Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 84 priced lines covering 7,827 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,724 head. replacement cattle receipts at 221 head. Counted as USDA files them — 159 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,724Last week 9,615Year ago 9,327

Replacement CattleReceipts 221Last week 127Year ago 874

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs sold steady, 500 to 800 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 800 to 900 lbs sold 2.00 higher and over 900 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 700 to 900 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher and over 900 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Demand was good with several buyers at the auctions with internet participation. Bulk of the lightweight cattle were mostly weaned fall calves. Several of this week’s consignments usually sell in late summer but with dry grass conditions, especially in the Sandhills ranchers decided to sell and try to save grass for pairs and for hay production. Some of the yearling feeders came from early summer grass with some out of backgrounding lots. Feedlots sold cash live sales 4.00 higher at 124.00 and dressed sales 4.00 to 5.00 higher at 195.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	716	147.00	147.00
16	—	822	137.50–140.50	138.81
9	—	631	162.00	162.00
26	—	909	129.00–133.00	130.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
239	—	575	158.00–183.25	177.15
91	—	516	165.00–190.00	180.59
31	—	423	180.50–181.00	180.84
5	—	1,120	119.25	119.25
395	—	818	136.00–150.00	147.35
80	—	772	141.50–155.75	146.89
299	—	722	140.00–169.75	160.57
330	—	982	123.00–129.50	128.29
355	—	623	157.50–179.00	171.15
486	—	884	134.00–145.10	142.62
590	—	917	131.75–142.25	137.97
198	—	673	147.00–161.00	155.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	458	197.00	197.00
10	—	750	151.75	151.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	865	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	535	146.00–161.00	150.08
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	765	141.25	141.25
8	—	668	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	635	146.00	146.00
22	—	567	165.00–166.00	165.59
22	—	741	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	739	146.00	146.00
47	—	671	147.50–154.00	151.10
15	—	537	161.00–176.50	170.50
25	—	468	177.00–188.00	179.66
31	—	336	170.00–177.00	171.95
8	—	790	131.00	131.00
5	—	609	160.00	160.00
35	—	578	154.00–166.00	159.77
16	—	419	171.00–187.00	178.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	635	153.25	153.25
27	—	738	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	673	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
625	—	824	128.50–138.75	135.32
341	—	629	138.50–152.75	148.91
31	—	389	158.50–168.00	160.29
25	—	422	170.75	170.75
27	—	1,071	115.75	115.75
529	—	916	122.50–130.00	128.80
84	—	481	150.00–170.50	162.48
69	—	523	149.00–168.00	161.54
494	—	876	122.00–133.75	128.84
244	—	721	133.00–141.00	137.58
354	—	773	129.00–140.25	136.06
244	—	675	129.50–151.50	141.36
182	—	565	138.50–168.75	160.41
51	—	965	118.00–118.25	118.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	809	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	808	135.75	135.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	480	144.25	144.25
10	—	387	148.25	148.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	473	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	569	153.50–156.00	155.07
15	—	872	118.00–122.50	120.98
26	—	825	122.50–125.00	124.33
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	686	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	577	138.00–153.75	147.84
7	—	648	138.50	138.50
7	—	376	153.00	153.00
23	—	722	123.00–125.50	124.68
19	—	476	160.00–160.50	160.16
100	—	520	141.00–159.25	154.85
19	—	673	137.00–140.25	139.08
6	—	945	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	664	134.00–137.00	135.76
8	—	316	160.00	160.00
26	—	613	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	133.50	133.50
5	—	580	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	503	179.25	179.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,443	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,540.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,267	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,339	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,248.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,407	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	62	—	1,336	1,410.00–2,000.00	1,733.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,430	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,451	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,488	67.75	67.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,310	71.00–74.00	72.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,325	69.50	69.50

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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