Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 111 priced lines covering 26,722 head across feeder cattle. USDA puts receipts at 30,469 head.

Mon Oct 23, 2023

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

Receipts 30,469Last week 31,995Year ago 25,967

Compared to last week steer calves under 700 lbs sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower, 700 to 900 lbs sold unevenly steady and over 900 lbs sold 7.00 lower on thin test. Heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Demand was light to very good. Early week sales sold sharply lower from the negativity from the previous week cattle on feed report and the sharply lower CME livestock complex. By the end of the week the market settled down and buyers stepped up and procured bawling calves close to the previous weeks market. Also, cooler temperatures and the wise words from the ole farmer's almanac said it was a good time to wean livestock. Buyers continue to look for cattle with fall vaccinations. Buyers would procure calves with springtime shots but at a sharply lower price than calves with fall shots. Rain showers mid-week and then December like temps along with some light snow came across the state late in the week. Some farmers had to shut harvest down due to muddy field conditions. Nebraska feedlots sold dressed cattle 4.00 lower at 290.00 and live sales sold uneven from 183.00 to 186.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
233	—	380	280.00–377.50	349.77
436	—	922	215.00–248.50	238.51
22	—	963	218.00–225.00	222.45
69	—	326	335.00–370.00	362.58
527	—	820	233.00–268.50	253.73
683	—	422	285.00–366.00	342.99
1,117	—	671	240.00–277.50	259.77
190	—	768	221.00–263.00	254.58
1,257	—	476	282.50–345.00	315.46
149	—	870	246.00–252.00	247.39
531	—	725	249.00–273.50	268.47
1,951	—	524	271.00–330.50	304.53
1,651	—	625	248.00–284.75	271.73
2,759	—	574	260.00–303.00	281.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	427	267.00–347.00	327.38
25	—	321	332.50	332.50
544	—	527	256.00–300.00	280.72
151	—	680	241.00–263.00	255.42
157	—	627	238.00–273.00	256.70
115	—	475	271.00–293.00	281.80
65	—	391	280.00–322.50	317.39
405	—	580	240.00–282.00	261.32
52	—	711	230.50–260.00	246.87
50	—	771	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	705	230.00	230.00
53	—	525	275.00–280.00	277.67
110	—	621	227.50–268.00	258.89
156	—	574	264.00–277.00	267.83
71	—	667	241.00–255.00	250.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	399	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	490	272.00	272.00
5	—	583	240.00	240.00
27	—	982	195.00	195.00
8	—	443	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
597	—	573	292.50–318.25	298.92
179	—	690	281.00	281.00
143	—	467	320.00–343.00	335.05
195	—	510	312.00–317.50	314.94
56	—	600	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	388	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	294.00	294.00
54	—	577	264.50–268.00	266.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	700	240.00	240.00
14	—	793	235.00	235.00
611	—	624	265.00–289.00	276.22
202	—	674	249.50–270.00	257.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	494	308.00	308.00
41	—	578	276.00	276.00
23	—	432	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	404	370.00–377.50	374.95
150	—	461	340.00–355.50	348.61
161	—	525	320.00–325.50	323.49
37	—	361	385.00–390.00	388.00
29	—	577	313.50	313.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	889	238.50	238.50
71	—	823	243.50	243.50
108	—	988	226.50	226.50
53	—	910	238.75	238.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	760	219.50	219.50
14	—	806	214.50	214.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	625	233.00	233.00
7	—	900	183.00	183.00
80	—	583	230.00–249.00	245.94
317	—	532	241.00–258.50	249.87
21	—	421	264.00	264.00
10	—	1,099	200.00	200.00
37	—	481	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	320.00	320.00
29	—	384	327.50–337.50	330.16
64	—	514	271.00–273.50	272.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
493	—	620	239.00–272.50	253.42
5	—	1,183	181.00	181.00
483	—	717	216.00–254.50	245.98
376	—	773	220.00–254.50	238.86
329	—	832	219.00–244.50	234.65
269	—	880	220.00–237.75	232.99
141	—	333	292.50–332.50	311.86
1,074	—	568	239.00–278.00	256.73
8	—	1,123	187.00	187.00
9	—	1,050	210.00	210.00
1,732	—	523	244.00–285.00	264.83
1,169	—	475	259.50–296.00	279.75
291	—	379	251.00–320.00	301.41
143	—	1,021	213.25–224.00	219.90
183	—	916	221.50–238.25	234.48
955	—	426	261.00–308.00	291.41
185	—	664	233.00–262.00	253.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	333	290.00–305.00	296.06
12	—	691	219.00	219.00
20	—	860	218.00	218.00
44	—	628	227.50–251.00	233.59
235	—	527	246.00–268.00	251.35
125	—	437	255.00–295.00	279.21
32	—	928	211.00–229.00	224.82
34	—	715	243.50	243.50
26	—	828	224.00–237.00	232.90
12	—	764	244.00	244.00
314	—	479	241.00–274.00	260.28
149	—	577	230.00–258.00	246.10
65	—	376	255.00–277.50	262.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	528	281.00	281.00
24	—	472	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	401	319.00	319.00
7	—	387	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	458	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	690	225.00	225.00
203	—	611	230.00–261.00	247.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	399	307.00	307.00
37	—	559	285.00	285.00
91	—	483	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	533	245.00	245.00

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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