Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

17,781 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $451.84/cwt +13.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,571/hd at 569 lb · 1,419 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $477.39/cwt +13.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,502/hd at 524 lb · 1,342 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $507.86/cwt +17.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,460/hd at 484 lb · 1,276 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	17,781	8,668	17,778
Feeder cattle	17,621	8,668	17,629
Replacement cattle	160	—	149

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compare to last week steer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher and yearling steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves sold steady to 8.00 higher with some flyweight calves trading 20.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold unevenly steady. Demand was mostly good throughout the week. Several top notch calves hit the market place this week and most were fully preconditioned. Some lots of calves sold a tick lighter and a little earlier than normal due to the drought conditions in several areas of the state. Some area received rain in the last seven days with totals from 4.00" to 10.00" in some areas. Flash flooding and crop damage in the eastern side of the state with the heavy rain totals. Some soybeans pod have popped and spilling beans on the ground and a few reports of corn sprouting on the ear due to the very wet September. End of the week the sun came out and combines and choppers went back to the fields. Area feedlots traded live sales steady to 2.00 lower from 220.00 to 222.00 and dressed sales steady to 5.00 lower at 345.00.

▲ Feeder heifers: Heifer calves sold steady to 8.00 higher with some flyweight calves trading 20.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Compare to last week steer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher and yearling steers sold steady to 5.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306 thin fleshed	306	7	665.00	$665.00	$2,035	—
307–347	334	50	511.00–678.00	$621.53	$2,076	+49.45
355–395	376	185	501.00–625.00	$585.16	$2,200	+13.92
421 fancy	421	58	570.00	$570.00	$2,400	—
401–441	425	346	495.00–600.00	$545.90	$2,320	-12.00
465–475 fancy	472	222	536.00–545.00	$540.23	$2,550	+40.49
451–497	487	1,054	462.50–532.50	$501.04	$2,440	+11.19
500–549	524	1,342	442.50–499.00	$477.39	$2,502	+13.68
553–561 fancy	557	203	473.00–474.00	$473.53	$2,638	—
550–598	571	1,216	386.00–467.00	$448.22	$2,559	+10.34
600–622 unweaned	609	66	385.00–396.00	$389.60	$2,373	-20.96
603–648	627	452	386.00–438.00	$418.73	$2,625	+19.63
658–692	678	324	382.50–417.00	$398.62	$2,703	+1.62
702–731	721	223	340.00–390.00	$369.68	$2,665	-7.56
754	754	5	342.50	$342.50	$2,582	-29.33
764–790	770	211	358.00–383.50	$376.74	$2,901	+4.91
815–843	825	220	346.00–371.00	$358.40	$2,957	+19.40
859–893	877	494	331.00–360.00	$342.08	$3,000	-0.94
905–948	930	371	327.00–344.50	$338.48	$3,148	+28.48
955–995	979	242	322.00–358.00	$335.42	$3,284	+3.51
1045	1045	57	320.00	$320.00	$3,344	+10.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–398	387	66	500.00–582.50	$534.91	$2,070	—
401–446	439	202	459.00–542.50	$516.68	$2,268	+17.85
460–494	476	194	427.50–487.00	$454.90	$2,165	+12.40
504–538	520	41	397.50–442.50	$420.05	$2,184	—
556–598	575	526	392.50–422.00	$406.48	$2,337	+5.46
600–625	615	38	387.00–401.00	$393.58	$2,421	+11.08
665–677	669	25	382.00–384.00	$382.65	$2,560	+37.65
723–744	737	38	333.00–372.00	$358.16	$2,640	—
761–783	771	13	332.00–344.00	$337.62	$2,603	-3.38
846	846	10	337.50	$337.50	$2,855	+8.50
877–883	879	23	304.00–317.00	$307.41	$2,702	-0.94
941	941	8	298.00	$298.00	$2,804	—
957	957	6	320.00	$320.00	$3,062	+23.85

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
996	996	255	332.00	$332.00	$3,307	—
1016–1044	1030	616	305.00–326.00	$321.12	$3,308	+21.62
1032	1032	5	288.00	$288.00	$2,972	-11.50
1055–1067	1059	219	314.00–319.00	$316.95	$3,357	+15.60
1150	1150	34	261.00	$261.00	$3,002	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	5	320.00	$320.00	$2,528	—
917	917	14	290.00	$290.00	$2,659	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–340	334	59	461.00–575.00	$544.94	$1,820	+18.31
355–399	381	196	457.00–547.50	$519.22	$1,978	+27.33
403–445	420	351	432.50–525.00	$492.41	$2,068	+25.69
450–499	470	663	443.00–487.00	$458.86	$2,157	+25.83
454–484	473	127	502.50–538.00	$514.56	$2,434	+81.53
507–522	511	105	472.00–483.00	$480.11	$2,453	+59.42
500–547	517	519	409.00–440.00	$428.73	$2,217	+8.04
551–598	574	289	377.50–422.50	$398.14	$2,285	+3.98
603 unweaned	603	16	365.00	$365.00	$2,201	—
611–618	614	25	372.50–382.00	$378.62	$2,325	+5.99
687	687	38	348.00	$348.00	$2,391	+1.60
725–748	737	61	344.50–348.00	$345.55	$2,547	-4.78
755	755	38	338.00	$338.00	$2,552	-2.71
758–795	775	206	327.50–345.00	$339.85	$2,634	-0.86
802 thin fleshed	802	41	333.00	$333.00	$2,671	—
811	811	52	326.00	$326.00	$2,644	-0.19
801–849	821	323	307.50–337.50	$325.39	$2,671	-0.80
855 thin fleshed	855	65	330.50	$330.50	$2,826	—
857–898	882	354	285.00–328.00	$313.42	$2,764	-7.33
920	920	316	307.50	$307.50	$2,829	-1.31
905–948	931	454	286.00–312.00	$300.38	$2,797	-8.43
942 thin fleshed	942	34	309.00	$309.00	$2,911	—
956–972	966	187	300.50–301.50	$300.85	$2,906	+4.38
954–991	974	244	290.00–305.00	$299.04	$2,913	+2.57
982–987	985	14	270.00–280.00	$274.99	$2,709	-1.01
1006	1006	26	297.00	$297.00	$2,988	+11.59
1050–1059	1056	77	286.00–294.00	$290.49	$3,068	+13.13

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
994	994	6	275.50	$275.50	$2,738	—
1000–1042	1027	569	273.00–299.50	$289.58	$2,974	+3.11
1023–1031	1028	34	260.00	$260.00	$2,673	-26.47
1052–1078	1059	103	254.00–286.50	$266.08	$2,818	-11.11
1071	1071	29	268.00	$268.00	$2,870	-9.19
1107	1107	6	265.50	$265.50	$2,939	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–347	340	12	505.00–517.50	$510.32	$1,735	—
351–396	388	38	502.50–515.00	$512.92	$1,990	—
400–443	425	93	418.00–475.00	$449.36	$1,910	+49.36
463–496	481	137	400.00–450.00	$429.32	$2,065	—
500–539	519	85	364.00–415.00	$385.72	$2,002	+1.81
662–691	678	33	328.00–332.50	$330.06	$2,238	-17.21
768–799	782	48	307.00–324.00	$311.68	$2,437	-3.23
800–842	821	12	296.00–301.00	$298.44	$2,450	-2.69
881–891	888	23	286.00–298.00	$289.62	$2,572	—
974–986	976	70	283.50–289.00	$284.26	$2,774	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	13	535.00	$535.00	$2,049	—
517	517	7	445.00	$445.00	$2,301	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
871–983	947	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	157	3,600.00–4,000.00	$3,920.07

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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.