Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 87 priced lines covering 8,962 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,335 head. replacement cattle receipts at 209 head. Counted as USDA files them — 145 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,335Last week 9,597Year ago 2,445

Replacement CattleReceipts 209Last week 1,020Year ago 190

Compared to last week, steers less than 600 lbs sold sharply higher, 6 weight steers sold 20.00 higher, 700 to 900 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower and 900 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Heifers less than 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 14.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for all weights and classes of cattle. Several reports of new buyers hitting seats at the auction and very active internet buying. This week area auctions saw several all-time new highs on their feeder cattle prices. Feedlot sales also set a new benchmark last week. Live sales sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher at 229.00 and dressed sales sold 3.00 higher at 358.00. Spotty rain showers late in the week might brighten the moods of the agriculture industry for a few days. Some brown pastures overnight turned green due to the greatness of Mother Nature. But overall, most of the state is still very dry ranging from severe to extreme.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	300–350	316	547.50–580.00	565.26
44	350–400	376	505.00–520.00	512.61
172	400–450	415	470.00–525.00	510.22
203	450–500	470	440.00–490.00	465.30
288	500–550	533	410.00–441.00	429.04
594	550–600	581	378.00–422.00	406.01
262	600–650	627	360.00–387.50	376.29
197	650–700	681	336.00–385.00	367.15
219	700–750	723	321.00–343.50	337.78
137	750–800	792	295.00–317.00	308.90
156	800–850	812	293.00–315.00	311.27
249	850–900	877	285.50–312.00	298.58
722	900–950	927	284.50–300.25	293.66
185	950–1000	954	290.00–294.75	291.46
60	1000–1050	1,000	271.50	271.50
34	1050–1100	1,065	260.50	260.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
108	500–550	538	426.00–430.00	429.37
61	550–600	562	405.00–428.50	411.98
99	600–650	621	401.00	401.00
128	650–700	663	361.00–402.00	389.07
75	750–800	754	346.00	346.00
141	900–950	904	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	579	391.00–393.00	391.95
62	950–1000	954	279.00	279.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1100–1150	1,103	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	299	1,500.00	1,500.00
45	400–450	444	432.50–437.50	436.76
101	450–500	481	365.00–445.00	424.69
29	500–550	531	390.00–422.50	401.63
29	550–600	587	341.00–370.00	353.52
17	600–650	646	347.50	347.50
48	650–700	686	335.00–350.00	341.00
28	700–750	732	307.00–322.50	311.96
13	750–800	758	305.00–313.00	309.95
9	800–850	805	297.50	297.50
23	850–900	868	264.00–290.00	279.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	319	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	498	390.00	390.00
8	600–650	616	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	510	420.00	420.00
33	600–650	634	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	352	542.50	542.50
23	500–550	530	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
93	750–800	784	315.00–320.00	317.59
64	800–850	828	327.00	327.00
27	900–950	920	2,550.00	2,550.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	286	520.00	520.00
51	300–350	318	470.00–520.00	483.19
41	350–400	385	395.00–450.00	432.19
94	400–450	429	415.00–455.00	424.00
196	450–500	477	341.00–419.00	383.86
619	500–550	525	345.00–398.00	372.46
762	550–600	572	329.00–378.00	361.41
241	600–650	628	307.00–360.00	330.43
241	650–700	678	291.00–332.50	323.02
259	700–750	720	292.00–326.00	308.19
99	750–800	769	294.50–307.00	302.46
172	800–850	809	271.00–300.00	289.31
465	850–900	865	266.00–286.00	281.45
167	900–950	931	267.00	267.00
18	950–1000	964	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	423	445.00	445.00
33	450–500	452	422.50–432.00	424.24
22	500–550	512	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	399	413.00	413.00
5	400–450	419	407.50	407.50
35	450–500	478	350.00–385.00	370.29
54	500–550	533	348.00–358.00	352.63
20	550–600	589	328.00–332.00	331.02
19	600–650	601	280.00–303.00	290.92
8	750–800	753	298.00	298.00
5	800–850	831	279.00	279.00
53	850–900	869	256.00–261.00	259.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
118	350–400	386	460.00–472.50	461.48
12	450–500	468	401.00	401.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	250–300	286	1,500.00	1,500.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	885	182.50	182.50
4	950–1000	983	181.00	181.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	726	268.00	268.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,297	3,110.00–3,175.00	3,130.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,264	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,984.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,310	2,600.00–2,975.00	2,814.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,617	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,553.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,528	3,175.00	3,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,313	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,434.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,288	2,700.00	2,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,215	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,339.44

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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