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Wyoming-Nebraska Direct Cattle Report

Nebraska · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

21,585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $176.96/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,708/hd at 965 lb · 18,955 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.50/cwt ≈ $1,543/hd at 879 lb · 1,050 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $181.50/cwt ≈ $1,606/hd at 885 lb · 600 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 21,585

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 189.78 $189.78 $1,139
885 885 600 181.50 $181.50 $1,606
960 960 675 182.50 $182.50 $1,752 +11.50
950–985 961 12,200 171.50–180.50 $175.95 $1,691 +4.95
950–970 965 4,080 177.50–179.00 $177.84 $1,716 +6.84
995 995 2,000 179.50 $179.50 $1,786 +8.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 245 170.84 $170.84 $1,401 +6.84
875–885 879 1,050 175.50 $175.50 $1,543
925 925 575 170.50 $170.50 $1,577

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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.