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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, May 1
● As filed88 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860
← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 88 priced lines covering 6,949 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,202 head. replacement cattle receipts at 139 head. Counted as USDA files them — 105 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon May 1, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 8,202Last week 23,965Year ago 5,789
Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 790Year ago 753

Compared to last week steers unevenly steady and heifers sold steady. Bred cows and cow/calf pairs sold fully steady. Demand was good for all offerings. Light rain showers across some of the state the end of the week brightened moods of most people. Especially the ones in the agriculture business. Now if the state doesn't get a late frost grass should green up and grow. Most counties continue to very dry and several inches of moisture behind for a normal year. Hopefully, the rains will continue. Quite a lot of corn and beans are in the ground with planting ahead of last year. Nebraska feedlots traded live sales 2.00 to 3.00 lower from 175.00 to 178.00 and dressed sales 2.00 to 5.00 lower at 281.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14—427239.00–251.00244.85
14—656219.50219.50
23—640211.00–227.00218.64
61—534234.00–249.00241.70
36—567175.00–243.00218.54
21—829181.00–190.00185.22
72—476230.00–264.00246.51
18—706225.00225.00
37—779202.00–206.00203.40
12—347266.00266.00
29—365238.00–271.00253.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
163—716209.00–250.00229.37
285—524251.00–281.00271.94
124—963195.50195.50
21—277750.00750.00
1,015—869192.75–209.50203.51
72—364310.00310.00
163—437265.00–291.00276.60
12—344272.50272.50
92—629224.00–241.00234.52
89—924175.00–194.75191.44
309—779206.00–227.50215.22
312—820199.00–210.50206.12
445—669215.00–236.00225.73
61—472255.00–284.00272.04
50—1,012177.50177.50
329—580238.00–263.25257.20
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18—810169.00169.00
7—658192.00192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5—612236.00236.00
11—450262.00262.00
6—360265.00265.00
16—682205.00–214.00208.83
21—514236.00–262.50254.79
9—440233.00233.00
34—594244.50244.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
34—528231.00231.00
12—409247.00247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
27—779218.00–218.50218.41
53—665246.00–248.00247.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6—793182.00182.00
57—588235.00235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—362243.00243.00
17—540204.00–215.00211.10
41—578190.00–217.00212.92
20—425222.00222.00
19—469212.00–228.00221.06
13—628201.50201.50
7—674170.00170.00
3—346222.00222.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7—671161.00161.00
14—747166.00166.00
9—541208.00208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10—377210.00–250.00230.21
11—466224.00–231.00227.12
23—341221.00–229.00225.16
22—568210.00–211.00210.62
12—643190.00190.00
7—415238.00–240.00239.11
9—747176.00176.00
6—272243.00243.00
34—694184.00–201.50194.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
154—832174.50–187.00180.54
142—427231.00–256.00245.98
11—342252.50252.50
336—535203.00–250.00240.79
123—863163.00–182.00177.11
248—662191.00–217.75213.76
10—979179.00179.00
275—766181.00–192.50190.81
257—579219.50–234.00226.02
27—912183.00–183.50183.41
311—483206.00–259.00242.54
200—627201.00–221.00217.00
170—724178.00–203.00196.37
43—370240.00–269.00252.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5—422238.00238.00
20—568222.00222.00
10—602201.00201.00
12—963161.00161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—832161.00161.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open14—1,1752,535.002,535.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open29—1,3102,725.002,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open10—1,3852,310.002,310.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open7—1,1131,975.001,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open10—1,1601,675.001,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open6—1,2401,675.001,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open29—1,4691,650.00–1,675.001,667.41
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.