Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 131 priced lines covering 31,601 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 34,739 head. replacement cattle receipts at 280 head.

Mon Oct 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34,739Last week 35,753Year ago 30,469

Replacement CattleReceipts 280Last week 52Year ago 0

Compared to last week steer calves less than 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Yearlings over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves less than 700 lbs sold mostly steady with 5 weights trading 4.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for calves with good demand for the short supply of yearling cattle and bred cows. Most calves were hide, hair and running gear condition as they came out of very dry range conditions, living off mommas' milk and top-quality genetics. Most calves hitting the scale are roughly 20 to 40 lbs lighter than expected. Yearling operators have had a profitable year and are eager to get these light calves bought while they are available. Feedlots pushed the market up with live 3.00 to 4.00 higher from 190.00 to 192.00 and dressed sales mostly 2.00 higher to 6.00 higher from mostly 298.00 to 302.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	300–350	323	317.50–367.50	351.53
128	350–400	383	304.00–360.00	344.01
299	400–450	430	295.00–342.50	328.94
384	450–500	481	275.00–333.00	313.68
531	500–550	532	272.50–319.00	296.38
356	550–600	579	251.00–307.00	281.08
115	600–650	621	246.00–299.50	276.36
24	650–700	672	252.00–285.00	267.74
74	700–750	727	250.00–262.50	260.99
5	850–900	854	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	250–300	267	950.00–1,100.00	998.93
183	300–350	329	360.00–430.00	383.76
3	300–350	335	1,050.00	1,050.00
782	350–400	377	337.50–395.00	372.38
3	350–400	370	925.00	925.00
1,126	400–450	426	306.00–400.00	353.43
2,716	450–500	474	308.00–365.00	338.09
3,024	500–550	525	293.00–344.50	320.61
2,922	550–600	571	265.00–326.50	302.07
1,040	600–650	620	267.50–315.00	291.98
261	650–700	669	264.00–303.00	284.97
212	700–750	733	240.00–276.00	266.28
63	750–800	779	268.75	268.75
149	800–850	841	227.50–257.00	252.95
245	850–900	883	221.00–262.50	253.67
279	900–950	931	230.00–266.50	239.25
131	1000–1050	1,005	215.50–229.50	226.77
53	1050–1100	1,066	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	451	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	382	349.00–351.00	350.47
15	400–450	422	338.00	338.00
36	450–500	460	316.00–326.00	322.28
27	500–550	534	308.00–312.00	309.18
52	550–600	570	287.00–297.00	291.92
25	750–800	751	264.00	264.00
35	800–850	847	256.00	256.00
41	850–900	857	253.00	253.00
55	900–950	931	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	540	274.00–278.00	276.00
11	750–800	772	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	400–450	431	370.00	370.00
191	500–550	520	314.00–352.00	337.84
95	550–600	554	302.00–331.00	321.08
234	600–650	612	302.00–330.00	320.90
83	650–700	653	296.00	296.00
60	950–1000	975	260.25	260.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60	600–650	630	255.00–260.50	257.92
33	650–700	679	245.00–263.00	255.60
6	700–750	705	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	564	318.00	318.00
181	600–650	626	313.50	313.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	392.50	392.50
81	500–550	511	336.00–337.00	336.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	541	299.00	299.00
22	550–600	566	279.00–292.00	282.02
30	600–650	626	274.00–288.00	279.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1,291	600–650	621	260.00–318.00	289.09
259	650–700	669	268.50–297.00	277.19
94	700–750	719	254.00–281.50	272.93
31	750–800	781	250.25–256.50	251.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	379	384.00	384.00
45	450–500	456	349.00	349.00
45	500–550	506	335.00–335.50	335.34
37	550–600	569	311.00–317.00	313.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	438	301.00	301.00
7	500–550	532	294.00	294.00
32	550–600	574	253.50–258.00	254.34
4	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	382.00	382.00
5	350–400	396	327.50	327.50
8	400–450	442	308.00	308.00
23	600–650	614	212.50–250.00	225.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	683	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	468	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	367	347.50–380.00	354.81
14	400–450	402	335.00	335.00
48	450–500	466	300.00–319.50	308.42
26	550–600	556	309.50	309.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	260	985.00	985.00
13	300–350	335	322.50–327.50	324.70
127	350–400	379	303.00–337.50	317.27
92	400–450	439	271.00–310.00	283.58
311	450–500	483	258.00–301.00	282.74
234	500–550	526	247.50–277.00	266.18
220	550–600	575	240.00–269.00	259.35
9	600–650	647	245.00	245.00
18	700–750	719	241.00–247.00	243.67
24	800–850	835	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1100–1150	1,104	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	450–500	488	281.00–290.00	283.59
91	550–600	582	260.00–266.00	260.95
36	900–950	911	229.00–229.25	229.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	200–250	246	750.00	750.00
313	300–350	329	313.00–385.00	347.30
452	350–400	382	281.00–367.00	329.38
1,414	400–450	428	287.00–336.00	314.30
1,944	450–500	474	271.00–320.00	300.69
2,064	500–550	525	254.50–309.00	282.31
1,609	550–600	568	250.00–299.00	273.07
91	600–650	622	235.00–253.00	246.17
173	650–700	661	230.00–270.00	262.09
466	700–750	717	243.50–259.50	253.23
162	750–800	775	241.00–250.00	244.92
390	800–850	825	235.50–247.25	241.96
717	850–900	874	234.50–242.25	238.82
76	900–950	926	215.00–234.00	225.94
39	950–1000	962	227.00	227.00
20	1000–1050	1,021	222.00	222.00
51	1050–1100	1,067	214.50–220.00	218.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
264	600–650	617	235.00–272.00	258.72
54	650–700	664	253.50–257.50	254.96
13	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
7	750–800	764	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	422	333.00	333.00
39	500–550	503	301.50	301.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	700–750	738	254.00	254.00
206	800–850	848	253.00	253.00
240	850–900	889	231.00–253.75	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	718	244.50	244.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	322	373.00–384.00	378.01
26	350–400	371	342.50–353.00	349.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	430	335.00	335.00
131	500–550	518	316.00–327.50	322.24
40	550–600	557	305.50	305.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	609	242.00–247.00	244.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	512	286.00	286.00
190	550–600	597	285.50	285.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,334	1,760.00	1,760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	112	—	1,116	2,585.00–2,825.00	2,745.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	69	—	1,337	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,571.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	71	—	1,335	1,800.00–2,050.00	2,014.45

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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