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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 20
● As filed107 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860
← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 107 priced lines covering 9,328 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,222 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 305 head. replacement cattle receipts at 83 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Apr 20, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 10,222Last week 2,360Year ago 15,569
Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 0Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, flyweight steer calves sold 13.00 higher. Steers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Demand was good for grass cattle, replacement heifers with moderate demand for heavier weight feeders. Warm dry weather on the most part this week has let farmers get a lot of tillage and some planting done. When this happens the farmer/feeder will market some cattle to aid in less chores and longer days in the field. Quite a few buyers at reporting auctions or on the internet this week trying to fill empty grass pastures with light weight calves, middle weight feeders, thin fleshed cows and pairs to be turned out in green grass in the very near future. Feedlot trade has been all over the place this week. With limited cash sales moving some feed yards jumping in on cash bids in order to get on the limited shackle space at area slaughter houses. So, live bids traded from 95.00 to 100.00 and dressed sales 148.00 to 160.00. Light rain across some of the state this Friday morning will help pasture grass and alfalfa to shoot upward when the sun pops back out. Hopefully, there wont be a late freeze like last year to stunt all forages from growing! Have a great weekend!!

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open7—1,236950.00950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open4—1,1801,235.001,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open7—1,3351,175.001,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open22—1,09160.00–87.0072.80
(<2 yrs)Open32—93373.00–104.0089.34
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)5—1,222885.00885.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)10—1,194650.00–735.00701.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
107—632136.00–155.50143.17
72—725118.00–131.00125.57
71—530149.25–161.00155.42
45—567147.00–152.00149.40
43—685135.00–138.50135.72
27—422146.00–172.00165.88
11—481150.00–156.00153.31
6—333190.00190.00
29—775115.00–122.00120.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69—534178.50–180.00179.65
35—557173.50–174.00173.72
13—430191.00191.00
10—346710.00710.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
234—788114.00–139.00128.00
165—421156.50–194.00181.60
75—1,033106.25106.25
6—307225.00225.00
4—388182.50182.50
267—679132.00–154.00147.89
259—883110.00–119.25117.33
136—482164.50–177.00170.76
31—330625.00625.00
29—377600.00600.00
634—722130.00–145.25138.33
629—620144.50–173.50155.90
432—906105.00–117.85115.83
418—521154.00–171.00166.00
342—832117.50–125.50124.17
319—573149.00–170.50160.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
46—883112.25–114.00112.56
12—826114.00114.00
8—785113.00113.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12—980106.25106.25
7—804116.00116.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
150—1,07799.0099.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66—565165.00–165.50165.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6—705124.00124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17—655137.50137.50
10—554151.00151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69—318153.50153.50
61—532129.00–137.25135.05
47—576125.00–136.50131.79
44—434133.00–143.00139.53
44—386133.00–148.00145.31
15—684104.00–132.00114.74
12—280161.50161.50
32—632125.00–132.00128.59
17—733119.00–121.00120.19
8—483131.00131.00
8—775103.00103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106—837109.00–115.50110.77
70—876102.00–105.00102.42
6—338177.50177.50
165—961106.00106.00
49—372550.00–610.00578.52
30—278510.00–575.00534.66
11—302560.00560.00
526—724111.75–138.25124.95
433—529130.00–159.50146.59
413—625120.00–150.50136.03
356—662119.25–154.25130.17
280—763104.00–117.50110.45
196—576128.50–150.00139.11
157—436145.50–160.50155.99
156—475139.50–156.00147.39
30—379151.50–171.50162.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10—646112.50112.50
8—807109.00109.00
7—681105.00105.00
5—762105.00105.00
5—720103.00103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23—637121.00121.00
12—530130.00130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15—462158.50158.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
31—677134.00134.00
71—714150.50150.50
6—589168.50168.50
193—822115.00–134.00125.55
126—865111.00–122.00117.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
245—570150.50–153.75152.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10—674116.00116.00
12—330183.00183.00
7—542147.00147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,14447.00–53.5051.38
6—1,02426.00–44.5036.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42—1,26945.00–58.0054.46
13—1,17537.00–45.5040.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,54653.50–58.0056.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
67—1,33950.50–60.0054.90
8—1,30035.00–49.5047.54
6—1,45262.00–63.5062.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71—1,30547.50–67.0059.71
4—1,35341.00–46.0044.04
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,19169.5069.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,75780.00–90.0084.33
4—1,59970.00–77.0074.37
1—2,36598.0098.00
1—1,04556.0056.00
5—1,67071.50–78.0074.02
3—1,66283.00–85.0083.81
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.