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Wyoming-Nebraska Direct Cattle Report

Nebraska · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

15,036 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $156.18/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,451/hd at 929 lb · 9,595 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.93/cwt ≈ $1,337/hd at 852 lb · 2,053 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.90/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 870 lb · 1,350 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 15,036

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 850 157.96 $157.96 $1,319
850 850 68 153.85 $153.85 $1,308
850–875 852 1,985 153.00–157.46 $157.04 $1,338
925 925 5,000 156.50 $156.50 $1,448 -2.00
915–945 933 4,595 152.50–158.50 $155.84 $1,454 -2.66
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1010 1008 1,188 152.00–153.50 $152.35 $1,536 +1.35

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 50 149.18 $149.18 $1,283 -2.30
870 870 1,300 152.00 $152.00 $1,322 +0.52

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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.