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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 27
● As filed125 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860
← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 125 priced lines covering 12,877 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,503 head. replacement cattle receipts at 752 head. Counted as USDA files them — 227 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Mar 27, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 13,503Last week 10,392Year ago 10,717
Replacement CattleReceipts 752Last week 292Year ago 179

Compared to last weeks steers under 700 lbs sold steady, 700-800 sold 7.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, 700-900 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher and over 900 lbs sold steady on a thin test. Demand was good throughout the week for calves, feeder, cow/calf pairs and bred cows. US drought monitor still has most of the state at least abnormally dry and drier in many areas. Northwest and some in the Centrals areas received some snow over the weekend and other areas had a little rain with some large hail and dry in other parts. Green grass is trying to peak through the ground. Just need some rain and warm temps and it would grow overnight. Sharply higher feedlot trade on Thursday with dressed sales 5.00 to 7.00 higher from 270.00 to 272.00 and live sales sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher from 168.00 to 172.00. This is the first time since end of 2014 to early 2015 where feedlots were paid this amount for negotiated cash cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—902176.00176.00
12—476237.00–250.00243.20
7—737213.00213.00
8—311241.00241.00
65—681203.00–209.00206.62
67—529215.00–241.00230.40
6—788188.00188.00
60—631208.00–236.00228.72
18—386239.00239.00
5—592217.00217.00
18—448230.00–245.00235.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
822—824181.50–205.00192.22
219—980173.50–181.00178.66
203—929175.10–190.25183.30
212—669198.00–230.50225.37
22—1,009172.75172.75
31—339238.00–287.00266.72
250—530229.00–261.00252.37
433—571222.00–257.00242.70
579—619219.50–249.50239.06
83—470248.00–263.00254.16
274—772186.50–216.00202.82
73—421250.00–289.00268.98
1,254—873180.00–202.50189.50
645—726199.00–220.00210.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11—463250.00250.00
120—676213.00–219.00216.79
32—602228.50228.50
15—599229.00–232.50231.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
69—797187.00187.00
10—972174.00174.00
90—641217.50217.50
51—660214.00214.00
12—906174.00174.00
6—735207.00207.00
51—880176.50–177.50177.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
132—765220.00220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31—515259.00–260.00259.38
14—705220.50220.50
340—762208.50–209.25208.74
75—468262.00–270.00266.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17—524235.00–240.00238.18
19—411246.00–262.00257.87
8—360255.00255.00
71—630223.00223.00
15—562238.00238.00
11—479250.00250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7—471241.50241.50
37—606237.00237.00
12—575224.00224.00
29—356267.00267.00
15—415287.00287.00
41—731206.00206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
74—468215.50–225.00220.19
36—540210.00210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16—392226.00–235.00232.24
36—573212.00212.00
17—343258.00258.00
6—441224.00224.00
30—680194.00194.00
20—479209.00–223.00215.77
7—616205.00205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10—730180.00180.00
17—790174.00174.00
5—671190.00190.00
16—810166.50–169.00167.60
27—646196.00–198.50197.30
33—523217.00–220.00219.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14—640188.00188.00
15—590189.00189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29—432219.00–221.00220.29
31—610199.00–201.00200.53
7—343224.00224.00
100—785172.00–178.00175.93
69—529196.00–227.00214.25
17—369201.00201.00
50—588200.00–211.00204.86
96—474200.00–227.00218.29
19—695178.00178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
209—818173.75–180.50177.20
18—294835.00835.00
1,112—766175.25–190.25182.49
67—359238.00–251.00244.06
10—297235.00235.00
15—1,166156.50156.50
40—932159.00–170.25164.53
500—666186.00–220.00197.62
15—327230.00–239.00235.95
56—433224.00–247.00236.64
22—852172.00172.00
166—473207.00–245.00225.57
526—627189.00–229.00208.78
314—577194.00–231.50217.73
415—725178.50–194.50186.17
354—525219.50–242.00235.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14—444230.00230.00
93—593203.75–209.00205.98
43—532217.00217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
85—627217.25217.25
122—768184.50–195.50189.22
73—574235.00–237.00236.17
89—690190.00–199.00195.21
132—824182.50–186.50184.44
19—738188.00188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
106—491256.00256.00
87—607215.75215.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—533255.00255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open48—1,2031,950.00–2,335.002,121.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open56—1,3701,675.00–2,225.002,024.35
Aged (>8 yrs)Open17—1,3821,410.00–1,910.001,619.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open5—1,3201,500.001,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11—1,4302,225.002,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open14—1,3211,375.001,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)59—1,2911,485.00–1,525.001,512.16
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)48—1,1341,800.00–1,825.001,813.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)14—1,4591,525.00–1,675.001,591.70
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)16—1,1651,300.001,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,2921,400.001,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,4671,400.001,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)115—1,1971,750.00–2,550.002,176.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)91—1,2061,550.00–2,000.001,707.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)28—1,3451,360.00–1,375.001,371.25
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open38—1,1932,275.00–2,450.002,346.97
Young (2-4 yrs)Open38—1,1381,950.00–2,400.002,190.47
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)53—1,0912,000.00–2,400.002,335.55
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.