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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Fri, Jun 12
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854
← May 29Jun 12Jul 17 →
Receipts
1,100 head
▲ 800 vs last sale 300▲ 1,100 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 today, with a nice selection of feeders offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $474.00/cwt on 10 head, up $14.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 8 comparable sales and sits −2.96 against this barn's trailing median of $476.96.
Average price
$474.00
▲ 14.00 vs prior sale
10 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−11.48
vs NE average
+20.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574474.002,72110thin
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
523497472446median 476.9601/0903/0604/1705/2906/12
Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.13, low $460.00, median $476.96 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 sale10 hd
474.00
—
NE average5 barns · 148 hd
485.48
−11.48
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
+20.28
This barn, trailing median8 sales
476.96
−2.96
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 1300–350338610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,0628
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,3444
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800784351.18/cwt343.00–354.752,753283
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950930346.39/cwt340.25–353.503,221281
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900889352.50/cwt350.00–357.003,134192
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000960331.19/cwt330.50–332.003,179151
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574474.00/cwt474.00–474.002,72110
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900884336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,970120
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,65717
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550541430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,32610
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0225

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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