.00–3,400.00	$3,385.37	—
1460	1460	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	3,275.00	$3,275.00	—
1475	1475	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1599	1599	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1546	1546	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—
1528–1839	1623	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	23	3,550.00–3,700.00	$3,601.74	—
1633	1633	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1263	1263	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1669	1669	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1096–1200	1153	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	3,700.00–4,250.00	$4,094.01	—

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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.