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Imperial Auction Market · Tue, Dec 12

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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Tue, Dec 12

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854

← Nov 21Dec 12Dec 19 →

Receipts

600 head

▲ 313 vs last sale 287▼ 100 vs year ago 700 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison . Demand was moderate.

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 $248.20/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$248.20

294 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$698

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

$1.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.48

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	426	250.00	1,065	9thin
Medium and Large 1	710	248.14	1,763	285

One grade step is worth $1.86/cwt here — about −$698 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 sale294 hd

248.20

—

NE average9 barns · 15,083 hd

277.67

−29.48

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

Every lot

13 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,065	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,374	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	267.30/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,411	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	256.74/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,589	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	261.61/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,724	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	1,739	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,931	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,146	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	239.01/cwt	238.50–240.00	1,374	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,416	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	220.70/cwt	220.00–220.75	1,516	162
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,427	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,700	8

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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Receipts 600Last week 287Year ago 700

No comparison . Demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	924	209.00	209.00
21	—	528	260.00–271.00	267.30
31	—	752	231.25	231.25
12	—	619	255.00–258.00	256.74
8	—	449	306.00	306.00
150	—	659	252.00–267.00	261.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	977	174.00	174.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1

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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Tue, Dec 12

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854

← Nov 21Dec 12Dec 19 →

Receipts

600 head

▲ 313 vs last sale 287▼ 100 vs year ago 700 · −14.3%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison . Demand was moderate.

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 $248.20/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$248.20

294 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$698

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

$1.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.48

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	426	250.00	1,065	9thin
Medium and Large 1	710	248.14	1,763	285

One grade step is worth $1.86/cwt here — about −$698 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 sale294 hd

248.20

—

NE average9 barns · 15,083 hd

277.67

−29.48

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

Every lot

13 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,065	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,374	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	267.30/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,411	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	256.74/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,589	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	261.61/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,724	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	1,739	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,931	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,146	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	239.01/cwt	238.50–240.00	1,374	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,416	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	220.70/cwt	220.00–220.75	1,516	162
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,427	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,700	8

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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Receipts 600Last week 287Year ago 700

No comparison . Demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	924	209.00	209.00
21	—	528	260.00–271.00	267.30
31	—	752	231.25	231.25
12	—	619	255.00–258.00	256.74
8	—	449	306.00	306.00
150	—	659	252.00–267.00	261.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	977	174.00	174.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1

162	—	687	220.00–220.75	220.70
65	—	575	238.50–240.00	239.01
19	—	751	190.00	190.00
14	—	613	231.00	231.00
6	—	439	261.00	261.00