Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 95 priced lines covering 6,059 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,728 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 150 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,293 head. Counted as USDA files them — 513 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 6, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,728Last week 20,749Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 345Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,293Last week 438Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower except a flat 700 lbs sold steady. On the heifers most lots sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with flat 600 lbs 3.00 higher and 800 weights 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate for feeder cattle with good demand for cow/calf pairs. As the CME cattle pits continue to struggle in gaining ground this week, many buyers are scratching there heads trying to figure out where they can procure cattle to make it in the black when they close a pen out. Wet and cool weather has continued to delay corn planting across the state. Per NASS week ending May 5th corn planting was 35 % complete compared to 38% last year and 47 % for the 5 year average. But, with large equipment and a few really nice days acres planted can surge overnight. Feedlot trade occurred mostly on Wednesday with live sales dropping 3.00 to 4.00 lower from 120.00-121.00 and dressed sales 4.00 to 6.00 lower from 189.00 to 194.00. Some of the lower prices on the dressed trades are for 15-30 day shipment.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	888	119.25–121.00	119.65
10	—	910	119.75	119.75
7	—	371	171.00	171.00
384	—	618	142.00–161.00	152.46
341	—	527	150.00–172.50	157.06
261	—	723	131.00–144.75	136.98
257	—	575	142.75–169.00	156.59
224	—	675	136.00–154.75	145.82
171	—	485	151.00–170.00	160.97
117	—	788	123.50–134.00	127.04
113	—	414	157.00–178.00	169.89
96	—	828	127.75–130.50	129.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	831	120.00–121.50	121.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	693	127.00	127.00
4	—	514	140.00	140.00
46	—	626	124.00–149.50	139.45
11	—	576	141.00–157.00	151.23
24	—	422	141.00–173.50	157.00
22	—	736	116.00–131.00	120.10
17	—	487	143.00–156.50	149.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	374	147.00–157.00	153.40
5	—	539	139.00	139.00
53	—	485	144.75–147.00	145.39
31	—	565	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	593	158.00–160.00	158.25
79	—	665	150.00–157.00	153.19
78	—	604	156.50	156.50
47	—	730	139.00–143.00	141.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	582	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	462	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	462	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	408	166.00–170.00	167.14
78	—	622	139.00–163.00	153.61
68	—	575	165.00–176.50	171.97
77	—	717	127.50–149.00	139.93
46	—	463	161.00–180.00	171.45
35	—	377	176.00–190.00	180.16
30	—	538	160.00–172.00	169.20
5	—	758	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
269	—	582	170.75–191.00	179.38
257	—	621	159.50–178.75	171.20
216	—	674	150.00–174.00	162.02
204	—	725	147.00–160.75	154.12
186	—	526	170.25–197.00	180.09
137	—	772	142.50–152.00	145.54
70	—	480	175.00–203.00	182.84
149	—	895	124.25–131.00	124.81
68	—	923	123.50–124.25	123.96
63	—	822	136.50–142.00	140.36
34	—	419	165.00–185.00	176.46
9	—	992	119.25	119.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	387	195.00	195.00
40	—	543	160.50	160.50
7	—	644	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	658	181.50	181.50
62	—	528	189.75	189.75
39	—	707	164.00	164.00
35	—	604	183.00	183.00
29	—	448	199.50	199.50
45	—	463	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	590	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	1,006	119.00	119.00
44	—	833	132.50–136.50	135.51
31	—	865	121.00	121.00
28	—	935	117.50	117.50
22	—	718	147.50	147.50
7	—	985	117.50	117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	95	—	1,298	1,300.00–1,875.00	1,773.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,317	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	—	1,267	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,816.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,252	1,275.00–1,660.00	1,548.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,368	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,285.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,183	1,285.00	1,285.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,310	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,287.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	—	1,237	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,111.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,331	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350.08
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,127	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,821.27
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	77	—	1,248	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,395.15
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,081	2,350.00	2,350.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,085	2,125.00–2,225.00	2,161.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	148	—	1,042	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,252.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,182	68.00–74.00	70.69
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	902	91.00–93.00	92.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,164	75.00–85.00	78.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	905	94.00–99.00	96.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,642	66.00–75.50	72.19
9	—	1,918	79.50–87.50	84.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	52.50–58.50	55.86
8	—	1,313	59.00–62.00	59.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	54.00–56.50	54.84
34	—	1,239	57.00–66.00	61.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	55.50	55.50
7	—	1,653	57.50–62.50	59.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	43.00–49.00	45.52
19	—	1,137	52.50–58.50	56.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Nebraska barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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