Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 114 priced lines covering 27,289 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 28,828 head. replacement cattle receipts at 737 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28,828Last week 18,717Year ago 32,277

Replacement CattleReceipts 737Last week 2,038Year ago 329

Compared to last week, 500 to 700 lbs steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 700 to 900 lbs sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers from 500 to 900 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Bred heifers and bred cows sold steady compared to last test. Demand was moderate to good for calves and feeder cattle. Some lots of feeder cattle displayed a lot of tag or mud as snow was melting most of the week making pens muddy. Light week of cash slaughter cattle sale prevailed with 21,648 confirmed sales. However, a higher market was noted. Live sales sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher from 159.00 to 161.00 and dressed sales sold 3.00 higher at 257.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	885	167.00–171.00	169.22
12	—	700	182.00	182.00
27	—	821	171.00	171.00
152	—	569	187.00–221.50	207.18
97	—	471	208.00–240.00	218.52
143	—	687	188.50–197.00	194.55
138	—	641	185.50–207.00	194.78
40	—	530	192.00–229.00	208.10
19	—	448	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,325	—	625	191.00–229.50	216.01
135	—	961	172.00–176.00	173.61
1,392	—	825	166.00–188.50	182.91
18	—	383	223.00–237.50	232.69
999	—	577	195.00–242.00	228.48
1,792	—	769	177.50–196.00	186.37
1,852	—	673	190.00–213.00	202.16
199	—	423	217.50–255.00	237.00
336	—	921	170.50–177.00	173.75
2,077	—	726	177.75–202.00	192.78
429	—	521	206.00–259.00	243.48
336	—	475	205.00–263.00	239.77
8	—	325	229.00–235.00	231.77
42	—	1,003	169.50	169.50
749	—	865	174.50–189.00	181.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	527	213.00–226.00	218.91
35	—	688	186.00	186.00
6	—	494	222.00	222.00
63	—	560	205.00–217.00	213.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	690	170.00	170.00
6	—	771	165.00	165.00
13	—	850	161.00	161.00
5	—	641	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	666	173.00–194.50	188.73
88	—	626	196.00–211.00	205.75
91	—	787	176.00	176.00
131	—	720	172.00–182.00	179.16
20	—	1,001	162.00	162.00
97	—	833	171.25	171.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	280.00	280.00
21	—	659	216.00	216.00
16	—	712	211.25	211.25
19	—	495	255.00	255.00
32	—	601	238.00	238.00
250	—	570	237.00–247.50	243.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	556	229.50–246.00	242.93
56	—	661	209.50	209.50
15	—	602	220.50	220.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	615	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	244.00	244.00
9	—	507	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	738	183.50	183.50
95	—	655	188.00–189.00	188.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	997	152.50	152.50
96	—	681	169.50–170.50	169.74
31	—	818	158.00–165.50	160.91
5	—	772	167.50	167.50
104	—	634	175.50–181.00	177.85
162	—	730	158.00–172.50	164.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	742	186.00	186.00
66	—	608	198.25–200.00	199.13
159	—	563	205.75–207.50	206.24
133	—	681	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	587	180.00–191.00	182.99
37	—	535	192.00–195.00	192.86
32	—	484	196.00–198.00	197.06
40	—	367	210.00	210.00
5	—	419	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	165.00	165.00
13	—	526	170.00–176.00	173.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,008	—	527	183.50–211.50	201.09
1,402	—	671	170.00–190.50	178.71
36	—	332	206.00–234.00	223.85
182	—	876	165.50–183.25	172.25
1,559	—	577	176.00–212.00	195.26
1,566	—	626	170.00–202.00	188.92
1,373	—	770	165.00–180.00	174.76
1,435	—	725	168.00–189.75	177.22
84	—	387	185.50–201.50	198.24
166	—	430	192.50–218.00	206.61
551	—	478	180.00–219.00	207.87
141	—	911	165.00–183.75	174.78
838	—	832	162.50–183.25	171.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
317	—	616	199.50–209.50	206.00
329	—	672	182.00–201.00	187.45
8	—	819	172.00	172.00
347	—	726	176.75–192.00	185.47
22	—	755	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	580	166.50–183.50	174.83
39	—	478	180.00–192.00	187.39
74	—	683	155.00–175.50	168.81
103	—	629	166.50–177.50	174.21
6	—	736	166.00	166.00
5	—	366	202.00	202.00
55	—	531	172.00–184.00	179.52
6	—	429	196.00	196.00
5	—	957	155.50	155.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,446	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,389.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,213	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,572.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,546	1,335.00	1,335.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	123	—	1,424	1,335.00–1,610.00	1,467.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,289	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,872.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	85	—	1,280	1,725.00–2,200.00	2,062.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,358	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,562	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	1,443	1,635.00–1,800.00	1,680.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,231	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,579	1,460.00	1,460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	71	—	1,399	1,125.00–1,410.00	1,310.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,498	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	1,115	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,177	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	1,019	1,750.00–1,860.00	1,824.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,701	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.

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