Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 118 priced lines covering 20,165 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 18,000 head. replacement cattle receipts at 4,859 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18,000Last week 24,388Year ago 24,314

Replacement CattleReceipts 4,859Last week 200Year ago 6,064

Compared to last week steers less than 600 lbs sold steady, 600 to 800 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, 800 to 1000 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers less than 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 600 to 800 lbs sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold fully steady. Demand was good for calves, feeders and bred cows and heifers. Quite a few of the lightweight calves are heading south for winter grazing or will be grown slowly and kicked out on summer grass in 2026. Feedlots also jumped into the market to back fill empty pens. Knowing that auction receipts will be almost nil until the first week in January of the new year. Nice run of bred cows and heifers reported this week with the market holding firm on selling prices. Feedlot sales jumped up for the second week in a row. Lives sales sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher from 225.00 to 228.00 and dressed sales sold 10.00 higher from 350.00 to 355.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	334	595.00–615.00	601.96
112	350–400	390	500.00–607.00	577.26
198	400–450	426	490.00–555.00	521.69
305	450–500	481	483.00–547.00	520.64
640	500–550	530	461.00–525.00	494.83
855	550–600	574	435.00–480.00	453.94
1,133	600–650	623	402.50–458.50	439.17
1,562	650–700	669	371.00–422.00	409.52
924	700–750	723	360.00–400.00	385.68
958	750–800	769	349.00–392.00	375.36
364	800–850	825	338.00–353.00	348.85
155	850–900	874	323.50–348.75	339.74
240	950–1000	979	316.50–344.50	338.12
27	1000–1050	1,008	323.50	323.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
91	400–450	435	498.00–522.50	509.20
125	450–500	485	400.00–512.00	483.20
199	500–550	535	452.50–477.50	460.65
126	550–600	585	375.00–437.50	426.20
200	600–650	637	375.00–423.00	410.92
135	650–700	689	370.00–396.00	384.49
33	700–750	745	330.00–352.50	338.45
32	750–800	768	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	550–600	576	413.00–434.00	425.87
20	700–750	742	348.00	348.00
21	750–800	791	343.00	343.00
10	850–900	855	324.00	324.00
32	900–950	906	318.50–319.00	318.58
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	700–750	733	346.00	346.00
16	800–850	839	334.00	334.00
694	1000–1050	1,036	291.00–340.25	335.36
65	1050–1100	1,072	315.00	315.00
514	1100–1150	1,120	304.50–320.25	313.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
140	500–550	507	534.00–555.00	542.33
264	550–600	562	481.00–500.00	488.89
164	600–650	630	455.00	455.00
152	700–750	701	421.00	421.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	601	456.00	456.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	535	421.00	421.00
11	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
9	650–700	664	351.00	351.00
5	750–800	795	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	544	461.00	461.00
140	600–650	619	415.00–431.00	423.58
79	650–700	675	370.00–398.00	381.55
54	700–750	738	359.50–376.00	365.86
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	791	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	536	393.00–397.00	395.52
41	550–600	566	371.00–372.50	371.45
35	600–650	625	382.50–393.00	387.80
66	650–700	683	340.00–392.50	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	472.50	472.50
54	500–550	521	440.00–455.00	443.26
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	703	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	602	443.00	443.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
133	450–500	464	487.00–490.00	488.96
216	500–550	512	452.50–455.50	453.08
21	550–600	553	433.00	433.00
25	600–650	628	396.00	396.00
95	650–700	656	385.50–399.00	389.31
23	750–800	758	364.00	364.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	647	346.00	346.00
23	700–750	720	324.50	324.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	550–600	590	371.00–371.50	371.42
54	600–650	624	355.00–361.00	357.78
12	650–700	692	332.00	332.00
10	700–750	712	327.50–328.00	327.75
65	750–800	768	315.00–325.00	321.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
34	450–500	462	421.00–425.00	423.16
34	500–550	519	394.00–395.00	394.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	304	562.50	562.50
65	350–400	372	495.00–520.00	510.49
221	400–450	434	422.50–505.00	470.71
191	450–500	472	432.50–475.00	460.86
574	500–550	525	411.00–495.00	433.86
631	550–600	573	382.50–457.00	411.42
310	600–650	630	350.00–420.00	377.54
454	650–700	679	337.50–387.00	362.58
227	700–750	718	337.00–363.50	348.83
264	750–800	768	332.00–352.00	340.24
67	800–850	819	320.00–322.00	321.16
29	850–900	866	303.50–329.50	313.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	662	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	350–400	385	390.00–477.50	463.36
35	400–450	433	305.00–460.00	403.63
169	450–500	481	395.00–445.00	417.89
136	500–550	539	356.00–437.50	403.27
175	550–600	572	320.00–386.00	368.61
85	600–650	624	346.00–380.00	355.02
18	650–700	681	329.00–350.00	342.90
18	800–850	819	316.50–325.00	321.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	588	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	497	445.00	445.00
29	600–650	616	377.50	377.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	144	—	1,303	2,250.00–2,775.00	2,583.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	161	—	1,334	2,100.00–3,300.00	2,818.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	180	—	1,374	2,300.00–3,300.00	2,837.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	83	—	1,277	4,500.00–5,100.00	4,921.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	80	—	1,422	3,000.00–3,375.00	3,033.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	197	—	1,300	4,050.00–5,025.00	4,781.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	238	—	1,335	3,600.00–4,150.00	3,826.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	244	—	1,296	3,200.00–4,850.00	4,109.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	92	—	1,354	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,863.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,238	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,458.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,053	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,383.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	—	1,269	3,575.00–3,675.00	3,608.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	156	—	1,371	2,475.00–3,200.00	3,018.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	117	—	1,228	3,500.00–4,500.00	3,958.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	86	—	1,483	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,391.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,028	3,000.00–4,325.00	3,994.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	—	1,391	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,304.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,517	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,570.74
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,016	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,577.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	748	—	1,076	3,400.00–5,100.00	4,179.78
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1,196	—	1,068	3,350.00–5,000.00	4,228.32
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	187	—	1,107	3,625.00–4,375.00	4,093.24
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,170	4,400.00	4,400.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	189	—	1,169	4,750.00–5,200.00	4,931.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,579	3,550.00	3,550.00

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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