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Imperial Auction Market · Tue, Sep 12

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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Tue, Sep 12

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854

← Aug 22Sep 12Sep 26 →

Receipts

1,615 head

▲ 1,305 vs last sale 310▼ 1,285 vs year ago 2,900 · −44.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good on all offerings today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.31/cwt on 978 head.

Average price

$256.31

978 head · 847 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$16.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.23

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	842	257.49	2,169	909
Medium and Large 1-2	908	240.87	2,188	69

One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about −$19 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale978 hd

256.31

—

NE average5 barns · 6,522 hd

261.55

−5.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

18 lots · USDA AMS · Imperial Auction Market - Imperial, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,333	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,501	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,770	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	272.75/cwt	272.75–272.75	2,087	210
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,997	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	255.39/cwt	252.25–258.75	2,066	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	255.18/cwt	251.50–257.25	2,223	388
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	2,183	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,332	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,289	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,370	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,523	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,703	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	247.26/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,914	182
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	240.25/cwt	238.25–242.00	1,946	310
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,034	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,167	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,686	11

This sale against other markets

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Imperial Auction Market - Imperial, NE

Tue Sep 12, 2023

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

Receipts 1,615Last week 310Year ago 2,900

No comparison to last week. Demand was good on all offerings today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	763	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	860	236.50	236.50
12	—	669	254.50	254.50
18	—	938	231.00	231.00
29	—	513	267.00	267.00
182	—	774	245.00–248.00	247.26
310	—	810	238.25–242.00	240.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	609	250.00	250.00

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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Tue, Sep 12

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854

← Aug 22Sep 12Sep 26 →

Receipts

1,615 head

▲ 1,305 vs last sale 310▼ 1,285 vs year ago 2,900 · −44.3%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good on all offerings today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.31/cwt on 978 head.

Average price

$256.31

978 head · 847 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$16.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.23

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	842	257.49	2,169	909
Medium and Large 1-2	908	240.87	2,188	69

One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about −$19 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale978 hd

256.31

—

NE average5 barns · 6,522 hd

261.55

−5.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

18 lots · USDA AMS · Imperial Auction Market - Imperial, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,333	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,501	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,770	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	272.75/cwt	272.75–272.75	2,087	210
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,997	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	255.39/cwt	252.25–258.75	2,066	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	255.18/cwt	251.50–257.25	2,223	388
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	2,183	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,332	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,289	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,370	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,523	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,703	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	247.26/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,914	182
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	240.25/cwt	238.25–242.00	1,946	310
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,034	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,167	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,686	11

This sale against other markets

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Imperial Auction Market - Imperial, NE

Tue Sep 12, 2023

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

Receipts 1,615Last week 310Year ago 2,900

No comparison to last week. Demand was good on all offerings today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	763	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	860	236.50	236.50
12	—	669	254.50	254.50
18	—	938	231.00	231.00
29	—	513	267.00	267.00
182	—	774	245.00–248.00	247.26
310	—	810	238.25–242.00	240.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	609	250.00	250.00

8	—	668	265.00	265.00
72	—	903	241.75	241.75
91	—	950	245.50	245.50
130	—	809	252.25–258.75	255.39
210	—	765	272.75	272.75
388	—	871	251.50–257.25	255.18
5	—	558	269.00	269.00
5	—	492	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	777	257.00	257.00
42	—	993	230.50	230.50