Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026

9,265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $336.13/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $3,277/hd at 975 lb · 1,262 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $349.74/cwt ≈ $3,235/hd at 925 lb · 1,139 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $363.82/cwt +17.49 vs last sale · ≈ $3,173/hd at 872 lb · 975 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,265	793	4,844
Feeder cattle	9,172	793	4,764
Replacement cattle	93	—	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough calf and feeder receipts from last week for a market comparison. Demand was moderate to good with a fairly active internet at the reporting barns. Nebraska feedlots on a negotiated cash bases sold live sales at 235.00 and dressed sales at 370.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	6	600.00	$600.00	$2,070	—
435	435	30	537.00	$537.00	$2,336	—
505–534	522	45	465.00–512.50	$481.38	$2,513	-8.62
600–644	621	131	437.00–471.00	$464.12	$2,882	—
636	636	15	385.00	$385.00	$2,449	—
650–692	678	51	403.00–450.00	$434.64	$2,947	—
705–721	714	37	382.50–419.00	$403.42	$2,880	—
724	724	60	432.00	$432.00	$3,128	—
775	775	57	381.50	$381.50	$2,957	—
758–789	778	261	381.00–411.00	$390.83	$3,041	—
803	803	203	401.00	$401.00	$3,220	+44.50
800–843	831	299	348.00–393.00	$377.47	$3,137	+20.97
853–886	870	846	344.50–368.00	$362.12	$3,150	+15.79
887	887	129	375.00	$375.00	$3,326	+28.67
902–944	925	1,139	327.00–362.50	$349.74	$3,235	—
950–997	975	1,262	322.50–349.00	$336.13	$3,277	+0.77
1001	1001	31	321.00	$321.00	$3,213	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1034	1024	635	324.75–345.50	$328.41	$3,363	+8.41
1059–1084	1071	835	318.25–329.00	$323.47	$3,464	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–574	562	10	465.00–485.00	$475.21	$2,671	—
604–608	605	19	417.50–460.00	$439.09	$2,656	—
655–675	664	11	423.00–428.00	$425.69	$2,827	—
713–717	715	41	385.00–396.00	$391.42	$2,799	—
719–745	736	39	377.00–392.50	$383.62	$2,823	—
756–757	756	34	322.50–380.00	$357.79	$2,705	—
826	826	13	336.00	$336.00	$2,775	—
828	828	48	357.00	$357.00	$2,956	—
890	890	18	332.50	$332.50	$2,959	—
922	922	11	335.00	$335.00	$3,089	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	11	490.00	$490.00	$2,073	-8.00
549	549	12	425.00	$425.00	$2,333	-8.00
571	571	8	427.50	$427.50	$2,441	+23.50
632	632	25	432.50	$432.50	$2,733	—
663–696	675	124	380.00–410.00	$391.58	$2,643	—
710–744	735	220	360.00–399.00	$372.19	$2,736	—
775–799	777	106	319.00–354.00	$331.04	$2,572	—
783	783	28	362.00	$362.00	$2,834	—
809–837	821	303	316.00–360.00	$342.08	$2,808	+9.21
823–841	832	137	333.00–363.00	$347.61	$2,892	+14.74
853–890	871	232	312.50–342.50	$330.01	$2,874	—
902	902	117	328.25	$328.25	$2,961	—
903–929	913	134	298.00–329.50	$307.78	$2,810	—
956–992	968	107	304.00–316.00	$311.15	$3,012	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	6	485.00	$485.00	$2,090	—
454–480	467	10	465.00–475.00	$469.86	$2,194	—
542–543	542	17	425.00–435.00	$432.65	$2,345	—
606–643	626	41	395.00–425.00	$402.29	$2,518	—
674–694	687	56	339.00–370.00	$349.87	$2,404	—
701–745	728	51	345.00–357.50	$349.86	$2,547	—
824	824	19	320.00	$320.00	$2,637	—
835	835	22	324.00	$324.00	$2,705	—
875	875	57	310.00–320.00	$313.16	$2,740	—
932	932	9	300.00	$300.00	$2,796	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001	1001	62	291.50	$291.50	$2,918	—
1045	1045	49	316.00	$316.00	$3,302	—
1075	1075	27	264.00	$264.00	$2,838	—
1148	1148	50	262.50	$262.50	$3,014	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
726	726	10	360.00	$360.00	$2,614	—
873	873	7	324.00	$324.00	$2,829	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1246–1311	1291	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	5,100.00	$5,100.00
1332–1355	1339	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,750.00–3,250.00	$3,094.32
1366–1488	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	4,500.00–5,000.00	$4,880.57
1417–1482	1470	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	4,100.00	$4,100.00

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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.