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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

40,497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $407.20/cwt +27.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,948/hd at 724 lb · 4,093 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $428.40/cwt +24.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,878/hd at 672 lb · 3,721 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $456.03/cwt +26.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,861/hd at 627 lb · 3,689 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 40,497 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 unweaned 342 6 560.00 $560.00 $1,915 —
367 unweaned 367 6 560.00 $560.00 $2,055 —
356–397 373 104 525.00–650.00 $609.71 $2,274 —
404–445 424 140 500.00–610.00 $577.94 $2,450 —
466 fancy 466 100 554.00 $554.00 $2,582 —
450–498 474 510 502.00–601.00 $553.68 $2,624 +51.54
477 unweaned 477 38 519.00 $519.00 $2,476 +32.00
506 unweaned 506 5 520.00 $520.00 $2,631 +21.00
503–536 fancy 516 47 523.00–528.00 $525.90 $2,714 —
527 527 7 475.00 $475.00 $2,503 -16.77
506–549 530 1,475 483.00–537.50 $515.35 $2,731 +23.58
560–588 unweaned 576 46 442.50–460.00 $454.03 $2,615 -8.72
550–598 578 2,310 456.00–518.00 $487.16 $2,816 +39.16
578 thin fleshed 578 15 495.00 $495.00 $2,861 +4.00
579 579 5 454.00 $454.00 $2,629 +6.00
562–599 fancy 586 387 486.00–517.00 $494.52 $2,898 —
600–613 fancy 605 237 470.00–485.00 $482.19 $2,917 —
603–648 unweaned 625 34 425.00–446.00 $434.73 $2,717 +19.22
600–647 629 3,365 417.00–480.00 $454.77 $2,861 +38.77
621–637 thin fleshed 630 27 450.00–457.00 $453.07 $2,854 —
625–645 632 26 400.00–417.50 $412.20 $2,605 -3.80
653 thin fleshed 653 14 436.00 $436.00 $2,847 —
650–697 fancy 667 375 450.00–460.00 $455.79 $3,040 —
650–698 672 3,194 391.00–452.00 $425.44 $2,859 +9.90
680 680 75 436.00 $436.00 $2,965 +47.97
661–688 683 63 400.00–408.00 $404.61 $2,763 +16.58
708 708 84 445.00 $445.00 $3,151 +58.34
704–731 fancy 714 315 422.50–438.00 $432.12 $3,085 —
700–749 725 3,624 373.00–435.00 $404.63 $2,934 +17.97
715–742 739 70 381.00–383.00 $382.78 $2,829 +8.51
753–784 fancy 767 183 386.50–416.00 $410.01 $3,145 —
750–799 774 2,815 361.00–407.50 $382.32 $2,959 +4.31
780 780 77 422.00 $422.00 $3,292 +43.99
792–795 793 119 360.00–360.50 $360.34 $2,857 -17.67
801–844 817 1,605 347.50–385.00 $368.92 $3,014 +5.44
851–899 877 1,804 340.00–367.50 $353.30 $3,098 +8.97
900–944 924 889 323.00–369.50 $344.13 $3,180 +5.97
952–983 970 251 325.00–345.50 $332.63 $3,227 +12.13
1006–1044 1025 122 313.50–320.50 $316.88 $3,248 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–438 429 38 480.00–585.00 $523.92 $2,248 —
426–446 unweaned 440 16 510.00–555.00 $541.38 $2,382 —
450–498 471 166 475.00–555.00 $525.09 $2,473 —
490 unweaned 490 16 442.50–532.50 $487.50 $2,389 —
524 unweaned 524 5 505.00 $505.00 $2,646 —
521–546 533 108 460.00–512.50 $485.48 $2,588 —
551–597 583 201 445.00–489.00 $458.89 $2,675 +32.35
625 unweaned 625 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,625 —
600–643 630 171 412.50–442.50 $425.81 $2,683 +44.81
653–699 685 145 387.50–416.00 $406.87 $2,787 +44.37
692 692 32 387.50 $387.50 $2,682 +25.00
700–749 735 240 360.00–396.00 $385.13 $2,831 +54.13
752–791 776 116 353.00–388.00 $371.43 $2,882 +17.43
830 830 6 362.00 $362.00 $3,005 —
942 942 5 320.00 $320.00 $3,014 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 49 308.00 $308.00 $2,603 —
971 thin fleshed 971 59 336.00 $336.00 $3,263 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 10 550.00 $550.00 $1,788 —
324–349 343 36 510.00–590.00 $568.57 $1,950 —
381–395 390 55 515.00–540.00 $533.40 $2,080 —
395 unweaned 395 5 507.50 $507.50 $2,005 +2.50
423 unweaned 423 20 517.50 $517.50 $2,189 —
405–449 433 350 466.00–565.00 $518.67 $2,246 —
450–481 468 16 430.00–442.00 $436.12 $2,041 -53.88
469–480 unweaned 476 21 487.50–490.00 $489.06 $2,328 +30.06
450–499 481 659 430.00–520.00 $483.53 $2,326 -6.47
486 486 13 499.00 $499.00 $2,425 +9.00
505 thin fleshed 505 25 453.00 $453.00 $2,288 —
524–528 unweaned 526 17 450.00–451.00 $450.53 $2,370 +28.94
500–549 528 1,388 421.00–502.50 $462.62 $2,443 +12.62
544 544 53 462.00 $462.00 $2,513 +12.00
554–583 566 238 450.00–487.50 $465.19 $2,633 +30.19
557–580 thin fleshed 567 82 443.00–451.00 $448.31 $2,542 —
572–575 fancy 573 95 452.50–499.00 $484.26 $2,775 —
550–599 574 1,494 390.00–459.00 $433.17 $2,486 -1.83
551–592 unweaned 577 28 407.50–423.00 $412.78 $2,382 +13.27
604–621 fancy 612 137 410.50–482.50 $449.42 $2,750 —
605–616 thin fleshed 614 76 426.00–442.50 $439.08 $2,696 —
615 615 13 410.00 $410.00 $2,522 +27.74
600–646 623 1,730 378.00–426.00 $406.43 $2,532 +24.17
600–645 627 503 417.50–462.00 $438.77 $2,751 +71.77
648 unweaned 648 9 375.00 $375.00 $2,430 —
651 fancy 651 50 497.50 $497.50 $3,239 —
667 unweaned 667 15 382.50 $382.50 $2,551 +33.98
653–697 668 719 392.00–440.00 $421.37 $2,815 +36.06
650–698 675 1,346 340.00–407.00 $384.46 $2,595 -0.85
695 695 10 348.00 $348.00 $2,419 -37.31
703–734 717 11 351.00–352.50 $351.70 $2,522 -2.69
707–748 720 535 361.00–452.50 $409.86 $2,951 +55.47
700–747 721 1,330 341.00–415.00 $370.57 $2,672 +16.18
753 fancy 753 78 410.00 $410.00 $3,087 —
763–786 775 320 360.00–472.50 $429.40 $3,328 +87.04
751–797 778 904 337.00–415.00 $348.71 $2,713 +6.35
801 801 21 333.00 $333.00 $2,667 -13.00
806 806 38 339.50 $339.50 $2,736 -6.50
813 813 129 400.00 $400.00 $3,252 +54.00
801–846 820 340 315.00–350.75 $334.66 $2,744 +14.42
851–868 860 192 300.00–349.00 $331.61 $2,852 +7.27
906 906 10 310.00 $310.00 $2,809 ±0.00
964 964 21 301.00 $301.00 $2,902 —
968–995 986 56 292.50–300.00 $294.88 $2,908 —
1053–1067 1060 21 281.00–293.50 $287.51 $3,048 —
1201 1201 31 263.00 $263.00 $3,159 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–372 370 7 482.50–500.00 $492.55 $1,822 —
407–431 415 20 485.00–540.00 $513.81 $2,132 —
452 unweaned 452 14 475.00 $475.00 $2,147 —
453–497 487 139 415.00–479.00 $464.04 $2,260 —
514 unweaned 514 9 397.00 $397.00 $2,041 —
507–549 535 263 400.00–462.00 $441.47 $2,362 +39.41
558 unweaned 558 10 420.00 $420.00 $2,344 —
555–597 585 166 380.00–426.00 $402.17 $2,353 —
627 unweaned 627 11 360.00 $360.00 $2,257 —
601–649 632 113 367.00–396.00 $378.88 $2,395 —
661–699 688 165 331.00–380.00 $361.17 $2,485 —
701–737 714 55 342.00–362.50 $352.73 $2,518 —
753–794 771 279 322.00–373.00 $361.19 $2,785 —
842 842 9 308.00 $308.00 $2,593 —
870 870 8 318.00 $318.00 $2,767 —
984 984 5 288.00 $288.00 $2,834 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
787 787 16 318.00 $318.00 $2,503 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 7 525.00 $525.00 $2,273 —

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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.