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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 3
● As filed77 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860
← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 77 priced lines covering 9,195 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,600 head. replacement cattle receipts at 145 head. Counted as USDA files them — 138 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Apr 3, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 10,600Last week 13,503Year ago 25,789
Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 752Year ago 53

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 600 to 800 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher over 800 lbs sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 8.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs sold steady and over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Bred cows sold steady and cow/calf pairs sold 300.00 per pair higher. Demand was good to very good for calves and feeder cattle with good demand for pairs. Some of the pairs were headed out of state. Possession is the name of the game right now for cattle going to grass or to the feedlot. Record breaking feedlot trade this week with live sales from 172.00 to 178.00 and dressed sales from 275.00 to 280.00. Some packers know choice grading cattle are in short supply right now and in the future, so they been buying some negotiated cash cattle for more than 14 days of delivery. Bulk of the state remains in Severe and Extreme drought per the US monitor. Also, the last few days the bulk of the state has been in a red flag and fire watch as gusty winds and the dry conditions prevail. Some areas of the state had over 60" of snow this winter and those areas are still dry!

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
75—719195.50–211.00205.00
51—755193.50193.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60—503244.00–246.00244.50
22—491243.50243.50
36—433255.00–270.50264.07
21—560252.00252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12—734187.50187.50
31—641191.00–199.00192.47
10—597186.00186.00
57—831177.00–178.00177.30
5—475205.00205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
127—679174.75–196.00180.74
22—809169.50169.50
21—730181.00–188.00186.08
10—520210.00210.00
87—579175.00–207.00199.78
71—478215.00–219.00217.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
191—923168.25–173.25172.53
12—305875.00875.00
56—384219.00–265.00239.56
31—956164.50164.50
101—429225.00–247.00237.07
227—823175.75–191.00186.29
446—871175.00–185.00178.72
546—672187.00–213.00200.22
411—578207.00–231.00218.27
555—719178.50–202.00192.95
50—330243.00–260.00246.62
364—525220.00–241.00233.85
506—779177.50–194.00187.60
284—489210.00–247.00236.29
352—628201.00–216.00210.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11—631209.00209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
301—716200.50–229.00218.58
12—332290.00290.00
19—1,060163.50163.50
11—305925.00925.00
192—479249.00–304.00283.03
298—567222.00–275.00248.17
374—769199.00–219.50208.21
257—632212.50–255.00234.26
383—877180.00–210.00199.62
481—668210.50–237.50228.30
44—968174.50–179.50176.07
56—426277.00–313.00293.90
357—920183.00–201.00189.38
507—829194.25–213.50199.73
18—383257.00–301.00273.63
147—526239.00–273.00260.52
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24—847186.00186.00
49—1,056169.00–175.50174.56
13—660221.00221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79—621165.00–209.50173.12
48—804183.50–187.00184.24
33—901180.50180.50
58—882188.50–189.00188.81
76—738180.00180.00
20—481237.00–242.00240.25
58—696158.50158.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16—432283.00283.00
14—614215.00–245.00232.29
12—710201.00201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6—415272.00272.00
99—611245.00–248.75245.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—927178.00178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21—717184.50184.50
38—643218.00218.00
23—791177.50177.50
27—544228.00228.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)8—1,4122,125.002,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)6—1,6042,020.002,020.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)6—1,4071,485.001,485.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open31—1,1182,725.00–2,775.002,749.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open37—1,4132,175.00–2,450.002,306.69
Young (2-4 yrs)Open31—1,2212,450.00–2,600.002,497.60
Aged (>8 yrs)Open29—1,4822,200.00–2,300.002,233.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open10—1,3281,850.001,850.00
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.