Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, May 6
● As filed95 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Nebraska reported 95 priced lines covering 6,059 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,728 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 150 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,293 head. Counted as USDA files them — 513 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon May 6, 2019
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)
Feeder CattleReceipts 6,728Last week 20,749Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 345Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 1,293Last week 438Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower except a flat 700 lbs sold steady. On the heifers most lots sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with flat 600 lbs 3.00 higher and 800 weights 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate for feeder cattle with good demand for cow/calf pairs. As the CME cattle pits continue to struggle in gaining ground this week, many buyers are scratching there heads trying to figure out where they can procure cattle to make it in the black when they close a pen out. Wet and cool weather has continued to delay corn planting across the state. Per NASS week ending May 5th corn planting was 35 % complete compared to 38% last year and 47 % for the 5 year average. But, with large equipment and a few really nice days acres planted can surge overnight. Feedlot trade occurred mostly on Wednesday with live sales dropping 3.00 to 4.00 lower from 120.00-121.00 and dressed sales 4.00 to 6.00 lower from 189.00 to 194.00. Some of the lower prices on the dressed trades are for 15-30 day shipment.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
21—888119.25–121.00119.65
10—910119.75119.75
7—371171.00171.00
384—618142.00–161.00152.46
341—527150.00–172.50157.06
261—723131.00–144.75136.98
257—575142.75–169.00156.59
224—675136.00–154.75145.82
171—485151.00–170.00160.97
117—788123.50–134.00127.04
113—414157.00–178.00169.89
96—828127.75–130.50129.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
52—831120.00–121.50121.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—693127.00127.00
4—514140.00140.00
46—626124.00–149.50139.45
11—576141.00–157.00151.23
24—422141.00–173.50157.00
22—736116.00–131.00120.10
17—487143.00–156.50149.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
13—374147.00–157.00153.40
5—539139.00139.00
53—485144.75–147.00145.39
31—565142.00142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
94—593158.00–160.00158.25
79—665150.00–157.00153.19
78—604156.50156.50
47—730139.00–143.00141.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
48—582141.00141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
43—462167.00167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10—462172.00172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
11—408166.00–170.00167.14
78—622139.00–163.00153.61
68—575165.00–176.50171.97
77—717127.50–149.00139.93
46—463161.00–180.00171.45
35—377176.00–190.00180.16
30—538160.00–172.00169.20
5—758139.00139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
269—582170.75–191.00179.38
257—621159.50–178.75171.20
216—674150.00–174.00162.02
204—725147.00–160.75154.12
186—526170.25–197.00180.09
137—772142.50–152.00145.54
70—480175.00–203.00182.84
149—895124.25–131.00124.81
68—923123.50–124.25123.96
63—822136.50–142.00140.36
34—419165.00–185.00176.46
9—992119.25119.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—387195.00195.00
40—543160.50160.50
7—644141.00141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
78—658181.50181.50
62—528189.75189.75
39—707164.00164.00
35—604183.00183.00
29—448199.50199.50
45—463170.00170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
22—590161.50161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
159—1,006119.00119.00
44—833132.50–136.50135.51
31—865121.00121.00
28—935117.50117.50
22—718147.50147.50
7—985117.50117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open95—1,2981,300.00–1,875.001,773.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open7—1,3171,400.001,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open62—1,2671,775.00–1,950.001,816.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open18—1,2521,275.00–1,660.001,548.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open31—1,3681,225.00–1,450.001,285.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)14—1,1831,285.001,285.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)14—1,3101,250.00–1,325.001,287.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)15—1,2371,100.00–1,125.001,111.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)12—1,3311,325.00–1,375.001,350.08
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open17—1,1271,600.00–1,900.001,821.27
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open77—1,2482,350.00–2,400.002,395.15
(<2 yrs)Open26—1,0812,350.002,350.00
(<2 yrs)Open32—1,0852,125.00–2,225.002,161.58
Young (2-4 yrs)Open148—1,0422,200.00–2,350.002,252.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—1,18268.00–74.0070.69
(<2 yrs)Open4—90291.00–93.0092.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open14—1,16475.00–85.0078.33
(<2 yrs)Open10—90594.00–99.0096.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
12—1,64266.00–75.5072.19
9—1,91879.50–87.5084.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—1,43452.50–58.5055.86
8—1,31359.00–62.0059.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
6—1,27854.00–56.5054.84
34—1,23957.00–66.0061.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,69555.5055.50
7—1,65357.50–62.5059.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5—1,11643.00–49.0045.52
19—1,13752.50–58.5056.50
Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.
Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Nebraska barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.