Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 82 priced lines covering 6,479 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,232 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,239 head. Counted as USDA files them — 531 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,232Last week 14,486Year ago 8,202

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,239Last week 0Year ago 139

Compared to last week 500 weight steers sold 4.00 lower, 600 to 900 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers less than 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, 600 to 800 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold fully steady. Demand was good for calves, feeders, and pairs. With springtime moisture arriving across most areas of the state it appears summer grass will be good, and some cattlemen have opted to purchase pairs for summer grazing. The rains have also halted most springtime plantings especially on the heavier soils. But all moisture has been welcomed. Feedlot sales turned a tick higher on the week even though the CME live cattle boards sold lower most of the week. Live sales traded 2.00 higher from 186.00 to 187.00 and dressed sales sold fully steady from 294.00 to 295.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	347	357.50	357.50
80	350–400	387	300.00–370.00	347.14
46	400–450	429	332.50–345.00	340.81
132	450–500	473	309.00–330.00	319.11
81	500–550	512	280.00–341.00	320.81
164	550–600	571	282.00–300.00	291.27
242	600–650	623	262.00–303.00	287.15
108	650–700	683	251.00–281.00	262.46
362	700–750	722	240.00–265.00	260.97
244	750–800	782	237.60–252.50	242.28
412	800–850	825	224.00–238.00	231.67
181	850–900	885	225.25	225.25
60	900–950	920	224.50	224.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	540	288.00	288.00
21	550–600	589	280.00	280.00
28	650–700	682	250.00–258.50	256.09
21	800–850	817	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	450–500	489	342.00–351.00	343.12
164	550–600	553	315.00–328.00	321.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	421	305.00	305.00
29	450–500	485	260.00–305.00	290.38
36	550–600	551	240.00	240.00
38	650–700	655	228.00–231.00	228.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	800–850	825	197.00	197.00
10	850–900	862	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	650–700	666	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	296	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	452	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	342	390.00–405.00	400.23
13	350–400	371	412.50–420.00	417.15
64	400–450	443	353.00–372.50	359.05
50	450–500	467	340.00–365.00	356.45
192	500–550	519	352.50–371.00	363.29
254	550–600	578	318.00–345.00	327.54
131	600–650	626	294.00–333.00	319.97
93	650–700	664	289.50–305.00	301.37
216	700–750	706	274.50–307.50	298.42
80	750–800	782	268.00–280.00	278.97
388	800–850	814	245.50–262.75	255.48
572	850–900	869	241.50–254.00	248.40
260	900–950	943	218.25–236.00	232.13
71	950–1000	975	222.00–224.50	224.19
220	1000–1050	1,022	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	663	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	407	404.00	404.00
12	450–500	467	370.00	370.00
37	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
19	700–750	712	303.50	303.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	432	352.00	352.00
24	450–500	490	332.50–338.00	334.57
62	500–550	532	331.00–349.00	344.08
53	550–600	576	287.00–312.50	297.01
23	600–650	640	304.00	304.00
66	650–700	674	275.00–284.00	282.37
20	850–900	884	236.25	236.25
12	1000–1050	1,004	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	800–850	827	238.00–239.50	238.61
32	850–900	872	225.00–231.50	227.43
5	1000–1050	1,024	196.50	196.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	472	333.50	333.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	510	351.00	351.00
18	550–600	555	339.00	339.00
73	600–650	612	324.50	324.50
54	700–750	721	289.50	289.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	347	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	517	297.50	297.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,305	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	117	—	1,386	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,944.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,401	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,680.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,295	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,371	3,350.00–3,850.00	3,587.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,361	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,033	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,245	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,522.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,281	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,068.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,202	2,925.00	2,925.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	163	—	1,207	3,250.00–4,100.00	3,580.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,131	3,300.00–3,850.00	3,475.53
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	907	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,122	3,085.00	3,085.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,085	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,095	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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