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Imperial Auction Market · Tue, Dec 19

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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Tue, Dec 19

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 9 →

Receipts

820 head

▲ 220 vs last sale 600▲ 153 vs year ago 667 · +22.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Demand was good on a good selection of feeders offered.

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 $225.23/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$225.23

399 head · 849 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$690

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

$4.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.57

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	552	229.56	1,268	27
Medium and Large 1	871	224.91	1,959	372

One grade step is worth $4.64/cwt here — about −$690 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 sale399 hd

225.23

—

NE average8 barns · 11,997 hd

265.80

−40.57

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

Every lot

9 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,118	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,291	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,824	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	228.08/cwt	226.50–234.00	1,952	267
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,064	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,409	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,428	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	261.80/cwt	260.00–264.50	1,505	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	1,731	199

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 19, 2023

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

Receipts 820Last week 600Year ago 667

No comparison. Demand was good on a good selection of feeders offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	808	214.25	214.25
171	—	575	260.00–264.50	261.80
15	—	509	280.50	280.50
14	—	498	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	592	218.00	218.00
6	—	414	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
267	—	856	226.50–234.00	228.08
60	—	990	208.50	208.50
45	—	800	228.00	228.00

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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Tue, Dec 19

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 9 →

Receipts

820 head

▲ 220 vs last sale 600▲ 153 vs year ago 667 · +22.9%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Demand was good on a good selection of feeders offered.

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 $225.23/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$225.23

399 head · 849 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$690

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

$4.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.57

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	552	229.56	1,268	27
Medium and Large 1	871	224.91	1,959	372

One grade step is worth $4.64/cwt here — about −$690 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 sale399 hd

225.23

—

NE average8 barns · 11,997 hd

265.80

−40.57

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

Every lot

9 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,118	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,291	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,824	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	228.08/cwt	226.50–234.00	1,952	267
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,064	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,409	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,428	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	261.80/cwt	260.00–264.50	1,505	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	1,731	199

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 19, 2023

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

Receipts 820Last week 600Year ago 667

No comparison. Demand was good on a good selection of feeders offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	808	214.25	214.25
171	—	575	260.00–264.50	261.80
15	—	509	280.50	280.50
14	—	498	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	592	218.00	218.00
6	—	414	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
267	—	856	226.50–234.00	228.08
60	—	990	208.50	208.50
45	—	800	228.00	228.00