Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 100 priced lines covering 17,704 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 19,757 head. replacement cattle receipts at 370 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19,757Last week 36,478Year ago 26,252

Replacement CattleReceipts 370Last week 160Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers less than 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold mostly 8.00 higher. Heifers less than 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold unevenly steady. Nebraska feedlots traded live sales 3.00 to 4.00 lower from 186.00 to 187.00 and dressed sales sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower at 294.00. Nice rain showers across various parts of the state have helped brighten moods of agriculture people across the state. Helping curtails the fire dangers in many areas. Most of the fall crops are harvested a tick ahead of a normal year.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	315	418.00	418.00
50	350–400	355	405.00–420.00	408.25
80	400–450	418	367.00–376.00	374.45
139	450–500	466	345.00–352.50	350.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	250–300	267	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,225.92
323	300–350	328	394.00–435.00	416.44
15	300–350	336	1,485.00	1,485.00
539	350–400	383	350.00–398.00	383.41
941	400–450	421	326.00–387.00	362.18
1,711	450–500	475	316.00–362.50	341.48
1,428	500–550	524	295.00–328.00	313.94
1,298	550–600	572	270.00–329.00	302.63
174	600–650	626	259.00–294.50	283.26
45	650–700	672	264.00–288.50	273.27
97	700–750	708	257.00–292.00	283.89
125	750–800	772	259.00–267.00	265.99
45	800–850	848	245.00–260.25	258.56
58	850–900	883	267.00	267.00
243	900–950	939	258.50–262.75	259.51
10	950–1000	952	235.00	235.00
33	1000–1050	1,036	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	300–350	330	340.00–383.00	367.60
51	350–400	383	327.50–365.00	350.10
90	400–450	429	319.00–357.00	335.95
183	450–500	487	300.00–340.00	317.37
148	500–550	531	280.00–310.00	299.31
108	550–600	585	270.50–301.00	282.60
19	600–650	614	242.00–263.00	251.11
19	700–750	744	259.00	259.00
9	750–800	784	254.00	254.00
44	850–900	880	217.00–239.50	219.48
25	950–1000	973	230.50–231.00	230.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	350–400	391	348.00	348.00
17	500–550	526	297.00	297.00
21	550–600	559	290.00	290.00
6	1000–1050	1,010	228.50	228.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
106	400–450	423	388.00	388.00
14	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
229	500–550	514	339.00–348.50	345.62
180	550–600	576	322.00–323.00	322.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
71	600–650	638	264.50–277.00	269.31
19	650–700	685	257.00	257.00
5	700–750	700	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
659	600–650	620	270.00–315.00	291.37
296	650–700	657	266.00–301.25	281.51
51	700–750	731	253.00–261.00	257.50
88	750–800	766	231.00–253.25	247.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	422	347.00	347.00
25	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	615	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	900–950	925	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
23	550–600	569	265.50	265.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	250–300	268	975.00–1,275.00	1,091.59
18	300–350	322	1,350.00	1,350.00
182	300–350	329	317.00–385.00	348.87
451	350–400	376	307.50–361.00	344.33
921	400–450	428	298.00–348.50	322.31
1,161	450–500	476	264.50–321.50	301.30
777	500–550	523	264.00–306.50	283.06
730	550–600	567	242.00–301.00	271.25
21	600–650	616	257.00–266.00	262.16
17	650–700	662	240.00–259.00	250.00
113	700–750	723	236.00–265.50	255.31
129	750–800	774	241.00–254.00	245.43
558	800–850	835	234.50–244.50	239.28
390	850–900	860	226.50–239.50	236.50
262	900–950	920	223.50–244.00	229.43
97	950–1000	983	210.00–233.00	220.60
5	1000–1050	1,001	217.00	217.00
64	1050–1100	1,063	213.50–216.00	215.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	300–350	310	308.00–350.00	328.50
120	350–400	374	301.00–335.00	315.63
185	400–450	433	265.00–315.00	281.63
163	450–500	483	240.00–295.00	263.20
102	500–550	528	250.00–272.50	259.41
26	550–600	574	225.00–258.00	246.93
17	600–650	631	236.50–254.50	245.90
30	650–700	688	230.00–246.00	237.81
33	700–750	717	230.00–237.00	233.39
6	800–850	810	234.50	234.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
27	350–400	370	316.00–320.00	317.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	630	244.50	244.50
59	650–700	673	233.75–236.50	234.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
174	600–650	622	234.00–263.00	257.05
36	650–700	688	221.00–255.00	230.38
18	700–750	717	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	300–350	324	341.00–386.00	374.64
108	400–450	429	333.00–341.00	334.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	468	262.00–307.50	274.66
48	500–550	543	256.00–276.00	259.74
30	650–700	659	235.00	235.00
19	750–800	760	238.00	238.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	107	—	891	2,050.00–2,850.00	2,631.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	109	—	1,272	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,900.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,340	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,486	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	70	—	1,281	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,035.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,471	2,350.00–3,025.00	2,917.25

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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