Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 14, 2026

11,632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $325.52/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $3,190/hd at 980 lb · 1,538 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.56/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,717/hd at 832 lb · 933 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $341.25/cwt -7.65 vs last sale · ≈ $3,000/hd at 879 lb · 909 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,632	12,205	6,478
Feeder cattle	11,632	12,091	6,478
Replacement cattle	—	114	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, calves and yearlings sold unevenly steady throughout the week. Demand was moderate to good. Few, more bawling calves hit the market several weeks or months earlier than normal. Especially from the western end of the state were drought conditions prevail all year. Some ranchers just sold most of there steer calves and are holding back heifers and probably will develop, grow them and sell sometime after the first of the year. Most fresh calves had precondition vaccinations. Some of the yearlings were out of backgrounding lots with most coming off short summer grass. Feedlot trade was steady on dressed sales at 350.00 and live sales sold steady to 1.00 lower from 222.00 to 223.00. Another week of large piles of silage getting piled and packed along with some high moisture corn slowing coming to the pit in many areas. Spotting rain showers in some areas but not enough to relive drought like conditions across the region. Majority of the cattle less than 600 lbs are bawlers even if they are not tagged as unweaned.

→ Feeder steers: Some ranchers just sold most of there steer calves and are holding back heifers and probably will develop

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–327 unweaned	312	20	525.00–575.00	$564.51	$1,761	—
328	328	10	580.00	$580.00	$1,902	-45.00
358–396	378	63	508.00–615.00	$571.70	$2,161	-8.30
402–446	417	115	453.00–545.00	$531.37	$2,216	+8.28
415–421 unweaned	419	23	505.00–512.50	$510.56	$2,139	—
451–480	466	403	460.00–538.00	$510.36	$2,378	+4.46
461–498 unweaned	480	52	441.00–476.00	$455.58	$2,187	+3.58
500–542	526	519	430.00–506.00	$469.17	$2,468	-8.62
529–549 unweaned	536	18	416.00–421.00	$419.29	$2,247	—
550 unweaned	550	49	445.00	$445.00	$2,448	—
557–586	565	428	421.00–464.00	$451.19	$2,549	+34.67
613–626 unweaned	623	27	383.00–397.00	$386.06	$2,405	—
610–642	631	120	393.00–427.00	$412.27	$2,601	+1.28
650–696	665	52	353.00–407.00	$382.25	$2,542	+0.09
707–728	721	83	370.00–388.50	$381.49	$2,751	+13.08
765–787	779	84	340.50–366.00	$343.94	$2,679	-26.34
802–825	812	80	339.50–353.00	$349.01	$2,834	-17.44
814 thin fleshed	814	68	367.50	$367.50	$2,991	—
863–891	878	837	325.00–351.50	$343.27	$3,014	-5.63
891–897	892	72	315.50–318.50	$317.79	$2,835	-31.11
906–921	913	105	334.50–348.00	$341.77	$3,120	+1.76
952–991	980	1,538	314.00–341.50	$325.52	$3,190	-7.07
1010–1038	1018	189	291.00–312.00	$296.78	$3,021	-28.43
1098	1098	8	278.00	$278.00	$3,052	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1089	1070	521	297.00–315.00	$309.73	$3,314	+11.16
1110	1110	50	303.50	$303.50	$3,369	+25.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	11	512.50	$512.50	$2,147	+12.50
450–489	471	122	460.00–482.50	$473.21	$2,229	+12.41
520–534	531	24	417.50–439.00	$422.77	$2,245	—
574–591	581	31	395.00–418.00	$408.42	$2,373	—
611 thin fleshed	611	26	394.00	$394.00	$2,407	—
629	629	12	371.00	$371.00	$2,334	—
949	949	57	313.50	$313.50	$2,975	+0.50
954	954	26	308.50	$308.50	$2,943	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–345	334	21	500.00–530.00	$520.68	$1,739	—
361 unweaned	361	7	475.00	$475.00	$1,715	—
352–399	376	107	462.50–530.00	$502.09	$1,888	-2.66
412–444	419	445	462.00–477.00	$472.82	$1,981	-9.47
449 unweaned	449	15	454.00	$454.00	$2,038	—
456–491	468	327	430.00–472.50	$446.55	$2,090	+20.69
483–490 unweaned	487	58	410.00–420.00	$415.31	$2,023	—
512–522 unweaned	520	64	407.00–433.50	$428.61	$2,229	—
503–548	521	74	375.00–418.00	$401.19	$2,090	-2.27
519–530	523	54	486.00–505.00	$493.13	$2,579	+89.67
514–538 fancy	526	14	450.00–460.00	$454.89	$2,393	—
559	559	18	450.00	$450.00	$2,516	+69.02
555–578	568	21	389.00–400.00	$395.39	$2,246	+14.41
575 unweaned	575	17	362.00	$362.00	$2,082	—
600 unweaned	600	21	359.00	$359.00	$2,154	—
605–643	622	171	339.00–373.00	$362.36	$2,254	-3.26
622	622	38	495.00	$495.00	$3,079	+129.38
679–697	691	122	339.50–360.00	$353.39	$2,442	-2.28
713–735	729	90	336.00–345.00	$338.92	$2,471	-9.55
750–796	767	294	325.00–338.00	$328.46	$2,519	-21.84
799	799	21	325.00	$325.00	$2,597	+4.50
803–848	832	933	309.00–336.00	$326.56	$2,717	-3.94
853–898	873	257	301.00–330.00	$313.60	$2,738	+2.60
904	904	134	318.50	$318.50	$2,879	+9.64
902–948	926	581	284.50–315.50	$303.42	$2,810	+16.79
950–966	952	137	304.50–309.00	$308.43	$2,936	+1.79
952 fancy	952	20	304.00	$304.00	$2,894	—
952–999	966	202	273.00–313.50	$298.37	$2,882	-8.27
1002–1032	1013	179	277.50–307.25	$291.56	$2,954	-1.13
1027	1027	59	296.00	$296.00	$3,040	+3.31
1078	1078	10	285.00	$285.00	$3,072	—
1136	1136	20	264.00	$264.00	$2,999	+1.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1048	1029	181	266.00–304.00	$291.70	$3,002	+4.20
1062–1085	1076	24	268.00–275.00	$272.41	$2,931	-4.16
1128	1128	49	249.00	$249.00	$2,809	-5.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344 unweaned	344	7	441.00	$441.00	$1,517	—
399	399	9	450.00	$450.00	$1,796	—
439	439	35	435.00	$435.00	$1,910	—
475–493	486	34	386.00–418.00	$408.03	$1,983	—
505	505	6	405.00	$405.00	$2,045	—
552–587	581	24	350.00–365.00	$352.37	$2,047	—
603	603	8	377.50	$377.50	$2,276	—
725	725	17	323.00	$323.00	$2,342	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433 unweaned	433	7	432.50	$432.50	$1,873	—
636 unweaned	636	16	368.00	$368.00	$2,340	—

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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.