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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 19
● As filed123 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860
← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 123 priced lines covering 26,219 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 27,013 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,446 head.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Feb 19, 2024
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 27,013Last week 36,908Year ago 19,317
Replacement CattleReceipts 1,446Last week 156Year ago 0

Compared to last week flyweight steers sold 5.00 lower, 500 to 800 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers less than 900 lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good for calves and feeder cattle. Very good demand for bred heifers and cows as buyers held their hands high and took ownership of the lots coming through the ring. Most cattlemen are short on mother cows and are trying to get back to par on numbers their pastures can carry for a grazing season. Hay carry over will be rather large for the first time in a few years. Nebraska feedlots traded show-list higher with live sales trading from 182.00 to 184.00 and dressed sales from 290.00 to mostly 292.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39—380270.00–380.00340.48
186—977205.00–230.50225.56
629—526314.00–351.00331.98
13—295425.00425.00
386—917224.00–236.50232.62
32—343355.00–379.00371.32
1,066—772243.00–272.00261.16
50—1,018209.00–214.50212.86
1,475—826240.50–258.25250.88
1,260—624272.50–316.00303.80
1,198—865230.00–248.00239.75
2,296—730248.00–280.00266.82
7—1,067196.00196.00
935—670259.00–301.00286.62
236—423340.00–379.00360.82
684—576298.00–335.00319.01
227—471321.00–362.00339.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—951215.00215.00
13—1,001195.00195.00
15—472313.00313.00
33—583304.00–306.00304.90
81—680264.00–273.00268.82
25—638274.00–280.00276.87
52—520313.00–322.00317.25
160—720247.00–265.00259.29
188—788240.00–254.25247.79
35—831240.50240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70—856258.50258.50
129—603317.00–332.50327.20
525—671282.00–308.50303.86
33—413395.00395.00
91—516346.00–366.00359.29
57—588324.00324.00
68—702292.00292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—842237.00237.00
51—740250.00–256.50255.02
96—691250.00–277.00268.02
12—492322.50322.50
40—853226.00226.00
70—427300.00–338.00325.42
42—584270.00–303.00289.17
115—631264.00–293.00277.55
94—525280.00–327.50313.76
118—773234.00–249.00245.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
135—810257.00–259.00257.96
60—535337.00–341.00339.63
5—418367.50367.50
50—460369.00369.00
40—566332.00332.00
21—611311.00311.00
161—732279.25–280.50279.90
257—676290.25–297.50293.80
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12—865182.00182.00
67—572236.00236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
107—764274.00274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
339—604279.00–282.50279.67
19—522310.00310.00
8—341352.50352.50
25—557297.50297.50
15—656261.50261.50
45—420335.00–345.00338.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10—535271.00271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30—682266.50266.50
16—408362.50362.50
93—701256.00256.00
58—790241.00241.00
85—510320.50320.50
99—561313.00313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
79—522281.00–289.00285.46
53—783224.00–227.00225.16
6—803216.00216.00
101—726225.00–234.00231.32
55—576257.50–270.00264.79
78—693232.00–241.50234.15
223—629249.00–273.50259.60
24—480283.00–296.00291.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
207—429300.00–337.50320.83
1,312—573268.50–305.00287.86
9—935211.00211.00
45—326332.50–346.00344.41
839—771226.50–249.00234.90
382—477295.00–329.50309.92
10—292355.00355.00
1,239—623255.00–292.50271.77
54—874209.50–218.00213.45
1,173—716230.00–258.00243.04
1,803—672240.00–271.00255.46
298—821214.00–233.25225.20
60—379317.00–342.50336.71
76—981194.00–205.50201.16
9—1,075177.00177.00
588—527277.00–320.00302.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—472259.00259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31—772215.00–219.50218.36
281—687238.50–251.75248.97
62—480277.50–304.00294.29
71—525257.00–302.00282.57
201—616235.50–271.00255.75
5—396284.00284.00
124—587258.50–275.00268.83
10—319310.00–322.50316.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
151—732248.50–264.50251.14
459—665254.00–278.50266.84
39—836227.50227.50
44—7051,875.001,875.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
115—708249.00249.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—667166.00166.00
50—556186.00186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16—739253.00253.00
9—659254.00254.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)47—1,1222,400.00–2,750.002,595.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,1351,825.001,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)69—1,1012,660.00–3,100.002,955.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)180—1,3512,040.00–2,900.002,584.05
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)82—1,3341,825.00–2,400.002,123.78
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,4591,975.001,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)83—1,3321,750.00–2,050.001,941.51
Bred Cows — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)35—1,2201,950.00–2,000.001,972.95
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)33—1,1571,700.00–1,800.001,727.13
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)9—1,1082,225.002,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)26—1,2573,375.00–3,450.003,421.34
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)16—8482,600.002,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)521—9842,500.00–3,125.002,684.41
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.