Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 112 priced lines covering 26,266 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 28,085 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,198 head.

Mon Feb 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28,085Last week 37,263Year ago 30,571

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,198Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week most weights of steers less than 800 lbs sold 10.00 higher. 8 weight steers sold 2.00 higher and over 900 lbs sold 10.00 higher on a very thin test. Heifers less than 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 6 weights sold 10.00 higher, 700 to 900 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher and over 900 lbs sold 10.00 on a very thin test. Demand was mostly good, with very good demand for replacement heifers and for bred heifers and cows. Another week of several buyers looking for replacement heifers. Some are buying average quality heifers with other seeking the top of the shelf heifers. Several of the prospective heifers will be developed and sold as bred females last of this year and into 2027. Feedlots traded live sales unevenly steady from 238.00 to 241.00 and dressed sales sold 3.00 higher at 378.00. Hay market remains mostly slow with a decent amount of hay sitting around the state. Last year the market saw an sharp upward tick in May before the late spring rains arrived. Be interesting, what the future of the hay market will be this spring.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	721	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	585.00	585.00
38	400–450	434	525.00–552.50	548.22
39	450–500	473	455.00–515.00	500.89
85	500–550	538	467.50–514.00	485.56
147	550–600	585	444.00–481.00	468.53
184	600–650	636	398.00–446.00	430.02
166	650–700	681	382.00–412.50	405.86
40	700–750	724	372.00–390.00	379.50
115	750–800	784	339.00–372.00	366.98
27	800–850	809	330.00–351.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	350–400	376	580.00–665.00	623.83
98	400–450	434	535.00–607.00	572.75
322	450–500	476	525.00–572.50	546.71
743	500–550	534	482.50–551.50	521.18
1,265	550–600	576	457.50–524.00	496.64
1,618	600–650	629	419.00–477.50	459.08
1,286	650–700	671	396.00–460.00	434.38
1,627	700–750	726	377.50–438.00	409.50
1,368	750–800	769	364.00–413.00	394.01
1,095	800–850	821	355.00–385.00	372.88
1,257	850–900	874	340.00–370.00	358.12
447	900–950	922	332.25–356.00	347.93
100	950–1000	969	322.00–332.00	331.09
43	1000–1050	1,024	335.50	335.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	853	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	450–500	465	572.50	572.50
43	500–550	508	549.00–565.00	556.36
87	550–600	554	515.00–518.00	515.93
146	600–650	615	468.00–469.00	468.57
82	700–750	712	422.50	422.50
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	565	287.00	287.00
16	650–700	682	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
146	800–850	834	394.50	394.50
125	950–1000	959	353.25	353.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
11	200–250	240	2,210.00	2,210.00
12	300–350	300	2,400.00	2,400.00
17	350–400	392	2,525.00	2,525.00
7	350–400	363	670.00	670.00
6	450–500	471	545.00	545.00
5	550–600	564	474.00	474.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
54	350–400	384	650.00	650.00
105	450–500	455	573.00–588.00	577.94
187	500–550	517	546.00–547.00	546.61
299	550–600	573	505.00–507.00	506.33
154	600–650	633	481.00	481.00
76	650–700	689	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	757	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
17	200–250	228	2,050.00	2,050.00
19	300–350	343	2,125.00	2,125.00
8	350–400	393	557.50	557.50
7	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	365	607.50	607.50
20	550–600	551	481.00	481.00
331	650–700	691	433.00	433.00
222	750–800	779	393.00	393.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	868	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
109	550–600	551	474.00	474.00
11	600–650	624	442.50	442.50
125	650–700	658	408.00–411.00	410.35
62	800–850	836	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	300–350	334	565.00–672.50	637.44
36	350–400	383	542.50–590.00	568.78
179	400–450	433	495.00–557.50	530.06
513	450–500	482	455.00–527.50	508.63
676	500–550	528	430.00–495.00	470.47
1,451	550–600	574	410.00–465.00	443.17
1,124	600–650	623	394.00–438.00	422.20
1,112	650–700	667	373.00–432.50	402.38
887	700–750	727	352.00–407.50	372.37
432	750–800	773	330.00–358.00	346.91
709	800–850	829	325.00–342.00	334.75
200	850–900	866	312.50–337.00	329.65
92	900–950	927	307.00–329.50	323.95
28	950–1000	955	303.00	303.00
5	1000–1050	1,002	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	400–450	435	455.00–530.00	493.91
79	450–500	487	452.00–480.00	471.36
58	500–550	526	420.00–458.00	446.57
132	550–600	587	402.00–437.00	423.20
118	600–650	632	373.00–415.00	396.29
102	650–700	677	365.00–376.00	368.53
19	700–750	726	337.00–348.00	344.42
17	750–800	766	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	683	370.00	370.00
15	1000–1050	1,003	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
305	600–650	632	409.00–480.00	459.72
160	600–650	633	2,775.00–2,825.00	2,813.69
200	650–700	674	2,800.00–2,875.00	2,819.97
183	650–700	686	385.00–455.00	419.08
446	700–750	716	380.50–430.00	389.44
390	700–750	719	2,775.00–3,025.00	2,975.22
355	750–800	772	358.00–402.50	372.48
177	750–800	774	2,900.00–2,985.00	2,965.40
26	800–850	836	402.00	402.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	741	355.00	355.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	850–900	876	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	750–800	794	346.00	346.00

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
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	384	—	1,063	3,950.00–4,975.00	4,402.73
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,108	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	41	—	1,300	2,600.00–3,600.00	2,863.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,205	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	—	1,373	4,050.00–4,225.00	4,116.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,372	4,900.00–5,000.00	4,927.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	99	—	1,439	3,350.00–4,100.00	3,744.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	164	—	1,388	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,650.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,467	4,100.00–4,750.00	4,635.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,244	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,319	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,028	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	239	—	1,346	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,650.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	1,442	3,600.00–3,825.00	3,690.00

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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