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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 4

● As filed137 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 137 priced lines covering 24,769 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 26,818 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,258 head.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26,818Last week 15,694Year ago 30,685

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,258Last week 1,648Year ago 2,824

This week in Nebraska feeder cattle markets trended mostly 5.00-10.00 lower prior to becoming steady late in the week on Friday and Saturday. There were spots of higher market trends for light weight calves suitable for stocker operations. Overall demand was moderate to good. It's been well noted that feeder cattle markets have trended lower over the past couple of weeks influenced negatively by a downward trend in the feeder cattle futures since its September peak as speculators and hedgers continue their quest to find a balance of risk and opportunity in the market. A few bred cow sales took place this week with some complete dispersals noted. Buying interest remains good for replacement cows and heifers. Based on both anecdotal and statistical evidence the cattle industry is yet to begin its herd rebuilding phase and the supply fundamentals supports the ownership of cattle. Fed cattle trade trended lower as well this past week from mostly 166.00-171.00 (Live) / 265.00-272.00 (Dressed) across the 5-area region with most of those markets pulled lower in the late week trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
233	—	815	206.00–235.75	225.55
1,337	—	723	216.00–257.50	239.20
2,100	—	629	236.00–276.00	258.77
905	—	472	269.00–326.50	312.60
186	—	910	228.50	228.50
1,868	—	578	245.00–305.00	282.17
18	—	1,037	190.00–191.50	190.83
273	—	326	300.00–365.00	348.70
26	—	297	1,085.00	1,085.00
1,290	—	670	224.00–264.00	247.20
1,665	—	525	269.00–317.00	298.31
11	—	235	875.00	875.00
181	—	861	204.00–225.50	220.13
645	—	429	276.00–343.00	327.55
475	—	386	288.00–352.50	344.37
251	—	769	210.50–249.50	232.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
227	—	478	261.00–304.00	283.52
69	—	854	184.00–211.00	208.63
133	—	624	221.00–251.00	237.34
43	—	773	210.00–230.00	223.40
178	—	724	208.50–238.00	224.59
16	—	809	211.00	211.00
194	—	431	250.00–329.00	298.95
268	—	530	251.00–298.00	277.38
240	—	681	218.00–245.50	237.82
407	—	577	220.00–271.00	251.24
5	—	972	146.00	146.00
24	—	1,027	151.00–177.00	156.40
11	—	333	315.00–317.50	316.19
118	—	372	275.00–331.00	310.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	286.00	286.00
13	—	456	250.50	250.50
9	—	414	277.00	277.00
12	—	681	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	783	201.00–229.00	219.06
164	—	587	258.00–281.00	277.22
35	—	730	218.00–229.00	224.55
101	—	667	225.00–236.50	232.29
14	—	434	305.00	305.00
42	—	470	275.00–297.00	292.21
6	—	386	320.00	320.00
108	—	926	200.50–211.00	206.42
79	—	535	257.00–299.00	282.89
130	—	632	232.00–244.50	238.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	579	262.00–262.50	262.31
43	—	432	309.00	309.00
17	—	464	281.00–290.00	285.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
223	—	410	348.00–357.50	353.56
124	—	369	364.00	364.00
222	—	665	266.00–279.00	271.14
794	—	607	269.50–311.00	288.97
123	—	459	335.00–336.00	335.42
173	—	532	306.00–330.00	321.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	682	221.00	221.00
67	—	790	213.25	213.25
5	—	543	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	360	308.00	308.00
19	—	570	263.00	263.00
5	—	315	311.00	311.00
11	—	528	267.00	267.00
45	—	473	278.00–283.00	278.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	679	230.00–231.00	230.63
20	—	763	207.50–212.00	209.05
28	—	628	235.00–248.00	241.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	670	261.00–267.00	264.02
5	—	553	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	576	288.00	288.00
59	—	657	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	750	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	526	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	503	240.50	240.50
37	—	485	248.00	248.00
18	—	329	284.00–288.00	285.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	567	225.50–237.00	232.97
9	—	712	196.50	196.50
51	—	527	244.00–250.00	248.31
20	—	475	244.00–245.00	244.43
27	—	759	192.50–199.00	195.36
26	—	1,053	174.00	174.00
21	—	855	190.00	190.00
83	—	626	212.00–230.00	221.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	783	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	807	180.00–207.75	204.45
454	—	427	243.00–300.00	278.43
15	—	16	232.00	232.00
985	—	523	230.00–279.50	256.93
641	—	615	215.50–266.00	236.48
921	—	572	222.00–265.00	247.94
40	—	1,171	169.00	169.00
485	—	667	201.00–233.00	217.83
8	—	1,038	174.00	174.00
249	—	714	191.00–214.00	207.01
85	—	781	185.50–205.00	191.22
59	—	329	293.00–315.00	305.43
113	—	373	246.00–307.00	278.60
593	—	474	241.00–290.00	268.06
9	—	879	189.50	189.50
10	—	92	250.00	250.00
21	—	925	184.00–201.00	192.85
30	—	276	775.00–850.00	805.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	623	216.00–226.50	222.21
34	—	652	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	631	244.00	244.00
80	—	532	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	678	200.00–216.00	204.54
88	—	428	244.00–269.00	254.64
226	—	481	230.00–270.50	252.10
156	—	622	201.00–226.50	219.27
23	—	327	247.00–265.00	252.62
100	—	374	236.00–292.00	266.99
367	—	575	213.00–241.50	225.86
120	—	536	230.00–255.00	243.76
5	—	811	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	502	278.00	278.00
96	—	488	278.00–279.00	278.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	758	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	423	266.00–272.00	269.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	821	196.50	196.50
8	—	480	271.00	271.00
5	—	703	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	658	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	—	1,426	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,882.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,456	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,317	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	97	—	1,343	2,375.00–2,510.00	2,433.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	192	—	1,127	2,485.00–3,010.00	2,657.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	80	—	1,447	1,975.00–2,060.00	2,031.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,428	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,448	2,825.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,543	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,324	1,160.00–1,385.00	1,255.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,273	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,201.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	79	—	1,417	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,594.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	63	—	1,450	1,485.00–1,825.00	1,602.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	363	—	1,042	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,306.09
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	112	—	1,040	2,000.00–2,675.00	2,141.43

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.