Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 113 priced lines covering 17,622 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,904 head. replacement cattle receipts at 870 head.

Mon Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17,904Last week 27,508Year ago 13,112

Replacement CattleReceipts 870Last week 713Year ago 126

Compared to last week, steers less than 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers sold unevenly steady throughout the week. Demand was moderate to good, depending on they days the CME cattle boards traded higher. Demand was good for bred heifers and cows. Some moisture across the state either in rain, snow or both. Hopefully Mother Nature will continue to provide some moisture throughout the year. Several people that place yearlings on summer grass were gathering livestock this week as they are trying fill summer grass. Area feedlots traded show-list for higher money on Friday. Dressed and live sales sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher from 315.00 to 317.00 and 200.00 to 202.00 respectively.

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	333	445.00–475.00	464.45
75	350–400	377	410.00–490.00	441.11
145	400–450	422	382.50–441.00	420.12
347	450–500	477	361.00–415.00	399.38
309	500–550	522	355.00–422.50	388.24
363	550–600	573	318.00–385.00	360.29
1,078	600–650	627	315.00–362.50	344.53
951	650–700	676	300.00–340.00	328.01
1,055	700–750	727	288.50–323.00	305.53
926	750–800	770	281.00–305.50	292.50
917	800–850	826	267.00–289.50	279.55
531	850–900	867	265.00–287.00	276.63
762	900–950	918	253.50–270.50	258.40
84	950–1000	989	245.50–250.00	246.84
75	1000–1050	1,007	244.00–254.50	245.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	392	401.00–432.50	428.12
27	400–450	410	358.00–392.00	366.17
60	450–500	483	339.00–387.50	358.92
44	500–550	524	342.50–397.50	359.73
105	550–600	576	312.50–342.50	322.80
49	600–650	640	312.00–316.00	312.40
108	650–700	668	280.00–301.00	293.67
6	700–750	728	291.00	291.00
6	750–800	773	265.00	265.00
5	850–900	891	245.00	245.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	800–850	824	258.00–261.00	259.71
124	950–1000	971	249.50–253.50	251.69
103	1000–1050	1,045	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	463	380.00–390.00	384.37
55	500–550	544	360.00	360.00
47	550–600	575	336.00–352.00	338.39
72	600–650	616	319.00–331.00	325.68
137	650–700	690	300.00–313.50	306.07
70	700–750	743	287.00–294.00	291.23
27	800–850	840	260.00–263.00	260.75
7	850–900	852	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	400	446.00	446.00
8	450–500	467	400.00	400.00
42	550–600	573	350.00	350.00
16	600–650	618	343.00	343.00
26	650–700	661	329.00	329.00
147	800–850	810	305.50	305.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	800–850	832	242.00–257.00	252.77
6	900–950	911	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
100	500–550	507	392.00–405.00	399.48
236	550–600	577	377.00–385.00	382.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	371.00	371.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	519	302.00	302.00
35	600–650	642	296.50	296.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
14	550–600	586	326.00	326.00
39	600–650	620	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	347	435.00	435.00
13	400–450	403	397.50	397.50
56	500–550	533	364.00–374.00	370.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
95	550–600	555	318.00–339.00	327.94
62	600–650	620	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	441	364.00–372.50	369.32
48	450–500	468	352.50–355.00	353.73
35	500–550	540	316.00–320.00	318.24
110	600–650	639	285.00–293.00	287.39
10	650–700	682	281.00	281.00
71	750–800	765	250.00–253.50	251.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	880	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	265	1,375.00	1,375.00
34	300–350	342	376.00–460.00	393.22
6	300–350	318	1,500.00	1,500.00
48	350–400	371	405.00–432.50	421.44
157	400–450	423	340.00–410.00	375.41
344	450–500	479	331.00–372.50	355.41
532	500–550	528	319.00–357.50	341.97
1,086	550–600	581	293.00–345.00	316.21
950	600–650	624	295.00–316.00	305.53
714	650–700	668	276.00–298.00	289.17
550	700–750	731	259.00–282.50	275.12
586	750–800	770	258.50–280.00	266.30
173	800–850	822	240.50–261.00	250.43
139	850–900	879	235.00–240.50	239.03
9	900–950	920	236.00	236.00
18	950–1000	961	230.50–237.00	233.36
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	800–850	834	242.00	242.00
103	850–900	853	250.50	250.50
43	900–950	933	242.50	242.50
88	950–1000	973	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	350–400	384	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	429	337.50	337.50
70	450–500	471	312.00–350.00	327.48
33	500–550	522	309.00–335.00	327.21
126	550–600	577	257.00–325.00	298.84
65	600–650	625	270.00–280.00	274.15
40	650–700	685	254.50–266.00	259.04
6	750–800	790	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
96	650–700	671	290.00–326.00	308.07
195	700–750	721	280.00–316.00	298.87
157	750–800	774	269.50–295.00	275.55
120	800–850	842	262.50–278.25	271.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	483	328.00–354.00	346.84
6	550–600	585	279.00	279.00
24	600–650	618	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	342.50	342.50
22	500–550	507	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
86	550–600	557	304.00	304.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	473	358.00	358.00
5	500–550	513	354.00	354.00
11	550–600	585	296.00	296.00
12	700–750	702	268.00	268.00
9	750–800	750	262.50	262.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,112	3,375.00	3,375.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	189	—	945	2,650.00–3,075.00	2,927.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	75	—	1,394	2,425.00–2,800.00	2,612.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	80	—	1,253	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,889.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	254	—	1,368	2,375.00–3,210.00	2,876.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	137	—	1,374	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,408.58

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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