Name: Imperial livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers under 650 lbs sold 2.00 higher and 650 to 700 lbs steers sold 4.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for mostly weaned calves with all precondition vaccinations.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.82/cwt on 1,191 head.

Average price

$178.82

1,191 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$2.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	178.92	1,210	1,142
Medium and Large 1-2	567	176.51	1,001	49

One grade step is worth $2.41/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,191 hd

178.82

—

NE average10 barns · 19,920 hd

178.68

+0.14

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

26 lots · USDA AMS · Imperial Auction Market - Imperial, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,127	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,030	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	144.40/cwt	143.25–145.00	1,118	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	189.60/cwt	171.00–192.00	876	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	174.09/cwt	172.00–177.00	982	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,387	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,258	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,139	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	166.37/cwt	163.50–167.50	1,150	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	153.52/cwt	151.00–154.50	1,230	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	624	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,366	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	950	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	150.36/cwt	148.25–151.25	1,074	373
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	649	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,122	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	192.85/cwt	182.50–193.00	1,142	494
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	718	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,027	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	949	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	969	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	153.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	907	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	714	17

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Imperial Auction Market - Imperial, NE

Tue Jan 25, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 2,100Last week 2,860Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	419	170.00	170.00
13	—	802	140.50	140.50
31	—	628	164.00	164.00
50	—	774	143.25–145.00	144.40
97	—	462	171.00–192.00	189.60
111	—	564	172.00–177.00	174.09
373	—	714	148.25–151.25	150.36
142	—	650	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	651	146.00	146.00
16	—	590	150.00–160.00	153.71
17	—	508	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
230	—	928	149.50	149.50
5	—	787	156.00	156.00
54	—	721	158.00	158.00
100	—	691	163.50–167.50	166.37
79	—	801	151.00–154.50	153.52
10	—	976	140.00	140.00
39	—	641	175.00	175.00
494	—	592	182.50–193.00	192.85
19	—	328	219.00	219.00
92	—	421	225.50	225.50
13	—	537	180.50	180.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	844	149.00	149.00
20	—	316	197.50	197.50
7	—	416	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	649	160.00	160.00

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