Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 24, 2026

8,007 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $328.12/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $3,029/hd at 923 lb · 1,224 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.69/cwt -16.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,713/hd at 871 lb · 737 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $344.71/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,858/hd at 829 lb · 674 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,007	8,336	3,134
Feeder cattle	8,007	8,336	3,134

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 7 and 9 weight steers sold 2.00 lower, 8 weight steers sold 8.00 lower, 1000-1050 weight steers sold 6.00 lower. Heifers from 600 to 700 lbs sold steady, 7 weights sold 1.00 lower, 8 weights sold 10.00 lower with 9 weights trading 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate to instance good. Bulk of the receipts were yearling weight cattle with some out of grow yards. Bidding at area auctions a little slower paced than recent weeks. The auctioneers asked for .50 and 1.00 bids most of the time instead of the 2.50 to 5.00 bids when the market was ticking upward earlier this summer. Few, gloomy faces from the sellers as some yearling cattle might have been getting close to the red mark, something a yearling seller hasn't faced in several years. Area feedlots would be selling slaughter most negotiated cash steers and heifers at a lost. Live sales sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower from 218.00 to 222.00 and dressed sales sold 9.00 to 13.00 lower from 342.00 to 345.00. The higher live prices came at the week's close as packers were still looking for some inventory.

→ Feeder heifers: Heifers from 600 to 700 lbs sold steady
▼ Feeder steers: 7 and 9 weight steers sold 2.00 lower
→ Slaughter cattle: Area feedlots would be selling slaughter most negotiated cash steers and heifers at a lost

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	17	430.00	$430.00	$2,283	-90.34
571 unweaned	571	29	414.00	$414.00	$2,364	-46.00
654–677	666	95	371.00–382.00	$374.84	$2,496	-4.99
680 unweaned	680	62	377.50	$377.50	$2,567	—
717–744	736	201	351.00–379.00	$367.70	$2,706	+5.96
770–798	792	156	348.00–373.00	$353.87	$2,803	-10.15
810–846	829	674	327.50–354.50	$344.71	$2,858	-0.30
851–896	869	422	314.00–341.00	$331.92	$2,884	-16.75
902–949	923	1,215	307.00–344.00	$328.31	$3,030	-0.70
948	948	9	303.00	$303.00	$2,872	-26.01
950–997	982	451	300.00–333.00	$320.38	$3,146	-9.06
1020	1020	31	288.85	$288.85	$2,946	-8.65

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1034	1013	437	297.00–331.00	$314.27	$3,184	-6.52
1066	1066	153	311.25	$311.25	$3,318	-0.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	7	440.00	$440.00	$2,090	-40.00
526–533	528	21	405.00–427.00	$410.29	$2,166	-54.11
559	559	5	422.50	$422.50	$2,362	+5.00
662–696	671	36	345.00–347.50	$346.78	$2,327	—
773	773	8	340.00	$340.00	$2,628	-1.03
990	990	6	282.00	$282.00	$2,792	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	5	355.00	$355.00	$1,882	-57.62
579–585	583	59	332.00–396.00	$381.83	$2,226	+6.28
587 unweaned	587	30	374.50	$374.50	$2,198	—
600–640	626	61	331.00–355.00	$348.34	$2,181	-17.16
650–695	684	209	336.00–402.50	$368.80	$2,523	+18.80
721	721	12	331.00	$331.00	$2,387	±0.00
702–748	725	87	328.00–344.50	$336.58	$2,440	+2.33
752–785	769	365	321.00–363.00	$339.83	$2,613	+11.94
769	769	8	312.50	$312.50	$2,403	-15.39
778	778	110	333.25	$333.25	$2,593	+5.36
801–849	835	245	311.00–337.50	$327.08	$2,731	-6.02
834–845	836	62	286.50–296.00	$293.99	$2,458	-39.11
855–896	867	466	282.00–332.00	$316.05	$2,740	+4.05
851–888	868	160	282.00–299.00	$291.65	$2,532	-20.35
889	889	111	322.25	$322.25	$2,865	-4.92
900–947	920	477	281.25–313.50	$305.10	$2,807	-3.96
907–944	930	132	274.50–292.50	$287.23	$2,671	-21.83
968	968	88	281.00	$281.00	$2,720	-18.02
952–988	974	100	263.50–297.00	$281.52	$2,742	-17.50
1079	1079	8	269.00	$269.00	$2,903	+0.53

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1048	1026	192	282.50–303.00	$294.70	$3,024	+0.58
1037	1037	29	273.00	$273.00	$2,831	-21.12
1050	1050	6	275.00	$275.00	$2,888	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	6	429.00	$429.00	$1,669	—
447	447	7	435.00	$435.00	$1,944	-34.38
491	491	12	366.00	$366.00	$1,797	-76.94
502–532	518	44	372.50–387.50	$379.44	$1,965	-15.56
571	571	5	360.00	$360.00	$2,056	—
648	648	6	321.00	$321.00	$2,080	-22.44
811–820	816	14	294.00–295.00	$294.43	$2,403	-17.68
922	922	8	270.00	$270.00	$2,489	—

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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.