Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 11
● As filed135 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860

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Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 135 priced lines covering 19,087 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,119 head. replacement cattle receipts at 4,195 head.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Dec 11, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 17,119Last week 26,818Year ago 10,801
Replacement CattleReceipts 4,195Last week 1,258Year ago 1,332

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37835180.00180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30631216.50–222.00218.80
15488255.00255.00
10760201.00201.00
85580235.50–239.00238.00
134688210.00–218.50216.82
40727206.00206.00
12810195.00195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21443262.00262.00
11536250.00250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
652675216.00–235.50223.75
421,018173.00–194.00188.52
513480259.50–313.00286.32
409528237.00–291.00267.79
448618225.00–259.50239.80
92913195.00–199.50196.78
108767190.00–212.00208.05
391430261.00–321.00300.97
226379277.00–326.00314.15
49887193.00–200.50194.76
519579235.00–263.50251.99
41319280.00–327.50290.88
443712203.00–220.00213.31
32816206.00–209.00206.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26436265.00–266.00265.77
8653200.00200.00
34621205.00–240.50226.73
8977174.00174.00
72554227.00–246.00243.64
105471236.00–290.50272.89
144534242.00–265.50255.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
88486246.00–276.00269.35
73538242.50–268.00260.05
45580237.00–242.50240.36
21666193.00–228.00216.13
10363287.00287.00
19645231.00231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18556260.50260.50
34611253.00253.00
28533292.50292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43429333.00333.00
89578257.00–262.00258.45
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8671197.50197.50
24744194.50194.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13467258.00258.00
23585223.00223.00
6430241.00241.00
6345261.00261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
12478304.50304.50
33551281.00–288.50282.83
64796242.00242.00
26515299.00299.00
137706248.50248.50
80619263.00–274.00270.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
66632248.00–250.00248.80
76580255.00–271.00263.39
39520275.00–280.00276.37
7376325.00325.00
51481290.00–306.50300.83
51656239.00–254.00242.20
10433301.00301.00
26710215.00–226.00220.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5360314.00314.00
8481291.00291.00
21676229.50229.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
148772222.00–229.75224.81
53710226.00–228.75227.93
7510281.00281.00
42924200.00–207.00204.67
34577261.00–261.50261.18
91812211.00–217.00213.41
182685234.50–237.50236.77
19863211.25211.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14418336.00336.00
66651260.00260.00
61569289.00–294.00290.94
14463311.00311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14878186.00–195.00191.87
24506305.00305.00
32732234.50–244.00240.74
77483271.00–322.00298.81
108625238.00–262.75256.81
5335317.50317.50
148578235.00–279.50266.95
52425250.00–313.00286.41
169679218.00–250.00237.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
229933205.00–218.50212.93
510531260.00–306.00295.55
1,138625251.00–286.50271.52
935721234.50–253.25241.10
661771227.50–242.25234.59
111,000195.00195.00
108387322.50–348.00337.89
168857206.50–228.35223.85
524825218.00–229.75226.55
897672245.75–267.00256.41
191,050198.00198.00
820569270.75–306.50288.59
30341321.00–335.00329.63
416474216.50–337.50320.02
201429306.00–338.00328.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20581270.00270.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16860205.50205.50
14760213.00213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
167712260.25260.25
118663266.75–268.50268.04
367523317.50–325.00320.71
348606290.00–305.00299.36
90570312.50312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5454287.00287.00
9419303.00303.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2471,2821,150.00–1,700.001,565.52
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)921,4261,400.00–2,100.001,595.89
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)671,3721,525.00–1,825.001,734.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)101,1851,225.001,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1791,3961,400.00–2,300.001,857.40
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)911,4011,950.00–2,400.002,095.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3481,2941,625.00–2,900.002,256.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)121,0842,300.002,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)191,0352,450.002,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1291,3201,500.00–2,000.001,783.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1871,3762,150.00–3,375.002,784.19
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2071,1951,675.00–3,275.002,916.16
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1131,2373,150.00–3,400.003,251.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2171,4042,050.00–2,900.002,641.92
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)4871,2172,200.00–3,250.002,724.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)501,2211,325.00–1,550.001,418.24
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)141,4061,700.00–1,800.001,744.23
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)161,3431,500.001,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)151,4651,770.001,770.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2161,0912,300.00–3,225.002,603.99
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)9011,0882,400.00–3,350.002,855.04
(<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1491,0602,100.00–3,200.002,703.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)301,0942,250.00–2,350.002,293.42
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)931,0072,200.00–2,275.002,234.66
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.