Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, May 10
● As filed125 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 125 priced lines covering 8,283 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,684 head. replacement cattle receipts at 2,020 head. Counted as USDA files them — 726 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon May 10, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 7,684Last week 5,953Year ago 6,996
Replacement CattleReceipts 2,020Last week 735Year ago 711

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate on feedlot placements and fall bred cows with good demand for grass type cattle and cow/calf pairs. Some parts of the state remain very dry and some ranchers sold their summer and fall bred cows this week. With other cleaning up some pairs of various ages. Majority of these cattle would normally stay at home, but some areas remain dry and cattlemen are trying to conserve pastures. Spotty rain showers over the week across the state. Nebraska feedlot traded some of their show list a tick higher than last week’s market. Live sales sold 2.00 higher at 120.00 an dressed sales sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher at 191.00. Most auctions have started their summer sale routine of every other week or once a month sales.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
331560144.50–180.50170.43
226834128.00–135.75132.82
159681127.50–164.00145.46
336732128.00–149.00141.55
102915127.50–128.00127.82
117426171.00–196.00181.67
611,027128.75128.75
341619141.50–170.00163.75
176778133.50–141.75138.09
103533160.50–181.00174.76
325875126.25–136.75132.27
14319204.00204.00
14301700.00700.00
21363181.00–196.00190.25
366955125.00–128.10127.56
99479170.00–184.00180.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7508172.00172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25434198.00198.00
179778144.50144.50
6289710.00710.00
6385205.00205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8745134.50134.50
10591164.00164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11408206.50206.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11840124.50124.50
60666125.00–152.00143.76
69490156.00–169.00164.32
38621136.00–157.00147.36
16541164.00164.00
27411161.00161.00
37716129.75–131.00130.37
50584153.50–161.50155.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9458160.00160.00
7579146.00146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6567166.00166.00
8919116.00116.00
15671136.50136.50
19767128.75128.75
32386178.00–184.00179.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16737136.50136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10624144.00144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
8738125.75125.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25897123.00123.00
10904121.00121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
189762135.00–136.25135.73
41602145.00145.00
16479168.00168.00
14355650.00–660.00656.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
232724117.00–134.00128.78
171,044104.50–106.50105.68
32935112.00–116.75115.70
36379156.00–166.00159.08
116439154.00–170.00162.16
17337169.00–175.00172.13
196531143.00–162.00153.60
177791115.00–132.75130.14
470823122.75–130.50127.44
129471147.00–168.00150.07
194875117.50–123.00120.89
104625128.75–141.00133.09
322570135.00–152.00146.03
15291510.00510.00
412680125.50–137.75134.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
29647131.00131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15585130.00–131.00130.61
17759123.50123.50
6525137.00137.00
10295158.00158.00
23718118.50–120.75119.29
18469138.00–150.00143.41
7691115.00–118.00117.59
8426142.00142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13658131.00131.00
30728120.75–126.00122.78
17635124.00124.00
51765124.50124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11373174.00174.00
6717121.00121.00
6785125.50125.50
6255550.00550.00
12406153.00153.00
6338575.00575.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7464140.00140.00
7325150.00150.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5458110.00110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5758121.50121.50
141,04890.0090.00
26654138.00138.00
19586145.00145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5500158.50158.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2354397.5097.50
4068190.0090.00
3176591.0091.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open401,2371,650.00–1,710.001,678.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open481,3981,250.00–1,900.001,479.19
Young (2-4 yrs)Open411,1921,150.00–1,800.001,637.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open311,352875.00–1,350.001,139.31
Aged (>8 yrs)Open181,3861,050.00–1,125.001,104.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open321,4021,400.00–1,450.001,404.25
Aged (>8 yrs)Open161,4381,200.00–1,250.001,218.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open51,4511,900.001,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open51,3291,235.001,235.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open271,2551,100.001,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open81,3011,085.001,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open91,143900.00900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open921,427900.00–1,285.001,083.21
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1381,4231,010.00–1,260.001,172.14
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open39711,100.001,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open71,0941,900.001,900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open1631,0721,400.00–1,975.001,712.24
(<2 yrs)Open101,0561,460.00–1,550.001,494.53
Young (2-4 yrs)Open331,2732,110.00–2,220.002,176.58
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)81,0811,100.001,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)61,104960.00960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)311,3211,100.00–1,475.001,258.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)161,388850.00–1,025.00936.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)661,351710.00–960.00852.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2591,393875.00–1,285.001,119.81
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1281,308800.00–1,300.001,175.24
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2151,116950.00–1,250.001,109.60
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)81,257730.00–850.00753.76
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)361,454700.00–1,075.00970.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)341,402760.00–940.00871.31
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)131,406840.00840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)191,214925.00925.00
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.