Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, May 18
● As filed40 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 40 priced lines covering 1,875 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,673 head. replacement cattle receipts at 822 head. Counted as USDA files them — 281 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon May 18, 2026
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 1,673Last week 4,748Year ago 5,319
Replacement CattleReceipts 822Last week 3,382Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers over 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Bred cows and pairs sold steady. Demand was good. Ranchers in the western area of the state continue to downsize cow herds due to the very dry conditions in there area. Quite a few of the older cows are being split with record prices prevailing for bawling spring calves. Some areas have been getting a little rain but most of the state is still way behind on precipitation. Area feedlots prices for the week had live sales steady from 260.00 to 265.00 and dressed sales steady to 5.00 lower at 410.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
134650–700692380.50380.50
140750–800790354.00354.00
57800–850848341.00341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10500–550520463.00–472.50466.74
18550–600569435.00–442.00439.84
11650–700696388.50388.50
26700–750706373.00–389.50383.74
21750–800754369.00369.00
193800–850843341.00–365.00348.02
298850–900860332.00–360.00351.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13500–550533520.00520.00
10550–600556487.50–494.00491.36
15600–650621451.00–456.00454.39
29650–700689422.00–431.00426.68
21700–750715402.00–413.00411.46
28750–800780380.50–382.50382.07
68800–850835373.50373.50
193900–950906355.75–364.00360.97
198950–1000959344.00–353.00349.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14350–400385635.00635.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10650–700684411.00411.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14550–600562351.00351.00
5750–800754330.00330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open191,6034,625.004,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)51,4033,900.003,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open211,4103,900.00–4,175.003,996.03
Aged (>8 yrs)Open231,4973,850.00–4,150.003,981.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open741,3764,325.00–4,550.004,409.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open61,7134,550.004,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)51,5484,400.004,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open111,1384,400.004,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open471,3874,200.00–4,275.004,245.06
Aged (>8 yrs)Open621,5884,300.00–4,450.004,383.68
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)81,3454,600.004,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)191,2683,800.003,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)91,2423,500.003,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)91,1633,900.003,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)171,4443,400.00–3,550.003,477.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)51,4302,675.002,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)91,3232,925.002,925.00
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.