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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 6
● As filed112 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860
← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 112 priced lines covering 19,171 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 18,717 head. replacement cattle receipts at 2,038 head. Counted as USDA files them — 6 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Feb 6, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 18,717Last week 30,594Year ago 20,201
Replacement CattleReceipts 2,038Last week 108Year ago 904

Compared to last week steers under 500 lbs sold sharply higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold steady, 500 to 700 lbs sold 2.00 lower, over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand was mostly good for calves and feeders with moderate to good demand for bred heifers and cows. New round of optimism in the market from the cattle futures contracts responding to the bullish Cattle Inventory report. With costs of gains high, flesh condition remains the most determining factor when feeder cattle are offered in the ring. The supply of light weight cattle, to make yearlings gets tighter with each passing week and the market is active on these cattle. Some ranchers continue to sell a few momma cows, as they are short on feed and feel this is the best option for now. Nebraska feedlots sold dressed sales 4.00 higher at 254.00 and live sales traded fully steady to 3.00 higher at mostly 158.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11—525185.00–206.00194.42
20—576183.00–220.00205.17
39—470217.00217.00
61—722175.00–182.00177.63
23—687183.50–185.00184.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77—375228.00–275.00239.97
223—527227.00–243.50235.54
219—905175.25–179.50175.81
462—582212.00–238.00224.00
230—475235.00–247.00243.78
1,260—879176.00–184.75180.51
16—302266.00266.00
43—966177.75177.75
457—621201.50–218.75212.52
1,109—724184.00–196.25190.83
1,436—823176.00–189.75183.84
1,117—776177.00–192.75185.79
143—410242.00–267.00263.70
1,060—678186.00–206.50199.72
11—1,074161.00161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8—509221.00221.00
15—494225.00225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10—560208.00208.00
192—777175.00–183.25180.33
164—712180.50–185.00183.71
129—676188.00–193.50190.61
66—821173.50–177.00175.42
94—621198.00–205.00202.46
8—903172.00172.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19—566126.00126.00
5—655141.00141.00
16—532131.50131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
143—587227.50–233.00228.88
170—606224.00–230.50226.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55—607204.50–206.00204.81
5—441226.00226.00
25—507211.00–213.50212.68
24—687189.50189.50
36—788181.00181.00
7—595203.00203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
72—657205.75205.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43—510243.00–249.00246.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5—559180.00180.00
10—444197.50197.50
14—703170.00170.00
57—655177.25177.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
69—728170.00–185.00175.02
237—815175.00–183.00178.46
94—623190.00–196.00194.46
13—771175.00175.00
40—652186.50186.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18—369213.00–230.00222.16
885—628174.00–191.00185.48
30—912164.00–168.50165.20
15—963163.75163.75
55—344193.00–231.00224.12
1,009—720166.25–187.00175.36
160—412208.00–227.00218.77
746—577171.00–203.00193.76
1,391—673169.00–187.25179.19
131—480199.00–215.50208.35
340—830164.00–170.00166.53
69—870164.00–168.50167.77
11—1,071145.00145.00
1,114—767165.00–178.00174.62
416—522184.00–214.00200.71
12—292750.00750.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7—790163.00163.00
132—605175.00–181.25178.51
253—669169.00–179.00174.78
17—734162.50162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14—390211.00211.00
45—588186.00–189.50188.70
69—539185.00–195.50190.47
58—487198.00–201.25200.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81—622164.00–173.00168.17
29—674164.00–165.00164.21
15—901145.50145.50
93—532175.00–195.00183.25
19—785163.00163.00
8—369204.00204.00
61—473177.00–195.00188.24
42—423179.00–200.50186.80
26—718161.00–169.00163.81
31—569170.50–180.00174.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13—470181.00181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10—651163.00163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20—510210.00210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)12—1,2241,525.001,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)248—1,3501,675.00–2,275.002,124.82
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)65—1,346975.00–1,175.001,109.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)240—1,3881,400.00–1,750.001,502.52
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)218—1,4571,225.00–1,400.001,354.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)70—1,1221,425.00–1,625.001,525.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)31—1,313975.00–1,150.001,102.09
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)8—9631,125.001,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)198—1,5031,575.00–2,275.001,700.25
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—1,0811,150.001,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)9—1,2481,075.00–1,225.001,157.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)14—1,142775.00775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)27—1,5061,525.00–1,625.001,576.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)46—1,2851,250.00–1,350.001,300.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)6—1,1861,400.001,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)68—1,3151,150.00–1,425.001,231.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)143—1,372975.00–1,350.001,222.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)28—1,1661,675.00–2,050.001,838.44
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)112—1,1661,800.00–2,285.001,968.60
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)252—1,2411,725.00–2,125.001,840.51
(<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)9—1,2411,750.001,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)33—8461,475.00–1,550.001,527.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)14—9901,375.00–1,525.001,472.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open6—1,2002,175.002,175.00
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.