Compared to last week, on comparable offerings of steers under 600 lbs sold steady, 600 to 800 lbs sold 8.00 to 15.00 lower and over 800 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower and over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for grass cattle with good demand for cow/calf pairs. Nebraska feedlots had a moderate trade on Thursday with live sales trading 3.00 to 4.00 lower at 117.00 and dressed sales sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower from 185.00-186.00. Few, of these sales will deliver the first week in June and this price looks pretty good when comparing it to the June board. Busy week for farmers as most fields have dried enough to run planters but plantings continue to run behind last year. So, far around 46% of the corn is planted compared to 68% last year. Soybeans 20% completed which is only 17% less than last year.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 782 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 308 | 181.00 | 181.00 |
| 17 | — | 378 | 177.00 | 177.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 860 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| 14 | — | 792 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| 7 | — | 822 | 136.50 | 136.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 148 | — | 572 | 154.00–189.00 | 178.09 |
| 71 | — | 809 | 130.50–137.00 | 136.14 |
| 72 | — | 457 | 179.00–194.50 | 185.22 |
| 129 | — | 529 | 159.00–196.00 | 181.42 |
| 152 | — | 630 | 151.00–188.00 | 163.56 |
| 5 | — | 1,000 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| 15 | — | 708 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| 54 | — | 861 | 134.75 | 134.75 |
| 18 | — | 334 | 187.50–192.00 | 190.63 |
| 7 | — | 763 | 140.25 | 140.25 |
| 5 | — | 1,117 | 101.00 | 101.00 |
| 33 | — | 435 | 179.50–204.00 | 193.79 |
| 105 | — | 690 | 140.75–157.50 | 147.75 |
| 68 | — | 379 | 178.00–192.00 | 183.91 |
| 240 | — | 954 | 125.75 | 125.75 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 887 | 118.00 | 118.00 |
| 33 | — | 460 | 147.00–171.00 | 164.83 |
| 12 | — | 673 | 131.00–132.50 | 131.73 |
| 12 | — | 527 | 161.00 | 161.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 91 | — | 571 | 193.50 | 193.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 462 | 159.00 | 159.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 525 | 161.00 | 161.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 688 | 136.00 | 136.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 73 | — | 705 | 132.50–137.75 | 137.25 |
| 39 | — | 596 | 147.00 | 147.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 16 | — | 587 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| 17 | — | 729 | 131.50–133.25 | 132.64 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 14 | — | 926 | 116.00–121.00 | 119.57 |
| 43 | — | 378 | 167.00–173.50 | 168.70 |
| 60 | — | 662 | 133.50–144.24 | 139.89 |
| 66 | — | 738 | 129.25–132.00 | 131.40 |
| 92 | — | 772 | 124.00–134.75 | 129.58 |
| 106 | — | 418 | 157.00–176.00 | 166.18 |
| 141 | — | 476 | 149.50–167.00 | 157.77 |
| 225 | — | 530 | 147.50–158.50 | 155.33 |
| 112 | — | 610 | 132.00–149.25 | 142.36 |
| 75 | — | 561 | 141.50–155.00 | 152.39 |
| 16 | — | 842 | 124.50 | 124.50 |
| 15 | — | 329 | 171.50 | 171.50 |
| 12 | — | 1,074 | 104.00 | 104.00 |
| 114 | — | 961 | 112.50 | 112.50 |
| 208 | — | 892 | 117.00–124.10 | 123.18 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 756 | 145.50 | 145.50 |
| 86 | — | 878 | 134.50–135.00 | 134.85 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 308 | 173.00 | 173.00 |
| 11 | — | 380 | 171.00 | 171.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 636 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 520 | 141.00 | 141.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 380 | 156.00 | 156.00 |
| 12 | — | 582 | 146.50 | 146.50 |
| 11 | — | 485 | 148.50 | 148.50 |
| 10 | — | 660 | 126.00 | 126.00 |
| 10 | — | 294 | 165.00 | 165.00 |
| 45 | — | 633 | 123.00–138.00 | 124.70 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 698 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| 9 | — | 505 | 174.00 | 174.00 |
| 8 | — | 562 | 162.00 | 162.00 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 6 | — | 1,411 | 960.00 | 960.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 19 | — | 1,296 | 1,425.00–1,650.00 | 1,514.09 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 12 | — | 1,587 | 1,075.00–1,300.00 | 1,179.52 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 21 | — | 945 | 92.00–99.00 | 94.76 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 34 | — | 1,090 | 75.00–93.00 | 86.98 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 870 | 89.00 | 89.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 8 | — | 1,053 | 65.00–78.00 | 69.71 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 1 | — | 1,330 | 68.00 | 68.00 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 133 | — | 1,253 | 1,875.00–2,075.00 | 1,948.71 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 75 | — | 1,362 | 1,825.00–2,150.00 | 1,932.89 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 65 | — | 1,404 | 1,550.00–1,800.00 | 1,626.42 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 7 | — | 1,405 | 1,675.00 | 1,675.00 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 6 | — | 1,328 | 1,510.00 | 1,510.00 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 6 | — | 1,295 | 1,550.00 | 1,550.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 24 | — | 1,361 | 1,375.00–1,425.00 | 1,403.95 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 9 | — | 1,310 | 1,875.00 | 1,875.00 |
| Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 142 | — | 1,157 | 2,050.00–2,200.00 | 2,142.09 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 57 | — | 1,193 | 1,950.00–2,050.00 | 1,960.10 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,515 | 69.00 | 69.00 |
| 4 | — | 1,534 | 48.50–58.50 | 53.56 |
| 41 | — | 1,596 | 59.00–67.00 | 62.92 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 28 | — | 1,161 | 42.00–51.50 | 48.38 |
| 6 | — | 1,053 | 58.00–63.00 | 60.25 |
| 51 | — | 1,134 | 52.50–57.50 | 54.67 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 18 | — | 1,346 | 50.50–58.00 | 53.62 |
| 41 | — | 1,282 | 57.50–63.50 | 58.85 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 1,301 | 55.00–57.00 | 55.55 |
| 87 | — | 1,325 | 56.00–69.50 | 59.90 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,656 | 70.00–78.50 | 74.23 |
| 8 | — | 1,903 | 80.50–88.50 | 84.56 |