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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Tue, May 21
● Final3 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854
← May 7May 21Jun 4 →
Receipts
586 head
▼ 589 vs last sale 1,175▼ 139 vs year ago 725 · −19.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good on all offered.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
700–800 lb heifers averaged $246.72/cwt on 487 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −95.73 against this barn's trailing median of $342.45.
Average price
$246.72
487 head · 785 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,937
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.28
vs NE average
+6.68 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1785246.721,937487
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

9 sales
369354339323median 342.4512/1601/2403/0605/0807/17
Heifers 700–800 lb: high $355.47, low $337.39, median $342.45 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale487 hd
246.72
—
NE average5 barns · 660 hd
244.44
+2.28
National average128 barns · 7,393 hd
240.04
+6.68
This barn, trailing median9 sales
342.45
−95.73
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

3 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775258.56/cwt252.00–260.002,00468
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750721260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,87511
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800785246.72/cwt244.00–249.251,937487

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.
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