Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 123 priced lines covering 11,543 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 12,090 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,565 head. Counted as USDA files them — 769 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12,090Last week 5,789Year ago 7,684

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,565Last week 753Year ago 2,020

Compared to last week: Steers under 650 lbs sold unevenly, 650 - 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, and steers over 800 lbs sold unevenly steady. Heifers collectively sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Demand ranged from moderate to very good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	629	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,035	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	742	162.00	162.00
18	—	929	147.50	147.50
29	—	806	155.00–159.00	157.88
40	—	783	162.00–163.00	162.78
47	—	530	193.00–194.00	193.25
27	—	606	180.50	180.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	378	213.00–219.00	214.56
18	—	433	200.00–222.00	207.23
14	—	845	150.00	150.00
11	—	588	173.00–174.00	173.46
8	—	853	148.25	148.25
6	—	685	168.00	168.00
28	—	791	150.50–156.00	153.65
20	—	625	160.00–171.00	165.80
48	—	524	181.00–192.00	183.66
7	—	718	155.00	155.00
49	—	474	200.00–226.50	205.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	769	155.00–167.50	159.23
34	—	383	251.00	251.00
89	—	438	186.00–240.00	207.79
29	—	1,057	141.50	141.50
791	—	872	155.50–163.35	160.77
183	—	722	155.00–176.50	167.42
91	—	1,041	144.50	144.50
453	—	671	161.00–188.00	180.38
184	—	574	177.00–200.75	191.26
129	—	538	181.00–216.00	207.11
323	—	619	179.00–192.00	188.81
132	—	460	182.00–245.75	235.56
377	—	927	145.00–157.75	149.95
810	—	962	145.00–151.85	148.78
600	—	824	153.00–168.75	162.56
22	—	319	211.00–214.00	213.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	473	215.00	215.00
5	—	725	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	716	189.25	189.25
29	—	753	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	567	184.00–190.00	185.93
10	—	702	163.00	163.00
38	—	627	168.00–197.00	173.80
5	—	542	194.00	194.00
17	—	490	195.00–201.00	196.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
381	—	758	173.00–176.00	173.91
28	—	729	181.50	181.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	638	180.50	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	641	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	449	186.00	186.00
11	—	585	155.00	155.00
19	—	518	167.00–176.00	170.30
17	—	465	174.00–177.00	175.22
9	—	634	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	912	139.00	139.00
36	—	853	150.50	150.50
5	—	1,019	135.00	135.00
32	—	748	154.25	154.25
29	—	808	140.00–141.25	140.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
589	—	725	147.00–159.50	152.87
233	—	813	138.50–146.00	140.07
31	—	927	136.00–136.50	136.16
195	—	473	164.00–187.50	178.90
498	—	534	164.00–185.00	177.14
377	—	586	157.00–172.50	166.77
640	—	631	148.00–169.50	164.41
148	—	765	136.00–155.50	152.65
60	—	366	175.00–200.00	197.41
694	—	872	135.00–143.00	140.62
190	—	431	170.00–203.00	195.38
479	—	672	151.00–164.00	158.53
92	—	959	131.50–139.50	137.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	832	135.50	135.50
6	—	394	166.00	166.00
17	—	767	133.00	133.00
6	—	542	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,026	123.00	123.00
86	—	723	139.00–145.50	141.00
121	—	802	138.00–140.00	139.25
6	—	911	127.00	127.00
9	—	596	159.00	159.00
31	—	794	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	474	155.50–176.00	166.75
6	—	422	183.00	183.00
35	—	721	139.50–143.75	142.42
22	—	373	170.00–178.00	172.15
7	—	764	141.50	141.50
6	—	553	186.00	186.00
62	—	674	141.00–151.00	145.68
7	—	866	110.50	110.50
15	—	301	167.00	167.00
17	—	644	135.00–155.50	147.47
9	—	984	127.50	127.50
88	—	531	160.00–171.00	165.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	507	169.50	169.50
9	—	434	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	851	147.75	147.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	291	185.00	185.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,258	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	84	—	1,405	1,325.00–2,000.00	1,520.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,232	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	133	—	1,497	1,550.00–2,010.00	1,827.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,300	1,585.00–1,640.00	1,618.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	81	—	1,384	1,625.00–2,500.00	2,143.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,656	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,610	2,575.00–2,775.00	2,693.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,289	1,585.00–1,850.00	1,750.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,414	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,170.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,121	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,685.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,378	1,335.00–1,650.00	1,581.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,456	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,482.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,396	1,375.00–1,460.00	1,406.09
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,255	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,338.60
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,046	1,935.00–2,020.00	1,999.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,099	1,775.00–2,100.00	1,954.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,272	2,150.00	2,150.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,422	2,575.00	2,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,347	1,275.00–1,485.00	1,432.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,555	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,193.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,310	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	—	1,485	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,251.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,137	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,495	950.00–1,125.00	1,029.01
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,178	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,316.04

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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