Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 121 priced lines covering 26,697 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 27,049 head. replacement cattle receipts at 2,165 head.

Mon Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27,049Last week 50,676Year ago 43,926

Replacement CattleReceipts 2,165Last week 331Year ago 857

Compared to last week's very heavy offerings, steers less than 500 lbs sold 6.00 higher, over 500 to 700 lbs sold 2.00 lower, over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers less than 500 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher except 8 weights sold 6.00 higher. Demand was good to very good especially at week's close for calves and feeders with good demand for bred heifers and cows. Bullish cattle on feed report along with supportive CME cattle boards and new records in the feedlot trade helped propel the cattle sales higher at week's close. Friday and Saturday feeder cattle sales posted some new highs on various weights. Feedlot traded jumped up as all area packers were trying to secure inventory going into the first of February. Live sales sold from 210.00 to 212.00 and dressed sales from 328.00 to 330.00. Wow!

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	600–650	603	352.00–355.00	353.55
70	900–950	905	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	532	345.00–357.50	347.61
45	550–600	571	325.00–341.00	334.96
167	600–650	627	314.50–322.50	316.66
101	650–700	692	291.00–292.50	292.37
22	700–750	746	285.50	285.50
9	900–950	921	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
10	250–300	297	1,510.00	1,510.00
5	300–350	331	1,375.00	1,375.00
59	300–350	328	450.00–485.00	466.78
97	350–400	389	391.00–432.00	412.33
240	400–450	420	377.00–464.00	431.69
346	450–500	478	363.00–416.00	389.18
941	500–550	527	341.00–391.00	371.09
832	550–600	576	331.00–371.00	352.77
1,238	600–650	623	311.50–345.50	331.10
2,130	650–700	676	265.00–332.00	315.64
2,042	700–750	723	275.00–318.00	303.34
1,374	750–800	772	268.50–302.00	288.05
1,059	800–850	822	261.00–288.00	280.20
837	850–900	868	263.00–282.75	274.58
209	900–950	934	253.00–261.50	259.58
569	950–1000	971	254.00–271.00	265.01
5	1000–1050	1,031	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	600	288.00	288.00
6	650–700	650	266.00	266.00
7	750–800	785	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	405.00	405.00
6	350–400	388	402.50	402.50
34	400–450	437	354.00–400.00	377.51
32	450–500	482	350.00–370.00	356.22
60	500–550	536	330.00–356.00	345.89
30	550–600	576	316.00–339.00	329.47
38	600–650	629	300.00–323.50	311.38
113	700–750	732	275.50–276.00	275.69
22	750–800	773	246.00–275.50	267.24
21	800–850	847	264.50	264.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
37	600–650	611	352.50	352.50
44	750–800	751	275.50	275.50
68	850–900	856	268.75	268.75
62	900–950	909	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	347	452.50	452.50
7	350–400	358	452.50	452.50
11	400–450	408	439.00	439.00
92	500–550	523	388.00–392.50	390.82
84	550–600	562	370.00–371.00	370.55
402	600–650	616	333.50–355.00	344.43
46	650–700	651	337.00	337.00
114	750–800	792	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	358	420.00	420.00
9	400–450	422	396.00	396.00
25	500–550	544	343.00	343.00
55	550–600	584	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	643	280.50	280.50
64	750–800	761	263.00	263.00
20	850–900	867	244.25	244.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
93	650–700	654	290.00	290.00
81	700–750	714	275.00–277.00	276.35
51	750–800	769	282.25	282.25
60	800–850	806	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	435	356.00–365.00	360.59
5	450–500	473	329.00	329.00
55	500–550	539	309.00–330.00	318.67
31	550–600	585	297.00–308.00	305.54
18	600–650	626	284.00–289.00	286.17
13	650–700	691	271.50	271.50
47	700–750	729	251.50–262.00	257.49
15	750–800	782	254.00	254.00
6	800–850	811	244.50	244.50
43	900–950	923	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	587	285.00	285.00
12	650–700	684	256.00–260.00	257.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	300–350	321	422.50–447.50	439.95
23	300–350	321	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,364.52
225	350–400	374	333.00–412.50	400.54
471	400–450	427	335.00–417.00	388.79
340	450–500	478	329.00–379.00	352.45
842	500–550	522	307.00–355.00	339.50
1,392	550–600	575	297.00–341.00	320.80
1,379	600–650	625	275.00–336.00	299.32
1,172	650–700	674	267.00–324.00	290.88
966	700–750	730	250.75–286.50	273.06
1,072	750–800	770	250.00–280.50	261.91
213	800–850	815	250.50–285.50	260.18
97	850–900	880	235.00–255.50	246.84
8	1000–1050	1,041	236.50	236.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	355.00	355.00
74	400–450	434	337.50–385.00	345.22
130	450–500	466	311.00–340.00	326.73
47	500–550	518	302.50–314.00	311.83
125	550–600	586	290.00–317.50	304.94
95	600–650	630	265.00–286.00	275.80
37	650–700	665	268.50–272.00	269.18
51	700–750	727	250.00–255.00	250.77
36	750–800	796	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	644	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	393	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	390.00	390.00
210	450–500	455	377.00–390.00	384.85
70	500–550	524	355.00–360.00	358.24
155	600–650	601	304.75	304.75
113	650–700	660	299.00	299.00
120	700–750	725	289.50	289.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
55	550–600	569	341.00–351.00	342.88
134	600–650	608	317.00–351.00	328.91
190	650–700	684	302.00–320.00	313.61
46	750–800	756	277.75	277.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	512	318.00	318.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,203	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,508	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,614.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	124	—	1,278	2,150.00–4,050.00	3,346.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,163	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	182	—	1,440	2,350.00–3,300.00	2,867.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	183	—	1,412	2,425.00–2,775.00	2,569.41
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	979	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,182	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,262	1,925.00–2,125.00	2,054.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	322	—	1,387	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,426.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,306	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,101.60
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1,159	—	1,036	2,800.00–3,750.00	3,310.00

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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