Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 96 priced lines covering 9,916 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,586 head. replacement cattle receipts at 400 head. Counted as USDA files them — 213 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 8, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,586Last week 17,225Year ago 24,161

Replacement CattleReceipts 400Last week 0Year ago 793

Compared to last week steers less than 500 lbs sold steady, 5 weight sold 10.00 lower, 6 weights sold steady, 7weights sold 13.00 lower and 8 weight steers 7.00 lower. On the heifers less than 600 lbs sold 15.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand for calves and feeders was moderate to good. Very good demand was noted for bred cows and pairs. Package of first calf heifer pairs sold for 4550.00 per unit last Friday at Burwell Livestock market. With springtime grass popping up and low cattle numbers, some ranchers are backfilling empty grass with pairs if they can find them. Feedlot trade fell off like the CME cattle boards with live sales from 184.00 to 185.00, 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Dressed sales sold from 290.00-295.00, 2.00 to 3.00 lower also. Farming is getting underway with some areas in the East planting corn and soybeans and that farming trend is moving west through the state.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
103	700–750	720	256.50–265.00	261.09
111	750–800	791	247.75–251.00	248.07
71	800–850	820	235.50–240.00	237.78
156	850–900	873	229.00–238.25	230.36
11	900–950	910	222.75	222.75
19	950–1000	951	213.50–218.00	215.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	286	1,200.00	1,200.00
9	250–300	291	449.00	449.00
8	300–350	335	380.00–382.00	380.74
53	350–400	380	411.00–431.00	419.11
88	400–450	423	348.00–407.00	383.46
129	450–500	478	327.50–365.00	343.56
308	500–550	519	314.00–348.00	333.69
401	550–600	581	304.00–331.00	316.95
276	600–650	623	283.00–320.00	301.20
220	650–700	680	275.00–288.50	285.15
209	700–750	729	250.00–277.00	258.18
404	750–800	770	230.00–275.00	257.39
784	800–850	837	229.00–254.50	242.83
519	850–900	870	226.00–251.00	240.31
139	900–950	910	223.00–236.50	233.53
278	950–1000	970	213.50–228.00	220.24
20	1050–1100	1,067	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	471	372.00–372.50	372.17
100	600–650	613	314.00–320.00	318.63
242	650–700	672	298.25–308.00	303.12
72	700–750	711	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	402.50	402.50
18	400–450	438	329.00–340.00	333.11
64	450–500	490	320.00–344.00	326.08
15	500–550	537	308.00–317.50	314.33
91	550–600	587	271.00–306.00	294.36
59	600–650	624	268.00–285.00	281.16
58	650–700	681	247.00–267.00	255.40
37	700–750	749	248.50	248.50
16	750–800	786	227.00–229.00	228.52
11	800–850	840	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	431	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	594	327.00	327.00
10	600–650	641	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	564	315.00	315.00
17	600–650	642	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	382.50	382.50
14	550–600	561	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
33	700–750	708	285.50	285.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	298	362.50	362.50
22	300–350	316	325.00–387.50	351.34
85	350–400	373	312.50–380.00	353.03
144	400–450	425	283.00–351.00	327.80
241	450–500	481	280.00–325.00	300.51
211	500–550	520	278.00–312.00	291.12
262	550–600	573	270.00–293.50	285.15
317	600–650	620	246.00–286.50	274.85
185	650–700	677	248.00–265.00	255.07
370	700–750	725	233.00–238.00	236.51
638	750–800	772	225.00–247.50	234.61
618	800–850	825	215.00–241.00	231.08
486	850–900	886	205.50–220.50	210.88
59	900–950	924	205.00–215.00	207.48
11	950–1000	978	200.00	200.00
34	1000–1050	1,011	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	636	259.00–259.50	259.34
12	650–700	678	246.50	246.50
16	750–800	786	216.50	216.50
43	800–850	816	215.25–218.00	216.03
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	900–950	947	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	812	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	438	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	461	273.00	273.00
38	550–600	583	244.00–263.00	255.35
38	600–650	635	245.00–261.00	253.25
91	650–700	687	239.00–242.00	241.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	517	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	405	314.00–328.00	320.36
188	550–600	561	301.00–303.00	302.40
51	650–700	652	279.00	279.00
35	700–750	720	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	483	284.00	284.00
11	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
19	600–650	610	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
37	600–650	642	278.50	278.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	718	243.00	243.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,380	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,980.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,064	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,533	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,574	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,720.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,412	3,400.00–4,025.00	3,944.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,507	2,600.00	2,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	80	—	1,017	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,219	3,600.00–4,550.00	4,289.87
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,036	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,280	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,639.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,393	1,925.00–2,550.00	2,190.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,257	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,101	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,523	1,935.00	1,935.00

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.

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