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Imperial Auction Market · Fri, Oct 23

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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Fri, Oct 23

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854

← Oct 9Oct 23Nov 6 →

Receipts

1,019 head

▼ 862 vs last sale 1,881▲ 1,019 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection offered.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.19/cwt on 293 head, down $8.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −12.48 against this barn's trailing median of $461.67.

Average price

$449.19

▼ 8.12 vs prior sale

293 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$48.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.05

vs NE average

+10.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	454.01	2,534	264
Medium and Large 1-2	559	405.31	2,265	29

One grade step is worth $48.70/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale293 hd

449.19

—

NE average9 barns · 4,448 hd

463.24

−14.05

National average185 barns · 33,686 hd

438.89

+10.30

This barn, trailing median10 sales

461.67

−12.48

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $495.00, low $431.85, median $461.67 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

27 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	624.00/cwt	624.00–624.00	2,003	36
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,965	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	404	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,262	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	520.69/cwt	500.00–528.00	2,281	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,855	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,141	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,998	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	441.62/cwt	430.00–448.00	2,336	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	537

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

Fri Oct 23, 2026

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

Receipts 1,019Last week 1,881Year ago 0

No comparison to last week. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	404	560.00	560.00
70	500–550	537	477.00	477.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	300–350	321	624.00	624.00
15	350–400	393	500.00	500.00
26	400–450	438	500.00–528.00	520.69
16	450–500	463	462.50	462.50
67	500–550	529	430.00–448.00	441.62
127	550–600	585	437.00–449.00	447.88
118	600–650	622	418.00–430.00	427.40
54	650–700	672	383.00–390.00	386.74

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Imperial

Feeder Cattle · Imperial, Nebraska · Fri, Oct 23

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1854

← Oct 9Oct 23Nov 6 →

Receipts

1,019 head

▼ 862 vs last sale 1,881▲ 1,019 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection offered.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

Average price

$449.19

▼ 8.12 vs prior sale

293 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$48.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.05

vs NE average

+10.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	454.01	2,534	264
Medium and Large 1-2	559	405.31	2,265	29

One grade step is worth $48.70/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale293 hd

449.19

—

NE average9 barns · 4,448 hd

463.24

−14.05

National average185 barns · 33,686 hd

438.89

+10.30

This barn, trailing median10 sales

461.67

−12.48

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $495.00, low $431.85, median $461.67 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

27 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	624.00/cwt	624.00–624.00	2,003	36
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,965	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	404	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,262	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	520.69/cwt	500.00–528.00	2,281	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,855	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,141	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,998	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	441.62/cwt	430.00–448.00	2,336	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	537

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

Fri Oct 23, 2026

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

Receipts 1,019Last week 1,881Year ago 0

No comparison to last week. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	404	560.00	560.00
70	500–550	537	477.00	477.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	300–350	321	624.00	624.00
15	350–400	393	500.00	500.00
26	400–450	438	500.00–528.00	520.69
16	450–500	463	462.50	462.50
67	500–550	529	430.00–448.00	441.62
127	550–600	585	437.00–449.00	447.88
118	600–650	622	418.00–430.00	427.40
54	650–700	672	383.00–390.00	386.74

Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	1,556	31
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	470.03/cwt	462.00–480.00	1,824	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	427.10/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,892	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	418.07/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,957	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	387.29/cwt	382.00–391.00	2,045	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	417.02/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,239	95
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,894	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,180	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,271	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	327.75/cwt	327.75–327.75	2,894	53
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	948	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,853	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,859	6

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	250–300	287	542.00	542.00
32	350–400	388	462.00–480.00	470.03
21	400–450	443	420.00–430.00	427.10
55	450–500	468	417.50–420.00	418.07
95	500–550	537	400.00–420.00	417.02
7	600–650	609	358.00	358.00
6	650–700	670	339.00	339.00
53	850–900	883	327.75	327.75
9	900–950	948	301.00	301.00
6	950–1000	953	300.00	300.00

6	400–450	447	415.00	415.00
5	450–500	491	407.00	407.00
15	500–550	542	400.00	400.00
14	550–600	577	411.00	411.00
13	600–650	617	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	528	382.00–391.00	387.29
10	550–600	581	326.00	326.00