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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 29
● As filed112 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860
← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 112 priced lines covering 32,985 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 35,946 head. replacement cattle receipts at 576 head.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Jan 29, 2024
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 35,946Last week 43,926Year ago 30,594
Replacement CattleReceipts 576Last week 857Year ago 108

Compared to last week flyweight steers sold sharply higher, 500 to 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, except 900 lbs sold steady. Demand for wheat grazers or summer grass and replacement heifers was very good with good demand for feeder cattle. Loads of cattle headed out of the state to "greener" pastures. Some local cattlemen continue to fill lots with cattle suited for summer grass and for a finishing ration. Pen conditions are muddy in a big area of the state. One would think it would soften the demand for feeders but that hasn't been the case so far. NASS released the annual cattle inventory last Wednesday stating the lowest number of cattle since 1961. Nebraska feedlots traded show list a tick higher on the week. Dressed sales sold 3.00 higher at 280.00 and live sales sold 1.00 higher from 176.00 to 178.00. Still not high enough for the pounds of loss from each market ready animal from the winter storms two to three weeks ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
99—713225.00–257.00243.08
17—377346.00–365.00352.99
190—680255.00–273.00262.67
99—625247.00–288.50262.51
93—434330.00–365.00347.75
231—532260.00–322.00293.51
141—480294.00–352.50330.79
10—892200.00–221.00214.75
11—769225.00–226.00225.36
168—572262.00–308.50290.68
11—318336.00336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,940—622275.50–312.50296.84
1,898—772235.50–265.25248.61
1,063—572280.00–332.00310.02
1,307—529300.00–345.00326.59
1,825—825226.00–251.50241.15
496—468315.00–387.50349.47
625—868230.00–243.75233.79
63—335357.00–405.00372.77
210—380325.00–395.00379.09
303—433304.00–387.00356.07
510—922218.75–228.25225.92
468—966208.00–220.00212.56
2,391—720246.00–279.00263.56
1,917—677261.00–290.00276.15
41—1,012208.00208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
69—782233.50–235.00233.63
165—877220.50–225.25223.38
68—836223.00–232.00230.82
6—519305.00305.00
22—492315.00315.00
90—727235.00–246.50241.78
185—682250.00–270.50266.51
63—637273.00–284.00279.80
62—574282.50–296.00290.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6—415294.00294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
253—677287.50–288.50287.79
187—602309.00–318.50315.00
12—537346.00346.00
27—465374.00374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—429295.00295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60—636262.00–275.00269.99
56—536294.00–299.00297.93
5—389330.00330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12—715267.00267.00
34—521332.50332.50
11—409372.50372.50
11—388370.00370.00
168—626302.00–305.00303.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15—657263.50263.50
8—584290.00290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12—485262.00–266.00264.31
10—603244.00244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
180—611267.50–273.00269.60
100—547301.00301.00
36—552282.50282.50
281—656253.00–254.50253.44
10—407325.00325.00
27—389332.50332.50
140—488323.00–325.75325.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
49—534269.00–271.00269.52
125—633236.00–250.00245.05
9—763214.00214.00
10—576266.00266.00
24—881205.00205.00
255—731215.00–230.50226.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6—500250.00250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35—565292.50292.50
332—670249.00–266.50255.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1,314—675230.00–260.00243.75
1,832—574250.00–304.00277.73
1,434—526259.00–316.00300.01
411—885197.00–210.00204.02
1,012—480276.00–321.00305.37
1,559—726223.00–250.00233.26
82—318322.50–347.50334.68
20—1,026203.50203.50
263—822217.00–223.50219.27
1,067—772218.00–239.00228.67
192—377319.00–333.00325.47
11—297331.00331.00
339—427268.00–328.00314.15
1,635—627237.00–282.50262.36
48—961191.00–195.00194.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54—711232.00–238.00235.41
87—433255.00–322.50280.48
49—785214.00–226.00220.59
17—302319.00319.00
179—525246.50–298.00276.75
114—464251.00–298.50282.33
171—580212.50–281.00252.09
10—390286.00–303.00294.59
35—689236.00–242.00238.55
189—636227.50–267.00243.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
80—470285.00–291.00290.46
7—404298.00298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
33—773234.00234.00
56—591284.00284.00
130—616271.00–286.50278.34
608—670254.00–273.00261.85
69—711254.00–265.25258.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18—590263.50263.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)134—1,3171,400.00–1,850.001,703.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)22—1,2061,150.00–1,550.001,353.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)89—1,3202,050.00–2,375.002,204.11
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)40—1,3491,400.00–1,950.001,812.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)20—1,3251,725.00–2,000.001,863.86
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)128—1,1962,125.00–2,685.002,448.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,1031,800.001,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)9—1,3341,525.00–1,550.001,538.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11—9602,100.00–2,400.002,348.75
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)34—1,0382,375.00–2,400.002,382.17
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.