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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

16,041 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $387.35/cwt +10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $3,011/hd at 777 lb · 1,852 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $360.77/cwt +4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $3,337/hd at 925 lb · 1,513 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $368.28/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $3,192/hd at 867 lb · 1,484 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 16,041 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–339 333 16 553.00–625.00 $598.76 $1,994 —
359–396 374 39 534.00–607.50 $585.33 $2,189 +28.86
402–449 425 101 500.00–553.00 $526.70 $2,238 -3.44
456–476 fancy 465 74 527.50 $527.50 $2,453 —
458–485 472 123 501.00–531.00 $509.63 $2,405 -12.91
500–547 523 266 455.00–512.00 $490.36 $2,565 +9.41
533 fancy 533 45 506.00 $506.00 $2,697 +2.00
551 fancy 551 42 485.00 $485.00 $2,672 —
572 572 11 410.00 $410.00 $2,345 -37.04
556–594 573 428 407.50–479.00 $458.29 $2,626 +11.25
603–635 unweaned 618 212 390.00–455.00 $437.79 $2,706 +26.47
601–645 622 421 397.50–452.50 $436.57 $2,715 +19.46
658–696 687 423 385.00–431.00 $415.76 $2,856 +13.22
700 unweaned 700 7 377.50 $377.50 $2,642 —
701–743 715 478 377.00–427.00 $407.72 $2,915 +23.38
736 736 29 384.00 $384.00 $2,826 -0.34
760–799 777 1,720 350.00–402.00 $387.15 $3,008 +10.67
774–794 783 132 390.00 $390.00 $3,054 +13.52
801–849 835 1,187 359.00–382.50 $375.34 $3,134 +24.23
854–858 856 260 380.00–386.00 $382.96 $3,278 +14.76
850–890 869 1,224 343.00–378.50 $365.16 $3,173 -3.04
902–936 924 1,402 344.75–376.00 $360.83 $3,334 +4.64
938 938 111 360.00 $360.00 $3,377 +3.81
951–985 978 831 336.00–350.10 $348.36 $3,407 +6.47
1022 1022 53 330.00 $330.00 $3,373 +12.58
1045 1045 6 317.00 $317.00 $3,313 -0.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 328 18 497.50–572.50 $541.54 $1,776 —
399 399 5 515.00 $515.00 $2,055 —
402 402 6 522.50 $522.50 $2,100 —
453–495 470 52 430.00–500.00 $470.36 $2,211 -34.64
473 473 9 445.00 $445.00 $2,105 -60.00
505–545 525 52 430.00–455.00 $439.00 $2,305 -18.00
564–582 571 37 412.50–449.00 $433.00 $2,472 +40.50
626 unweaned 626 26 410.00–420.00 $415.00 $2,598 —
604–649 632 52 370.00–415.00 $380.81 $2,407 —
689 689 6 399.00 $399.00 $2,749 +33.42
702–747 726 106 350.00–394.00 $387.41 $2,813 +27.41
765–790 772 52 350.00–365.00 $361.81 $2,793 +11.81
799 thin fleshed 799 6 374.00 $374.00 $2,988 —
844 844 62 363.00 $363.00 $3,064 —
846 846 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,961 —
868 868 26 363.00 $363.00 $3,151 +23.00
862–896 873 133 330.00–346.00 $340.67 $2,974 +0.67
998 998 64 316.00 $316.00 $3,154 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 unweaned 638 6 377.00 $377.00 $2,405 —
1021–1031 1029 519 343.00–346.00 $344.48 $3,545 +8.34
1081 1081 150 332.50 $332.50 $3,594 +1.49

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 8 605.00 $605.00 $1,742 —
321 321 5 520.00 $520.00 $1,669 -35.60
379 thin fleshed 379 11 533.00 $533.00 $2,020 —
354–394 387 75 460.00–560.00 $502.13 $1,943 -25.83
408–449 417 74 465.00–506.00 $485.87 $2,026 +13.58
463 thin fleshed 463 9 459.00 $459.00 $2,125 —
453–495 481 220 432.00–487.50 $449.99 $2,164 -0.50
501 fancy 501 44 461.00 $461.00 $2,310 +33.50
500–549 517 224 407.00–447.50 $420.90 $2,176 +27.42
553 fancy 553 44 437.00 $437.00 $2,417 —
566–592 572 134 382.50–445.00 $413.69 $2,366 +8.92
613–645 627 132 373.00–394.00 $384.11 $2,408 —
628 unweaned 628 6 386.00 $386.00 $2,424 -4.00
636 636 24 375.00 $375.00 $2,385 —
658 658 53 376.50 $376.50 $2,477 +0.20
658–692 675 131 352.50–384.00 $371.11 $2,505 -5.19
711 thin fleshed 711 160 370.50 $370.50 $2,634 —
723–733 724 111 351.00–377.50 $375.08 $2,716 +18.46
714–743 734 275 335.00–370.00 $362.06 $2,658 +5.44
755–774 770 48 342.50–363.00 $349.59 $2,692 -2.08
751–791 774 324 335.00–365.00 $350.08 $2,710 -1.59
806–848 816 564 319.50–355.00 $340.97 $2,782 +4.97
820–849 836 283 331.50–354.00 $344.91 $2,883 -1.65
851–857 855 13 328.00 $328.00 $2,804 -4.87
850–899 861 176 325.00–349.00 $345.00 $2,970 +12.13
855–895 871 337 318.00–341.50 $334.49 $2,913 +1.62
918 918 125 326.00–338.50 $332.00 $3,048 -11.50
906–943 929 502 317.00–336.50 $329.13 $3,058 -4.24
952–987 966 151 320.00–333.00 $325.75 $3,147 -7.19
1002–1049 1029 112 304.50–326.00 $311.98 $3,210 —
1040 1040 17 309.00 $309.00 $3,214 —
1060 1060 7 306.00 $306.00 $3,244 +3.00
1055–1074 1070 40 304.00–309.50 $308.28 $3,299 +5.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 8 470.00 $470.00 $1,532 -27.50
377–395 388 18 450.00–480.00 $468.66 $1,818 —
420 420 13 469.00 $469.00 $1,970 —
429–438 433 29 410.00–475.00 $443.22 $1,919 —
469–490 480 40 395.00–465.00 $431.33 $2,070 —
518–549 535 47 375.00–401.00 $389.59 $2,084 —
550–585 559 30 378.00–400.00 $391.63 $2,189 —
577 577 32 379.00 $379.00 $2,187 —
610 unweaned 610 6 362.00 $362.00 $2,208 —
603–645 629 27 373.50–376.00 $374.39 $2,355 +4.39
653–672 663 11 305.00–337.50 $322.96 $2,141 —
729–745 740 17 335.00–337.00 $336.42 $2,490 —
756–774 770 86 330.00–346.00 $342.43 $2,637 +2.04
820 820 8 320.00 $320.00 $2,624 —
853 853 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,516 —
986 986 11 296.00 $296.00 $2,919 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1035 1010 157 328.00–335.00 $332.85 $3,362 +10.14

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 9 506.00 $506.00 $2,242 -5.22
484 484 10 475.00 $475.00 $2,299 —

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
784 784 5 258.00 $258.00 $2,023 —

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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.