Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 115 priced lines covering 9,479 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,897 head. replacement cattle receipts at 310 head. Counted as USDA files them — 198 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,897Last week 14,830Year ago 9,247

Replacement CattleReceipts 310Last week 757Year ago 346

Compared to last week most weights of steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good with very good demand for replacement heifers. Large lot of true F1 baldie heifers weighing 948 lbs sold for 4550.00 per head. They are headed out of state and will have a bull placed with them for 2027 calving. Another set of black hided 738 lbs heifers going to summer grass dropped the gravel at 403.00. With the CME cattle boards trading higher and record high prices on slaughter steers and heifers the upward momentum spilled over into the calf and feeder cattle market. Buyers were active on the seats and on the internet. Area feedlots on the cash trade sold live sales from 255.00 to 257.00 and dressed sales sold at mostly 400.00!

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	389	587.50–630.00	606.66
39	400–450	428	550.00–615.00	575.42
77	450–500	463	527.50–572.00	554.50
91	500–550	533	500.00–526.00	510.36
215	550–600	567	476.00–515.00	500.58
325	600–650	638	437.50–473.00	458.57
92	650–700	676	421.50–457.00	440.44
666	700–750	721	393.00–432.00	416.28
389	750–800	783	361.00–401.00	391.80
1,068	800–850	835	363.00–386.00	380.91
180	850–900	874	361.25–374.00	367.68
325	900–950	927	346.00–354.00	350.25
743	950–1000	974	322.00–358.00	342.83
24	1000–1050	1,021	295.00–322.25	316.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	535.00	535.00
12	450–500	479	492.50–542.50	513.23
64	500–550	534	485.00–497.00	490.58
25	550–600	562	461.00–469.00	463.66
16	600–650	644	415.00	415.00
32	650–700	667	415.00–432.00	423.96
29	700–750	721	370.00–388.00	378.71
12	800–850	823	351.00–357.50	355.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
123	450–500	488	576.00–580.00	577.05
53	500–550	515	537.50–560.00	549.53
27	550–600	563	519.00–522.00	520.12
150	600–650	602	492.50	492.50
12	650–700	656	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	587	460.00	460.00
23	650–700	680	411.00–418.00	414.07
6	800–850	816	356.00	356.00
12	850–900	879	344.00–348.00	346.00
6	1000–1050	1,012	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	552	540.00	540.00
62	900–950	938	362.00	362.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	647.50	647.50
47	500–550	547	456.00	456.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	694	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	680.00	680.00
8	350–400	399	610.00	610.00
64	400–450	428	537.00–640.00	546.02
6	450–500	480	510.00	510.00
31	500–550	530	500.00–545.00	518.75
66	550–600	564	445.00–511.00	491.26
17	600–650	607	443.00–475.00	458.39
8	650–700	692	404.00	404.00
13	700–750	730	404.00	404.00
8	750–800	763	362.00	362.00
5	800–850	843	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	386	546.00	546.00
16	400–450	413	525.00–528.00	527.06
44	450–500	467	477.00–540.00	498.81
50	500–550	534	442.00–465.00	450.97
18	550–600	554	435.00	435.00
13	650–700	662	368.00–376.00	371.67
5	750–800	797	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	565.00	565.00
8	400–450	400	545.00	545.00
31	450–500	450	537.00	537.00
8	550–600	555	475.00	475.00
18	850–900	852	354.50	354.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	560	498.00	498.00
118	700–750	738	403.00	403.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	495.00	495.00
9	400–450	434	495.00–507.50	499.26
5	450–500	474	457.50	457.50
20	500–550	535	416.00–435.00	427.20
36	550–600	583	407.00–440.00	417.27
13	600–650	602	388.00	388.00
44	650–700	683	361.00–375.50	370.21
16	700–750	737	351.00	351.00
8	750–800	772	321.00–326.00	322.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	327	595.00–630.00	604.93
15	350–400	384	565.00–570.00	568.48
88	400–450	427	500.00–550.00	520.95
120	450–500	479	477.50–496.00	494.82
344	500–550	525	436.00–495.00	467.95
301	550–600	573	423.00–451.00	443.79
202	600–650	616	407.50–435.00	420.25
281	650–700	671	377.00–413.00	403.30
173	700–750	717	351.00–384.00	376.64
373	750–800	773	344.00–376.00	360.15
565	800–850	825	329.50–354.50	346.87
420	850–900	871	314.00–347.50	338.53
111	900–950	926	310.00	310.00
64	950–1000	959	314.75	314.75
10	1000–1050	1,014	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	523	443.00–457.00	451.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	491	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
65	650–700	681	2,775.00	2,775.00
74	750–800	751	384.00	384.00
97	900–950	948	4,550.00	4,550.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	560	422.50	422.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	395	572.50	572.50
10	450–500	481	517.00	517.00
5	650–700	688	417.00	417.00
11	700–750	703	400.00	400.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,440	3,200.00–3,750.00	3,411.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,326	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,982.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,314	3,950.00–4,000.00	3,967.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,413	2,900.00–3,925.00	3,646.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,384	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,430	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,333.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,491	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,590.52
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,023	4,700.00	4,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	120	—	1,078	4,100.00–5,175.00	5,059.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,488	3,800.00–4,950.00	4,174.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,416	3,350.00–4,300.00	3,883.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,420	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,483.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,128	3,850.00	3,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,478	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,187.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,544	3,500.00–4,125.00	4,066.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,500	4,125.00	4,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,223	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,859.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,228	4,050.00	4,050.00

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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