Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

16,365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $402.91/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,697/hd at 669 lb · 1,238 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $410.46/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,961/hd at 721 lb · 1,089 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $412.94/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,619/hd at 634 lb · 1,030 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	16,365	18,113	23,442
Feeder cattle	16,093	17,388	23,377
Replacement cattle	272	725	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers less than 500 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher except 9 weights sold 7.00 lower. Heifers less than 700 lbs sold 2.00 higher over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good throughout the week. Wildfires isn't a term used in the state very often but due to misfortune it was used a lot this week. Around 746,000 acres of grassland was burn in four different fires. Al lot of ranchers are faced with some difficult decisions as summer grass pastures are probably not going to be able to utilize especially in the Sandhills. The fragile root systems will need a lot of moisture for the grass to flourish this summer growing season. The hardgrass range might be able to turn out later in the summer with ample rain. Quite a lot of bales of hay were also lost in this weeks fire. Area feedlots traded show list lower on the week with live sales 5.00 lower at 235.00 and dressed sales 8.00 lower at 372.00.

▼ Feeder heifers: Heifers less than 700 lbs sold 2.00 higher over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: Compared to last week steers less than 500 lbs sold 5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–347	336	17	650.00–700.00	$663.53	$2,229	—
360–398	381	37	597.50–635.00	$618.05	$2,355	+2.14
409–442	434	112	530.00–602.50	$587.50	$2,550	-2.03
455–499	484	302	520.00–576.00	$547.33	$2,649	-9.03
502–540	514	306	485.00–554.00	$531.97	$2,734	+0.56
502–539 thin fleshed	523	157	529.00–540.00	$534.21	$2,794	—
533	533	17	435.00	$435.00	$2,319	-96.41
539	539	20	517.00	$517.00	$2,787	-14.41
551–597	565	644	440.00–518.00	$495.86	$2,802	+20.59
567–578 thin fleshed	569	172	510.00–512.00	$511.72	$2,912	-2.25
586	586	41	469.00	$469.00	$2,748	-6.27
602–604 fancy	603	151	475.00–484.50	$478.45	$2,885	+6.45
601–648	630	799	430.00–476.00	$455.01	$2,867	-5.05
651–699	672	730	410.00–454.00	$433.74	$2,915	+9.98
705	705	163	423.00	$423.00	$2,982	+14.25
701–738	723	777	380.00–425.00	$403.87	$2,920	-4.88
731–732 fancy	731	149	427.50–435.00	$431.08	$3,151	-3.56
750–794	768	603	365.00–407.00	$383.13	$2,942	+8.42
797	797	150	382.00	$382.00	$3,045	+11.00
806 thin fleshed	806	15	377.50	$377.50	$3,043	—
801–848	826	556	353.50–370.00	$360.29	$2,976	+5.63
873	873	65	368.50	$368.50	$3,217	+31.50
859–894	881	259	336.00–350.00	$342.29	$3,016	-3.48
901–903	902	82	330.00–331.50	$330.51	$2,981	-12.77
900–944	920	464	327.00–344.50	$338.40	$3,113	-4.88
968–994	991	211	316.00–321.00	$316.56	$3,137	-7.93
1011–1045	1026	220	311.00–320.50	$316.56	$3,248	-9.98
1134	1134	50	291.00	$291.00	$3,300	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	9	545.00	$545.00	$2,267	—
467–498	477	40	480.00–537.50	$517.17	$2,467	-18.18
530–544	537	46	487.50–512.00	$499.15	$2,680	-5.85
550–599	582	127	425.00–477.50	$468.24	$2,725	+17.10
620	620	14	422.00	$422.00	$2,616	-24.30
654–691	673	105	381.00–432.00	$398.44	$2,682	+5.99
733–746	738	42	373.00–379.00	$376.55	$2,779	-6.02
776–795	780	39	353.00–369.00	$365.65	$2,852	+8.15
820	820	11	349.00	$349.00	$2,862	+14.61
895–896	895	12	302.50	$302.50	$2,707	—
1094	1094	33	272.00	$272.00	$2,976	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1059	1059	100	310.75	$310.75	$3,291	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	6	582.50	$582.50	$1,986	-12.54
355 thin fleshed	355	9	605.00	$605.00	$2,148	—
375–395	385	20	542.50–547.50	$544.94	$2,098	-21.23
394	394	5	480.00	$480.00	$1,891	-86.17
403–415 thin fleshed	412	18	540.00	$540.00	$2,225	—
415	415	11	542.50	$542.50	$2,251	+9.02
405–448	431	150	450.00–575.00	$535.50	$2,308	+2.02
463–495	476	189	455.00–537.50	$489.62	$2,331	-8.86
492	492	85	507.50	$507.50	$2,497	+9.02
516	516	12	400.00	$400.00	$2,064	-76.83
505–545	526	406	442.00–492.50	$473.78	$2,492	-3.05
540	540	111	488.50	$488.50	$2,638	+11.67
572 thin fleshed	572	103	466.00	$466.00	$2,666	—
553–597	575	530	424.00–465.50	$444.36	$2,555	-0.40
628	628	41	423.00	$423.00	$2,656	+11.07
630	630	77	441.00	$441.00	$2,778	+29.07
600–649	635	912	383.00–435.00	$410.12	$2,604	-1.81
650–695	667	1,110	376.00–438.00	$402.35	$2,684	-8.65
669–686	677	43	363.00–374.00	$368.81	$2,497	-29.41
698	698	85	427.50	$427.50	$2,984	+29.28
706–744	726	379	349.00–408.00	$370.76	$2,692	-2.79
744–746	745	27	370.00–382.00	$375.33	$2,796	+1.78
750–782	770	122	361.00–381.00	$367.36	$2,829	+17.49
753–790	771	482	326.50–358.00	$342.74	$2,643	-7.13
802–828	815	172	372.00–415.00	$394.82	$3,218	+57.29
813–837	821	120	319.00–345.00	$332.56	$2,730	-4.97
864	864	35	314.00	$314.00	$2,713	-12.88
853–881	866	67	313.00–342.00	$323.13	$2,798	-3.75
878	878	16	390.00	$390.00	$3,424	+63.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421–432	427	10	480.00–510.00	$495.19	$2,114	-19.81
489–499	493	38	437.00–483.00	$465.44	$2,295	+8.95
506–546	535	104	412.50–469.00	$452.79	$2,422	+13.64
557–597	580	113	389.00–412.50	$406.03	$2,355	+0.93
620–645	639	69	370.00–385.00	$375.01	$2,396	-6.07
679–698	694	76	342.00–390.00	$359.70	$2,496	-5.37
749	749	25	344.00	$344.00	$2,577	—
890	890	6	290.00	$290.00	$2,581	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1391	1391	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1285–1586	1489	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	3,450.00–3,950.00	$3,842.17
1149–1533	1492	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	2,550.00–3,150.00	$3,100.85
1351–1543	1499	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	73	3,300.00–3,525.00	$3,480.38
1532–1575	1557	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	3,050.00–3,350.00	$3,228.93

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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
1316–1563	1475	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	3,800.00–3,950.00	$3,882.70	—

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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.