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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 20
● As filed106 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860
← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 106 priced lines covering 17,671 head across feeder cattle. USDA puts receipts at 19,317 head.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Feb 20, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Receipts 19,317Last week 28,828Year ago 18,357

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, 600-800 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 800 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher, 600 to 800 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Demand was very good for grass type cattle and replacement quality heifers with moderate to good demand for feedlot placements. Receipts a tick shorter than expected as some auctions postpone sales due to heavy snow in their areas. With spring around the corner, many producers jumped into the market this week to finish or started to buy grass cattle and replacement heifers for summer turnout. Some sale barns have started their biweekly cattle auctions, and this brought buyers to the sales as they sense grass cattle numbers could be getting in short supply. Valentine area has received 58.5" of snow so far this winter. Normally that area would have around 21" of snow. Heavy snow blanket has made livestock owners go through tight hay supplies in a rapid pace. Hopefully, the grass with green up and grow for top quality and abundance hay crop this 2023 production year. Nebraska feedlot sales traded higher on the week. Live sales sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher from 163.00 to 164.00 and dressed sales sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher from 260.00 to 262.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
480—529205.00–251.50240.24
670—618206.00–235.00221.35
28—385245.00–259.00255.61
566—575220.00–246.50234.73
662—721190.00–206.50200.71
1,040—677180.00–217.25202.76
959—877174.00–185.00181.50
171—475223.00–266.00246.28
38—329256.00–270.00266.68
1,376—775181.25–194.00188.00
58—422250.00–270.00260.35
101—917170.00–185.25181.00
1,380—825177.00–190.50184.74
210—961168.00–182.75176.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63—525199.00–225.00213.32
79—687185.00–196.50191.11
251—634180.00–212.00202.06
25—433213.00–226.00220.45
48—805178.50–180.00179.65
10—379250.00250.00
16—484225.00–230.00228.20
112—573189.00–225.00206.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18—569203.00–205.00203.68
10—502226.00226.00
15—980166.50166.50
5—1,043163.50163.50
135—740185.00–189.50185.72
25—842172.25–175.00173.23
28—887174.00174.00
81—685191.00–194.00193.02
43—617200.00–211.00205.76
59—777176.00–178.00177.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
31—569216.50–218.00217.70
61—470225.00–231.00228.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16—628192.00192.00
31—687172.50–175.00172.97
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13—671188.00188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41—671213.00213.00
136—591241.00–241.75241.45
15—606232.75232.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
214—822176.50–177.25177.00
20—507218.00218.00
161—697189.00–190.00189.50
45—604202.00202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16—410225.00–272.50245.61
15—525238.50238.50
11—393240.00240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15—671212.00212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
77—711213.00213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
21—592198.00198.00
101—680193.00193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—674167.00167.00
6—563176.00176.00
11—604167.00167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
50—638182.50–183.00182.70
59—864162.50–165.50164.88
20—677172.00172.00
118—764166.00–172.00168.33
36—822162.00–166.50165.64
95—744169.50–174.25173.42
16—591186.00186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64—455222.00–226.00223.93
85—523219.00–226.00219.67
33—570214.00214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
25—376189.00189.00
19—485183.00183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
15—286650.00650.00
13—439194.00–197.00195.14
60—472178.00–214.00199.39
91—527171.00–204.50189.34
19—379182.00–191.00188.55
85—585185.00–193.00189.39
28—637175.50–176.00175.58
6—689170.00170.00
24—727167.50–172.00169.59
10—763165.00165.00
11—319200.00–265.00229.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,153—624175.50–203.00191.28
20—878160.00–164.50162.73
578—575182.50–217.00201.18
9—909165.50165.50
10—324230.00230.00
135—473200.00–235.50219.22
711—525194.00–226.00211.60
200—431204.50–222.00212.96
18—363228.00–243.00232.26
13—977162.75162.75
420—814163.00–173.50169.49
1,137—726169.00–187.00177.47
502—776170.00–178.00174.44
947—670173.00–196.00184.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13—464197.00–200.00198.64
11—562181.00181.00
11—517188.00188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
93—583204.50204.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
241—765175.50–196.00180.18
54—672183.75–187.50185.47
299—727176.50–195.00187.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15—303220.00220.00
27—380203.00–214.00210.42
31—478212.00212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11—398184.00184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12—375236.00236.00
60—617197.50197.50
122—525211.00–216.00212.80
12—457215.00215.00
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.