Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 100 priced lines covering 15,152 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 16,579 head. replacement cattle receipts at 143 head. Counted as USDA files them — 128 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16,579Last week 14,562Year ago 12,786

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers less than 700 lbs sold unevenly steady, over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers less than 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Demand was moderate to good. Some buyers are looking for fall preconditions vaccinations that are modified or live with respiratory a must before they start bidding. Others are buying on previous performance of calves and if they only have spring shots, they are taking that into account. Dry weaning pens, warm days and cool nights are prevailing and will test the backgrounders on getting all calves weaned without sickness. A good general rain across the state would be welcomed by many. Nebraska feedlot sales have been slow this week. Some trade transpired Friday with live sales 183.00 to 184.00 and dressed sales 290.00 to 292.00. Cattle on feed, On feed for Sep 1 101%, Aug Placed 99% and Aug Marketed 96%.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	317	382.50–402.50	389.74
89	350–400	380	335.00–385.00	370.25
42	400–450	431	322.50–351.00	342.38
310	450–500	490	295.00–340.00	318.68
81	500–550	535	280.00–320.00	308.63
332	550–600	577	270.00–298.50	291.21
310	600–650	630	258.00–284.25	277.11
191	650–700	672	250.00–282.25	273.75
228	700–750	736	259.00–276.50	269.23
572	750–800	767	235.00–273.00	259.68
658	800–850	829	238.50–261.00	253.22
1,217	850–900	885	239.00–258.00	247.80
830	900–950	936	229.50–252.50	241.14
1,580	950–1000	968	222.50–245.50	238.78
477	1000–1050	1,014	230.00–239.00	234.90
61	1050–1100	1,079	224.25	224.25
55	1100–1150	1,125	210.50	210.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	372.50	372.50
14	350–400	380	313.00–345.00	325.77
9	400–450	448	316.00	316.00
7	450–500	455	309.00	309.00
8	500–550	507	258.00	258.00
5	550–600	582	258.00	258.00
29	600–650	627	258.00–267.00	264.52
15	650–700	686	251.00–253.00	251.78
5	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
12	750–800	797	245.00	245.00
86	800–850	826	227.00–235.00	228.68
6	850–900	870	222.00	222.00
13	900–950	945	231.00	231.00
7	950–1000	956	225.50	225.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	843	235.00	235.00
19	900–950	943	226.00	226.00
86	1150–1200	1,193	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
107	450–500	470	337.50–342.00	338.24
86	950–1000	961	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	301.00	301.00
62	850–900	897	231.75	231.75
52	900–950	931	225.00–233.00	231.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
225	600–650	619	284.00–286.25	285.08
72	650–700	668	240.00–275.00	269.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	777	263.00	263.00
51	850–900	857	262.50	262.50
65	900–950	920	254.00	254.00
123	950–1000	971	246.50	246.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	800–850	846	235.50	235.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	595	254.50	254.50
71	650–700	678	263.00–265.00	263.67
142	700–750	729	275.00	275.00
98	750–800	779	239.00–243.00	241.03
200	800–850	814	245.75–262.50	256.88
98	850–900	859	239.25–251.00	246.58
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	1100–1150	1,118	198.00–200.00	198.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	801	220.00	220.00
77	900–950	932	194.50–213.50	211.58
33	1000–1050	1,041	202.00–206.00	203.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	311	355.00	355.00
39	400–450	418	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	294	372.50	372.50
12	300–350	334	320.00	320.00
88	350–400	376	317.50–335.00	327.02
141	400–450	439	306.00–320.00	308.69
188	450–500	463	284.00–316.00	309.62
261	500–550	521	245.00–291.00	281.85
137	550–600	581	250.00–282.50	272.08
210	600–650	616	251.00–276.00	256.26
345	650–700	689	251.00–265.00	257.18
319	700–750	731	231.00–256.00	242.69
520	750–800	777	227.50–249.50	235.48
775	800–850	832	227.50–244.50	235.06
698	850–900	878	213.50–231.50	226.87
437	900–950	922	211.00–226.00	220.55
289	950–1000	972	213.00–224.50	218.16
52	1000–1050	1,044	211.50–214.50	212.65
9	1050–1100	1,080	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	300–350	328	875.00	875.00
10	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
8	450–500	464	253.00	253.00
9	500–550	533	265.00	265.00
10	550–600	550	247.00	247.00
7	600–650	647	240.00	240.00
14	650–700	691	217.00–240.00	228.47
13	750–800	750	221.50	221.50
9	800–850	818	221.00	221.00
8	850–900	861	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	402	338.00	338.00
94	750–800	766	253.50	253.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
135	750–800	790	248.25	248.25
60	800–850	847	228.75	228.75
198	850–900	870	228.00–241.25	236.59
392	900–950	912	224.00–230.25	225.89
191	950–1000	987	218.75–221.00	220.32
117	1000–1050	1,003	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
115	600–650	615	249.00–261.00	257.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	586	271.00	271.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,502	3,250.00–3,260.00	3,255.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,697	3,125.00	3,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,623	3,260.00–3,425.00	3,317.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,394	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,109.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	1,603	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,161.95

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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