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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Tue, Jan 30

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 13 →

Receipts

2,187 head

▼ 1,083 vs last sale 3,270▲ 1,412 vs year ago 775 · +182.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 11.00 higher, and heifers were 6.00 - 21.00 higher. Except weights over 700 lbs was 200 - 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a good selection offered.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $264.80/cwt on 1,153 head.

Average price

$264.80

1,153 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

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

$8.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

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	544	272.89	1,484	51
Medium and Large 1	628	264.43	1,661	1,102

One grade step is worth $8.46/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale1,153 hd

264.80

—

NE average10 barns · 13,983 hd

256.52

+8.29

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	367.83/cwt	357.00–374.00	1,269	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	399	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	1,474	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,448	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	356.09/cwt	352.00–357.00	1,649	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	328.57/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,758	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,427	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,641	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	281.03/cwt	275.50–283.00	1,776	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,722	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	265.03/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,797	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	241.89/cwt	237.00–244.35	2,015	256
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	2,072	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	228.25/cwt	228.25–228.25	2,127	147
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	983	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	330.52/cwt	325.50–334.00	1,031	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	326.94/cwt	326.50–330.00	1,288	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,194	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,258	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	317.69/cwt	317.25–321.00	1,519	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,498	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	294.15/cwt	288.00–301.00	1,574	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	259.92/cwt	256.50–270.00	1,492	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	591	284.00

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 Jan 30, 2024

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

Receipts 2,187Last week 3,270Year ago 775

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 11.00 higher, and heifers were 6.00 - 21.00 higher. Except weights over 700 lbs was 200 - 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a good selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	297	331.00	331.00
24	—	407	309.00	309.00
24	—	666	244.50	244.50
27	—	312	325.50–334.00	330.52
27	—	574	256.50–270.00	259.92
43	—	614	250.00–253.50	251.73
44	—	394	326.50–330.00	326.94
92	—	810	223.00–223.50	223.11
70	—	757	232.25	232.25
81	—	478	317.25–321.00	317.69
168	—	535	288.00–301.00	294.15
286	—	742	226.00–234.50	230.73

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2

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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Tue, Jan 30

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 13 →

Receipts

2,187 head

▼ 1,083 vs last sale 3,270▲ 1,412 vs year ago 775 · +182.2%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 11.00 higher, and heifers were 6.00 - 21.00 higher. Except weights over 700 lbs was 200 - 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a good selection offered.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $264.80/cwt on 1,153 head.

Average price

$264.80

1,153 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

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

$8.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

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	544	272.89	1,484	51
Medium and Large 1	628	264.43	1,661	1,102

One grade step is worth $8.46/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale1,153 hd

264.80

—

NE average10 barns · 13,983 hd

256.52

+8.29

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	367.83/cwt	357.00–374.00	1,269	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	399	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	1,474	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,448	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	356.09/cwt	352.00–357.00	1,649	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	328.57/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,758	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,427	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,641	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	281.03/cwt	275.50–283.00	1,776	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,722	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	265.03/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,797	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	241.89/cwt	237.00–244.35	2,015	256
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	2,072	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	228.25/cwt	228.25–228.25	2,127	147
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	983	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	330.52/cwt	325.50–334.00	1,031	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	326.94/cwt	326.50–330.00	1,288	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,194	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,258	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	317.69/cwt	317.25–321.00	1,519	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,498	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	294.15/cwt	288.00–301.00	1,574	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	259.92/cwt	256.50–270.00	1,492	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	591	284.00

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 Jan 30, 2024

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

Receipts 2,187Last week 3,270Year ago 775

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 11.00 higher, and heifers were 6.00 - 21.00 higher. Except weights over 700 lbs was 200 - 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a good selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	297	331.00	331.00
24	—	407	309.00	309.00
24	—	666	244.50	244.50
27	—	312	325.50–334.00	330.52
27	—	574	256.50–270.00	259.92
43	—	614	250.00–253.50	251.73
44	—	394	326.50–330.00	326.94
92	—	810	223.00–223.50	223.11
70	—	757	232.25	232.25
81	—	478	317.25–321.00	317.69
168	—	535	288.00–301.00	294.15
286	—	742	226.00–234.50	230.73

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	591	284.00	284.00
80	—	652	260.00	260.00
69	—	611	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	632	275.50–283.00	281.03
41	—	345	357.00–374.00	367.83
52	—	678	261.00–273.00	265.03
48	—	565	290.50	290.50
53	—	399	369.50	369.50
67	—	463	352.00–357.00	356.09
147	—	932	228.25	228.25
11	—	429	337.50	337.50
256	—	833	237.00–244.35	241.89
61	—	850	243.75	243.75
78	—	535	325.00–335.00	328.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	670	257.00	257.00
16	—	549	260.00	260.00

5	—	394	303.00	303.00
33	—	534	280.50	280.50
13	—	627	242.00	242.00