Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, May 5
● As filed95 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 95 priced lines covering 9,314 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,597 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,020 head. Counted as USDA files them — 262 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon May 5, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 9,597Last week 9,247Year ago 15,002
Replacement CattleReceipts 1,020Last week 346Year ago 125

Compared to last week, steers less than 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, 700 to 900 lbs sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher and over 900 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Heifers less than 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for calves and yearlings and cow/calf pairs. Some cattle sold this week are usually held until the summer BBQ runs but due to dry grass conditions some cattle opted to sell now and for record prices in some weight ranges. Crawford livestock had several load of low 8 weight steers dropping the auctioneers' gavel at 322.00 and some 850 weights at 320.00! But to cap the week off feedlots sales hit another new high in the market with live sales from 225.00 to 228.00 and dressed sales mostly 355.00 with some at 360.00!

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9600–650611333.00333.00
19650–700685308.00–323.00315.93
8800–850848272.00272.00
6850–900858264.00264.00
21900–950920274.00274.00
531000–10501,046261.50261.50
71050–11001,058256.00256.00
301250–13001,269220.00220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46350–400380460.00–522.50481.57
45400–450429432.50–497.50455.81
154450–500477400.00–437.00426.42
311500–550535387.50–412.00399.37
365550–600584372.50–402.00380.82
565600–650631350.00–372.00363.14
671650–700681328.00–377.00345.26
339700–750718317.00–337.00330.91
383750–800779306.50–324.00316.08
636800–850823306.00–322.00315.11
895850–900879270.00–320.00301.49
182900–950915284.00–288.00285.79
768950–1000970269.75–295.35281.14
1161000–10501,031266.00–274.50270.25
1471050–11001,073261.50261.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18550–600590370.00–375.50373.39
12800–850843290.00290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20500–550503427.50427.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9450–500472397.50397.50
32550–600590371.00–377.50373.93
12700–750700312.00312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7350–400365425.00425.00
24450–500475370.00–415.00396.59
58500–550520380.00–387.50383.66
20550–600581350.00–377.50358.83
25600–650632330.00–351.00341.16
8650–700676327.50327.50
9750–800793294.00294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
49800–850824315.00315.00
29950–1000971276.50–280.50279.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5300–350330435.00435.00
5350–400359455.00455.00
97400–450432377.00–402.50393.17
119450–500468347.50–399.50375.23
212500–550522331.00–395.00366.76
174550–600583321.00–347.50335.20
205600–650625313.00–331.50326.84
378650–700678290.50–337.50323.23
87700–750717283.00–303.00298.07
528750–800771279.50–306.00297.77
96800–850811287.00–289.50288.57
168850–900890271.50271.50
59900–950926251.00–265.00260.57
43950–1000952259.50259.50
161050–11001,093230.00230.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47650–700653291.00–307.50298.70
19700–750702286.00286.00
5750–800769262.00262.00
9950–1000986253.00253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12500–550544342.00–344.50343.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
6350–400398423.00423.00
8550–600572350.00350.00
6700–750731270.00270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7450–500480350.00350.00
5500–550518340.50340.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
45700–750703308.50–309.00308.63
30750–800778295.00–303.00299.30
108850–900887271.50–277.50275.11
20950–1000988279.00279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5500–550533375.00375.00
12550–600573315.00315.00
9650–700655288.00288.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7550–600568376.00376.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open141,4493,375.00–3,400.003,385.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open451,1223,400.00–3,925.003,736.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open91,5993,650.003,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open131,4603,275.003,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open631,4453,300.00–4,050.003,726.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open51,4752,600.002,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open71,3983,050.003,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open101,2632,500.002,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open71,6692,900.002,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open61,6333,650.003,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open101,5463,550.003,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open231,6233,550.00–3,700.003,601.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)301,0911,750.00–2,350.001,863.20
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)301,4332,325.00–3,175.002,852.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)51,2243,100.00–3,400.003,274.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1501,2282,450.00–2,950.002,587.40
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)331,3382,300.00–2,900.002,471.37
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)71,3872,500.00–2,975.002,912.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)121,2342,800.00–3,000.002,868.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)51,3732,500.002,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)791,1972,600.00–3,275.003,043.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)171,1071,800.00–1,900.001,860.22
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open501,1533,700.00–4,250.004,094.01
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)241,0722,300.00–3,150.002,951.89
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.