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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 4
● As filed137 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860
← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 137 priced lines covering 24,769 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 26,818 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,258 head.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Dec 4, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 26,818Last week 15,694Year ago 30,685
Replacement CattleReceipts 1,258Last week 1,648Year ago 2,824

This week in Nebraska feeder cattle markets trended mostly 5.00-10.00 lower prior to becoming steady late in the week on Friday and Saturday. There were spots of higher market trends for light weight calves suitable for stocker operations. Overall demand was moderate to good. It's been well noted that feeder cattle markets have trended lower over the past couple of weeks influenced negatively by a downward trend in the feeder cattle futures since its September peak as speculators and hedgers continue their quest to find a balance of risk and opportunity in the market. A few bred cow sales took place this week with some complete dispersals noted. Buying interest remains good for replacement cows and heifers. Based on both anecdotal and statistical evidence the cattle industry is yet to begin its herd rebuilding phase and the supply fundamentals supports the ownership of cattle. Fed cattle trade trended lower as well this past week from mostly 166.00-171.00 (Live) / 265.00-272.00 (Dressed) across the 5-area region with most of those markets pulled lower in the late week trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
233—815206.00–235.75225.55
1,337—723216.00–257.50239.20
2,100—629236.00–276.00258.77
905—472269.00–326.50312.60
186—910228.50228.50
1,868—578245.00–305.00282.17
18—1,037190.00–191.50190.83
273—326300.00–365.00348.70
26—2971,085.001,085.00
1,290—670224.00–264.00247.20
1,665—525269.00–317.00298.31
11—235875.00875.00
181—861204.00–225.50220.13
645—429276.00–343.00327.55
475—386288.00–352.50344.37
251—769210.50–249.50232.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
227—478261.00–304.00283.52
69—854184.00–211.00208.63
133—624221.00–251.00237.34
43—773210.00–230.00223.40
178—724208.50–238.00224.59
16—809211.00211.00
194—431250.00–329.00298.95
268—530251.00–298.00277.38
240—681218.00–245.50237.82
407—577220.00–271.00251.24
5—972146.00146.00
24—1,027151.00–177.00156.40
11—333315.00–317.50316.19
118—372275.00–331.00310.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7—385286.00286.00
13—456250.50250.50
9—414277.00277.00
12—681215.00215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47—783201.00–229.00219.06
164—587258.00–281.00277.22
35—730218.00–229.00224.55
101—667225.00–236.50232.29
14—434305.00305.00
42—470275.00–297.00292.21
6—386320.00320.00
108—926200.50–211.00206.42
79—535257.00–299.00282.89
130—632232.00–244.50238.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
74—579262.00–262.50262.31
43—432309.00309.00
17—464281.00–290.00285.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
223—410348.00–357.50353.56
124—369364.00364.00
222—665266.00–279.00271.14
794—607269.50–311.00288.97
123—459335.00–336.00335.42
173—532306.00–330.00321.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12—682221.00221.00
67—790213.25213.25
5—543238.00238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26—360308.00308.00
19—570263.00263.00
5—315311.00311.00
11—528267.00267.00
45—473278.00–283.00278.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24—679230.00–231.00230.63
20—763207.50–212.00209.05
28—628235.00–248.00241.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
160—670261.00–267.00264.02
5—553293.00293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
71—576288.00288.00
59—657270.00270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9—750212.00212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70—526272.00272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11—503240.50240.50
37—485248.00248.00
18—329284.00–288.00285.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
71—567225.50–237.00232.97
9—712196.50196.50
51—527244.00–250.00248.31
20—475244.00–245.00244.43
27—759192.50–199.00195.36
26—1,053174.00174.00
21—855190.00190.00
83—626212.00–230.00221.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20—783183.00183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
199—807180.00–207.75204.45
454—427243.00–300.00278.43
15—16232.00232.00
985—523230.00–279.50256.93
641—615215.50–266.00236.48
921—572222.00–265.00247.94
40—1,171169.00169.00
485—667201.00–233.00217.83
8—1,038174.00174.00
249—714191.00–214.00207.01
85—781185.50–205.00191.22
59—329293.00–315.00305.43
113—373246.00–307.00278.60
593—474241.00–290.00268.06
9—879189.50189.50
10—92250.00250.00
21—925184.00–201.00192.85
30—276775.00–850.00805.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
68—623216.00–226.50222.21
34—652222.00222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
31—631244.00244.00
80—532279.00279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53—678200.00–216.00204.54
88—428244.00–269.00254.64
226—481230.00–270.50252.10
156—622201.00–226.50219.27
23—327247.00–265.00252.62
100—374236.00–292.00266.99
367—575213.00–241.50225.86
120—536230.00–255.00243.76
5—811180.00180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
86—502278.00278.00
96—488278.00–279.00278.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
13—758214.50214.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
125—423266.00–272.00269.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27—821196.50196.50
8—480271.00271.00
5—703194.00194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8—658220.00220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6—590215.00215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)61—1,4261,550.00–2,000.001,882.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)8—1,4562,550.002,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)7—1,3172,225.002,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)97—1,3432,375.00–2,510.002,433.92
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)192—1,1272,485.00–3,010.002,657.03
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)80—1,4471,975.00–2,060.002,031.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,4282,100.002,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)22—1,4482,825.002,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,5432,650.002,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)15—1,3241,160.00–1,385.001,255.34
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)30—1,2731,125.00–1,375.001,201.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)79—1,4171,450.00–1,950.001,594.64
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)63—1,4501,485.00–1,825.001,602.77
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)363—1,0422,050.00–2,600.002,306.09
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)112—1,0402,000.00–2,675.002,141.43
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.