Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 100 priced lines covering 16,317 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,629 head. replacement cattle receipts at 149 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17,629Last week 17,084Year ago 21,383

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steer calves less than 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher, 700 to 900 lbs yearlings and big calves sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with 9 weights steady. On the heifer calves under 500 lbs sold sharply higher with most 30.00 cwt higher, 500 to 800 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, yearling heifers with some preg opens in the mix sold steady. Demand was good to very good throughout the week. Crawford livestock market hit some all-time new market highs in several weight classes on Friday. Plus, other auctions across the state are setting new highs weekly as the auctioneer gravels drops on many weight classes. Buyers are looking for calves with precondition shots, especially a respiratory shot. Calves without a fall vaccination program is taking a hit at the auction and selling several dollars per cwt less than fully vaccinated calves. Nebraska feedlot prices slid back a tick as packers have cut the hours they are working and pushing cattle down the road. Live sales sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower at 230.00 and dressed sales sold 5.00 lower at 360.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	335	560.00–587.50	569.31
113	350–400	376	490.00–550.00	525.27
429	400–450	423	470.00–522.50	494.80
362	450–500	477	415.00–495.00	464.56
489	500–550	523	398.00–456.00	424.06
576	550–600	572	364.00–462.00	423.85
252	600–650	621	377.00–405.00	393.25
100	650–700	666	358.00–378.00	368.67
282	700–750	725	333.00–389.50	375.65
150	750–800	766	340.00–362.25	353.57
393	800–850	819	331.00–359.00	340.24
222	850–900	877	317.00–346.50	332.44
192	900–950	928	311.00–338.00	326.65
303	950–1000	970	302.00–334.00	312.26
322	1000–1050	1,012	294.00–326.00	297.08
53	1050–1100	1,077	300.00–310.50	309.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	365	535.00	535.00
36	400–450	437	500.00	500.00
262	450–500	470	456.00–459.00	457.88
125	500–550	518	430.00–432.00	430.43
45	550–600	564	470.00	470.00
211	650–700	671	400.00–458.00	432.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
137	500–550	516	472.00–475.00	472.46
80	550–600	579	450.50	450.50
39	600–650	600	444.00	444.00
44	650–700	661	420.00	420.00
63	750–800	791	406.00	406.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	731	343.00	343.00
11	800–850	828	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	344	512.50–522.50	519.97
22	350–400	380	410.00–475.00	447.32
29	400–450	429	447.50–452.50	449.52
71	450–500	493	410.00–435.00	431.35
42	500–550	541	395.00–406.00	400.21
111	550–600	579	360.00–418.00	390.16
11	600–650	646	340.00–360.00	350.86
111	700–750	714	347.00–355.50	352.63
18	750–800	797	338.00	338.00
6	850–900	875	319.00	319.00
6	950–1000	950	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
125	600–650	621	369.00–425.50	389.57
7	650–700	667	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	600–650	603	347.00–358.00	353.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	750–800	783	359.25	359.25
323	900–950	929	335.00–341.50	338.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	490	447.50	447.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	296	635.00	635.00
31	300–350	336	585.00–605.00	589.67
105	350–400	380	505.00–585.00	551.72
338	400–450	429	500.00–572.50	532.02
543	450–500	474	478.00–555.00	513.80
710	500–550	527	444.00–522.50	491.14
705	550–600	575	435.00–520.00	474.21
706	600–650	619	424.00–485.50	467.46
462	650–700	669	408.00–457.50	434.53
696	700–750	725	363.00–425.00	403.83
194	750–800	768	370.00–406.00	392.35
167	800–850	819	352.00–401.00	385.20
609	850–900	872	352.00–382.25	376.38
924	900–950	918	351.00–367.50	357.19
685	950–1000	974	337.50–355.00	346.72
328	1000–1050	1,016	345.25–346.00	345.54
7	1100–1150	1,132	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	750–800	758	357.50	357.50
19	950–1000	953	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	400–450	412	562.00	562.00
226	450–500	475	512.00–523.00	514.02
159	500–550	504	508.00–514.00	511.41
18	550–600	554	462.00	462.00
138	600–650	601	461.00	461.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	648	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
7	400–450	445	482.50	482.50
111	450–500	489	451.00–500.00	494.34
75	500–550	533	417.50–450.00	433.53
279	550–600	577	402.50–471.00	446.00
29	600–650	602	379.00–437.50	413.29
54	650–700	686	347.50–412.00	379.54
8	700–750	733	364.00	364.00
36	750–800	768	352.50–367.00	364.95
39	800–850	812	343.00–359.00	346.57
33	850–900	878	327.00–348.00	339.22
21	900–950	923	317.00–335.00	326.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
78	600–650	639	373.00–409.00	378.53
18	650–700	666	363.00	363.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	536	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
391	600–650	614	422.00–443.00	435.24
151	650–700	669	403.00–426.00	423.88
198	700–750	728	381.00–404.50	396.77
91	750–800	760	373.00–379.50	378.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
179	800–850	841	372.00	372.00
60	900–950	912	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	605.00	605.00
14	350–400	359	585.00–600.00	592.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	491	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,425	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,598	4,350.00	4,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	50	—	1,035	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,964.19
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	70	—	1,020	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,880.47

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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