Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 137 priced lines covering 27,290 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 31,026 head. replacement cattle receipts at 558 head.

Mon Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31,026Last week 9,256Year ago 26,818

Replacement CattleReceipts 558Last week 302Year ago 1,258

Compared to last week fly-weight steers sold 6.00 higher, less than 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs sold unevenly steady to 10.00 higher. Fly-weight heifers sold 4.00 higher, weights less than 700 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for light weight cattle with good demand for all others. Demand was also good for bred cows and heifers. Several buyers at the auctions or on the internet purchased calves suitable for winter graze out conditions. Several loads are heading south anywhere between Nebraska and Texas. Some yearling operators stayed until the end of the sale trying to buy cattle instead of paying income tax on the profit they made this year. Nebraska feedlots sold dressed sales 2.00 higher at 297.00 and live sales sold steady from 190.00 to 192.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	1,050.00	1,050.00
5	300–350	303	1,325.00	1,325.00
151	300–350	334	351.00–412.50	379.07
427	350–400	378	340.00–400.00	367.33
723	400–450	428	315.00–379.00	355.29
1,011	450–500	477	299.00–355.00	333.48
1,202	500–550	520	291.00–347.50	318.63
1,269	550–600	569	280.00–320.00	296.33
939	600–650	620	255.00–309.50	282.09
601	650–700	667	246.00–280.00	267.15
494	700–750	720	246.00–262.00	257.12
202	750–800	774	243.00–257.00	251.60
343	800–850	820	235.00–249.00	245.14
219	850–900	880	235.00–247.00	239.50
71	950–1000	987	211.50–229.00	222.54
42	1000–1050	1,039	219.75–226.50	221.54
51	1050–1100	1,063	200.00–209.00	207.60
19	1100–1150	1,101	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	264	875.00	875.00
23	300–350	337	367.50–375.00	371.34
69	350–400	384	310.00–357.50	326.55
66	400–450	431	284.00–335.00	319.07
168	450–500	480	281.00–327.50	311.95
207	500–550	528	278.00–317.50	292.77
134	550–600	583	266.00–285.00	275.92
25	600–650	617	277.00–280.00	277.89
24	650–700	687	253.00	253.00
9	700–750	712	240.00	240.00
13	750–800	781	237.00–255.00	243.95
11	800–850	827	226.00	226.00
5	1000–1050	1,035	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,002	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	450–500	458	341.00	341.00
90	500–550	541	358.00	358.00
9	650–700	667	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	328	385.00–390.00	386.08
25	350–400	389	367.00–370.00	367.94
34	400–450	438	337.00–341.00	338.89
37	450–500	492	312.00–318.00	315.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	478	304.00–305.00	304.48
39	500–550	535	295.00–299.00	295.66
73	550–600	571	280.00–284.00	281.37
26	650–700	672	257.00–262.00	258.34
23	700–750	720	247.25	247.25
10	800–850	828	235.50	235.50
6	850–900	895	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	336.00	336.00
8	450–500	481	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	350–400	351	392.50	392.50
160	400–450	424	370.00–381.00	376.66
97	450–500	462	345.00–372.50	358.46
120	500–550	507	325.00–330.00	329.41
52	550–600	554	318.50	318.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	615	273.00	273.00
6	650–700	699	253.50	253.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	550–600	569	325.00	325.00
66	600–650	626	280.00–300.00	284.99
59	650–700	690	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	250–300	281	1,310.00–1,600.00	1,512.63
6	250–300	291	449.00	449.00
3	300–350	305	1,175.00	1,175.00
202	300–350	335	400.00–527.50	468.46
9	350–400	369	1,300.00	1,300.00
321	350–400	384	380.00–447.50	427.83
724	400–450	429	359.00–420.00	402.34
1,564	450–500	469	345.00–402.00	381.13
1,871	500–550	530	324.00–379.50	353.32
1,456	550–600	577	311.00–370.00	333.23
2,319	600–650	620	291.00–352.50	320.11
1,927	650–700	675	279.00–334.00	299.58
1,213	700–750	719	266.00–303.50	286.59
785	750–800	769	250.00–289.00	276.94
255	800–850	824	267.00–277.50	273.34
29	850–900	861	249.00–253.50	251.87
269	900–950	922	235.00–258.50	249.87
139	950–1000	955	255.50–260.75	260.15
48	1000–1050	1,019	235.00–249.50	242.15
13	1050–1100	1,050	220.00	220.00
10	1100–1150	1,101	201.00	201.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	482	360.00	360.00
23	600–650	609	293.50–294.00	293.68
23	700–750	729	257.50–260.50	258.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	243	900.00	900.00
52	300–350	333	400.00–435.00	415.19
67	350–400	376	360.00–402.50	394.08
207	400–450	427	267.50–410.00	363.31
249	450–500	484	311.50–373.00	354.37
235	500–550	524	288.00–355.00	327.55
188	550–600	583	280.00–337.00	309.47
133	600–650	622	272.00–320.00	303.75
62	650–700	670	260.00–276.00	264.75
80	700–750	726	266.00–284.50	272.38
5	750–800	774	243.00	243.00
36	800–850	836	247.00–254.75	248.45
13	850–900	853	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	341	435.00	435.00
42	400–450	435	387.50	387.50
59	450–500	490	345.00–357.50	352.32
58	500–550	531	337.50–340.00	339.74
8	550–600	565	309.00	309.00
15	650–700	686	278.00	278.00
22	750–800	752	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	582	281.00	281.00
20	600–650	637	291.00	291.00
22	650–700	663	280.00	280.00
34	700–750	741	280.00	280.00
66	750–800	778	260.00–270.00	266.52
45	800–850	831	262.00	262.00
47	850–900	858	248.00–258.00	250.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	300–350	305	547.50	547.50
202	350–400	376	461.00–464.00	462.81
142	400–450	401	427.50–441.00	440.21
127	450–500	468	421.50–430.50	423.39
308	500–550	525	351.00–400.00	386.21
520	550–600	566	342.00–376.00	371.76
168	650–700	653	325.00–342.00	333.10
142	750–800	756	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	850–900	885	236.00–240.00	238.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
98	550–600	562	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	600–650	635	291.00–300.00	294.36
26	650–700	680	273.00–279.00	276.01
46	700–750	716	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	350–400	381	452.50	452.50
14	400–450	409	430.00	430.00
91	450–500	482	396.50	396.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	554	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	549	288.00	288.00
7	550–600	553	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	535	272.00	272.00

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)	92	—	966	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,684.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	168	—	1,370	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,370.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,352	2,575.00	2,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	88	—	1,398	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,481.96
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,284	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,326	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	83	—	1,331	1,900.00–2,335.00	2,103.25
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,167	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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