Sale reports / Nebraska / Imperial / 2026-05-08

Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Fri, May 8
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854
Receipts
767 head
592 vs last sale 175 767 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Demand was good to moderate on a nice run of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $454.00/cwt on 19 head, up $22.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +23.05 against this barn's trailing median of $430.95.
Average price
$454.00
22.10 vs prior sale
19 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,356
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
14.19
vs NE average
+26.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519454.002,35619thin
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 sale19 hd
454.00
NE average6 barns · 1,569 hd
468.19
−14.19
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
+26.10
This barn, trailing median8 sales
430.95
+23.05
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

11 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 1-2500–550525449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,3575
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700691426.68/cwt422.00–427.002,948104
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900868328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,84749
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550547493.00/cwt493.00–493.002,69726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800783325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,54519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850822320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6306
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900864336.99/cwt335.50–337.502,912235
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800784343.50/cwt343.50–343.502,69370
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650632423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,67367
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519454.00/cwt454.00–454.002,35619
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463488.00/cwt488.00–488.002,2595

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.