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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, May 5

● As filed95 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 95 priced lines covering 9,314 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,597 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,020 head. Counted as USDA files them — 262 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,597Last week 9,247Year ago 15,002

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,020Last week 346Year ago 125

Compared to last week, steers less than 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, 700 to 900 lbs sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher and over 900 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Heifers less than 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for calves and yearlings and cow/calf pairs. Some cattle sold this week are usually held until the summer BBQ runs but due to dry grass conditions some cattle opted to sell now and for record prices in some weight ranges. Crawford livestock had several load of low 8 weight steers dropping the auctioneers' gavel at 322.00 and some 850 weights at 320.00! But to cap the week off feedlots sales hit another new high in the market with live sales from 225.00 to 228.00 and dressed sales mostly 355.00 with some at 360.00!

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	611	333.00	333.00
19	650–700	685	308.00–323.00	315.93
8	800–850	848	272.00	272.00
6	850–900	858	264.00	264.00
21	900–950	920	274.00	274.00
53	1000–1050	1,046	261.50	261.50
7	1050–1100	1,058	256.00	256.00
30	1250–1300	1,269	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	350–400	380	460.00–522.50	481.57
45	400–450	429	432.50–497.50	455.81
154	450–500	477	400.00–437.00	426.42
311	500–550	535	387.50–412.00	399.37
365	550–600	584	372.50–402.00	380.82
565	600–650	631	350.00–372.00	363.14
671	650–700	681	328.00–377.00	345.26
339	700–750	718	317.00–337.00	330.91
383	750–800	779	306.50–324.00	316.08
636	800–850	823	306.00–322.00	315.11
895	850–900	879	270.00–320.00	301.49
182	900–950	915	284.00–288.00	285.79
768	950–1000	970	269.75–295.35	281.14
116	1000–1050	1,031	266.00–274.50	270.25
147	1050–1100	1,073	261.50	261.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	590	370.00–375.50	373.39
12	800–850	843	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	503	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	472	397.50	397.50
32	550–600	590	371.00–377.50	373.93
12	700–750	700	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
24	450–500	475	370.00–415.00	396.59
58	500–550	520	380.00–387.50	383.66
20	550–600	581	350.00–377.50	358.83
25	600–650	632	330.00–351.00	341.16
8	650–700	676	327.50	327.50
9	750–800	793	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
49	800–850	824	315.00	315.00
29	950–1000	971	276.50–280.50	279.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
5	350–400	359	455.00	455.00
97	400–450	432	377.00–402.50	393.17
119	450–500	468	347.50–399.50	375.23
212	500–550	522	331.00–395.00	366.76
174	550–600	583	321.00–347.50	335.20
205	600–650	625	313.00–331.50	326.84
378	650–700	678	290.50–337.50	323.23
87	700–750	717	283.00–303.00	298.07
528	750–800	771	279.50–306.00	297.77
96	800–850	811	287.00–289.50	288.57
168	850–900	890	271.50	271.50
59	900–950	926	251.00–265.00	260.57
43	950–1000	952	259.50	259.50
16	1050–1100	1,093	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	650–700	653	291.00–307.50	298.70
19	700–750	702	286.00	286.00
5	750–800	769	262.00	262.00
9	950–1000	986	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	544	342.00–344.50	343.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	423.00	423.00
8	550–600	572	350.00	350.00
6	700–750	731	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	518	340.50	340.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
45	700–750	703	308.50–309.00	308.63
30	750–800	778	295.00–303.00	299.30
108	850–900	887	271.50–277.50	275.11
20	950–1000	988	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	533	375.00	375.00
12	550–600	573	315.00	315.00
9	650–700	655	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	568	376.00	376.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,449	3,375.00–3,400.00	3,385.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,122	3,400.00–3,925.00	3,736.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,599	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,460	3,275.00	3,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	63	—	1,445	3,300.00–4,050.00	3,726.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,475	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,398	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,263	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,669	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,633	3,650.00	3,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,546	3,550.00	3,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,623	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,601.74

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)	30	—	1,091	1,750.00–2,350.00	1,863.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,433	2,325.00–3,175.00	2,852.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,224	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,274.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	150	—	1,228	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,587.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,338	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,471.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,387	2,500.00–2,975.00	2,912.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,234	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,868.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,373	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	79	—	1,197	2,600.00–3,275.00	3,043.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,107	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,860.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	—	1,153	3,700.00–4,250.00	4,094.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,072	2,300.00–3,150.00	2,951.89

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.