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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 19, 2025

4,869 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $304.47/cwt -6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,521/hd at 828 lb · 657 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.92/cwt -20.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,225/hd at 770 lb · 532 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $297.87/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,603/hd at 874 lb · 526 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,869

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 8 451.00 $451.00 $1,759 -61.61
392 unweaned 392 7 448.00 $448.00 $1,756
447 unweaned 447 16 421.00 $421.00 $1,882
480 480 9 381.00 $381.00 $1,829 -84.30
482 unweaned 482 7 385.00 $385.00 $1,856
516–540 533 81 358.00–420.00 $401.25 $2,139 -27.79
545 unweaned 545 32 396.00–401.00 $400.06 $2,180 -19.94
555–597 577 57 368.00–407.00 $383.11 $2,211 -8.84
602–635 614 114 346.00–369.00 $361.65 $2,221 -14.64
650–698 674 270 340.50–360.00 $352.31 $2,375 -14.84
680 unweaned 680 19 323.00 $323.00 $2,196
701–745 715 150 322.00–341.50 $331.97 $2,374 -5.81
752–778 771 130 321.00–340.00 $324.04 $2,498 +15.14
792 792 9 312.00 $312.00 $2,471 +3.10
800–841 828 657 298.50–314.00 $304.47 $2,521 -6.80
872 872 28 280.00 $280.00 $2,442 -18.58
860–894 874 498 288.00–304.25 $298.88 $2,612 +0.30
903–924 908 275 280.00–295.00 $287.97 $2,615 -5.69
973 973 58 276.50 $276.50 $2,690 -2.50
1006–1033 1021 45 245.00–258.00 $253.05 $2,584 -18.45
1087 1087 7 222.00 $222.00 $2,413 -38.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,476
565 565 6 358.00 $358.00 $2,023 +4.48
660 660 11 321.00 $321.00 $2,119 -20.00
724–749 730 21 315.00 $315.00 $2,300 +3.04
770 770 9 296.00 $296.00 $2,279 -13.95
812 812 15 281.00 $281.00 $2,282 -16.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 unweaned 315 8 465.00 $465.00 $1,465
399 399 5 424.00 $424.00 $1,692 -8.19
403–444 431 29 370.00–402.00 $389.40 $1,678 -34.60
439–448 unweaned 444 42 390.00–400.00 $394.95 $1,754
471 unweaned 471 7 385.50 $385.50 $1,816
456–485 476 33 365.00–381.00 $375.46 $1,787 -8.40
516 unweaned 516 5 344.00 $344.00 $1,775
507–539 524 74 332.00–357.00 $344.08 $1,803 -28.38
550–574 563 50 334.00–349.00 $342.58 $1,929 -18.83
597 unweaned 597 13 316.00 $316.00 $1,887
630 unweaned 630 16 315.00 $315.00 $1,984
616–649 640 101 293.00–332.00 $321.79 $2,059 -8.64
666–697 690 157 306.00–323.00 $310.47 $2,142 -12.55
703–747 726 296 297.00–311.50 $302.58 $2,197 -5.61
750–796 770 532 287.00–301.00 $288.92 $2,225 -13.54
804–822 815 321 270.00–287.50 $283.33 $2,309 -5.98
860–883 875 318 267.00–281.00 $271.02 $2,371 -10.43
873–881 877 78 257.50–260.00 $258.65 $2,268 -22.80
960–974 964 37 235.00–240.00 $236.37 $2,279 -28.63
1041–1044 1043 14 231.00–234.00 $232.28 $2,423
1071 1071 6 234.50 $234.50 $2,511
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 5 334.00 $334.00 $1,770 -18.63
570–584 578 26 324.00–330.00 $326.48 $1,887 -4.54
642 642 6 309.00 $309.00 $1,984
751 751 18 261.00 $261.00 $1,960 -37.00
818 818 9 261.00 $261.00 $2,135 -18.00
872–894 881 33 238.00–246.00 $241.50 $2,128 -17.81
901 901 6 246.00 $246.00 $2,216

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,488
424 unweaned 424 11 412.50 $412.50 $1,749
458 458 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,763
546 unweaned 546 20 368.00 $368.00 $2,009
605 605 22 338.00 $338.00 $2,045
713 713 7 292.00 $292.00 $2,082
773 unweaned 773 10 274.00 $274.00 $2,118

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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.