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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Tue, Jul 23
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854
← Jun 4Jul 23Aug 20 →
Receipts
300 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 350▼ 350 vs year ago 650 · −53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $260.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −135.05 against this barn's trailing median of $395.05.
Average price
$260.00
7 head · 683 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,776
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs NE average
+6.33 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1683260.001,7767thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

4 sales
437408378349median 395.0503/0604/0305/0809/2509/25
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $423.00, low $363.07, median $395.05 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale7 hd
260.00
—
NE average1 barns · 7 hd
260.00
+0.00
National average151 barns · 7,455 hd
253.67
+6.33
This barn, trailing median4 sales
395.05
−135.05
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

4 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800795254.25/cwt254.25–254.252,02147
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700683260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7767
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850845261.14/cwt258.50–265.752,207115
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900859241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,070118

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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