Sale reports / Nebraska / Imperial / 2024-06-04

Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Tue, Jun 4
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854
Receipts
350 head
236 vs last sale 586 375 vs year ago 725 · 51.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Demand was good on all offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $279.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits 151.95 against this barn's trailing median of $430.95.
Average price
$279.00
5 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,481
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
41.80
vs NE average
+5.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531279.001,4815thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales
484459433408median 430.9501/0902/0604/0305/2906/12
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $470.19, low $421.95, median $430.95 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
279.00
NE average4 barns · 302 hd
320.80
−41.80
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
+5.97
This barn, trailing median8 sales
430.95
−151.95
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

8 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 1850–900873254.50/cwt254.50–254.502,22270
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700685271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,85616
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,75913
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750721256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,8466
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850814239.05/cwt230.00–239.501,946130
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800776246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,90982
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700699240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6787
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550531279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,4815

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.