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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 5
● As filed109 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860
← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 109 priced lines covering 21,496 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 20,696 head. replacement cattle receipts at 2,472 head.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Feb 5, 2024
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 20,696Last week 35,946Year ago 18,717
Replacement CattleReceipts 2,472Last week 576Year ago 2,038

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers less than 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Demand was good for all weights and classes of cattle. Few, more loads going over in eastern part of the state to feedlots as pen conditions have improved from previous weeks. Some loads continue to go south to wheat pastures. Several internet and in house buyers are looking for heifers to place a bangs tag in and will be bred to a bull for resale later this year or kept with in their own herds. Feedlot trade was at a standstill all week until late Friday afternoon. Managers felt they needed more money as the Feb CME cattle board closed higher every day and ended 4.075 higher from previous Friday at 184.625. Plus, many lots of cattle going out light due to previous weather conditions. Dressed sales traded at 289.00, up 9.00 from the previous week and live sales sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher from 180.00 to 181.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104—924222.50–230.50225.43
731—583290.00–325.50307.76
1,275—776243.00–258.50252.43
948—673266.00–301.75283.28
458—526307.00–348.00332.52
142—434334.00–401.00366.93
46—368369.00–392.50385.35
760—621285.00–305.00299.45
209—468331.00–357.50340.85
5—1,070198.00198.00
1,189—728248.50–274.50261.89
562—819235.00–250.75244.45
437—862232.00–244.00238.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80—428297.00–343.00326.07
10—350368.00368.00
222—669253.00–274.50263.68
59—476301.00–338.00330.06
82—631266.50–280.00269.58
78—580275.00–302.50285.00
45—888213.00213.00
9—349352.50352.50
67—722252.00–258.00255.24
170—531283.00–329.00313.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
124—632278.00–285.50282.68
8—535303.00303.00
20—770236.00–248.00244.44
10—458317.50–320.00318.77
50—579286.00–295.00293.32
16—842232.00–236.00233.74
16—702249.50249.50
165—678260.00–272.50265.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5—371355.00355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64—651292.00292.00
26—608326.00326.00
40—593321.00321.00
434—711276.50–281.50279.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
216—813261.25261.25
132—644304.00–307.00304.34
235—725272.50–279.75278.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
64—524339.50339.50
232—670286.50–288.00286.80
143—616311.00–317.00313.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29—561289.00–301.00294.73
17—478314.00314.00
5—532298.00298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17—583249.00–251.00250.05
23—500287.00287.00
15—462286.50286.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
220—758250.00250.00
209—654286.50286.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
117—611296.00296.00
329—761232.00–251.50241.22
33—890215.00–215.75215.32
128—736241.50–246.00242.63
241—813226.50–239.00232.40
190—682260.00–280.00268.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58—538305.50305.50
65—755240.00240.00
69—607286.00286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13—481272.00–281.00276.86
75—876208.00208.00
106—578258.00–265.00262.97
29—728220.00–224.50222.97
11—690228.50228.50
7—514268.00268.00
57—632236.50–244.50242.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5—367300.00300.00
12—433281.00281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11—594240.00240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
886—727226.25–250.00233.73
48—341344.00344.00
246—438289.00–340.00314.05
852—578265.50–303.00282.05
839—625246.50–277.00263.92
81—873207.50–209.00207.85
196—474280.00–321.00305.86
624—528277.00–312.00294.84
672—767219.00–236.50228.65
38—944201.00201.00
331—816218.50–229.00225.62
34—373327.50–355.00342.37
1,399—680236.50–266.00250.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27—715213.00–235.00227.38
40—477260.00–286.00269.07
12—391272.00–277.00274.06
16—802209.00209.00
54—662245.00–253.00246.14
32—793215.00–216.00215.31
88—566250.00–277.00260.08
115—640244.00–258.00254.89
16—329285.00–296.00289.27
75—430270.00–281.00275.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
91—563290.50290.50
329—619267.50–295.50276.89
27—657252.00–253.00252.48
47—472314.00314.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25—608262.00262.00
6—330307.00307.00
32—477312.00312.00
15—799213.00213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—630248.00248.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)864—1,2552,100.00–2,575.002,430.34
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)159—1,3451,775.00–2,325.002,033.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)8—1,3682,100.002,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)63—1,2682,000.00–2,200.002,095.74
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)317—1,1492,450.00–2,975.002,842.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)99—1,2761,750.00–2,025.001,957.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)137—1,3281,625.00–2,000.001,870.21
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)771—1,0932,100.00–2,750.002,540.61
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.