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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, May 26

● As filed102 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 102 priced lines covering 7,565 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,079 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,431 head. Counted as USDA files them — 521 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon May 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,079Last week 5,319Year ago 3,598

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,431Last week 0Year ago 400

Compared to last week, flyweight steers sold sharply higher, 500 to 700 lbs sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher, 700 to 1000 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 1000 lbs sold sharply higher. Flyweight heifers sold sharply higher, 500 to 700 lbs sold 20.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for all offering of calves, feeders, fall bred cows and pairs. Scattered rain showers helped take some anxiety off the hay market this week but in the back of livestock owners minds they all know more moisture is needed to make it till fall. Summer grass and meadows slow to grow but with recent rains and some warm weather should help. How high will it go, is a common talk on the feedlot sales. Last week another market top came to be with live sales selling 4.00-5.00 higher at mostly 235.00 with dressed sales 3.00-5.00 higher from 365.00-370.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	400–450	438	412.50–450.00	441.61
50	450–500	484	342.50–415.00	388.93
214	500–550	534	346.00–391.00	378.58
175	550–600	568	331.00–372.00	351.57
172	600–650	627	330.00–351.00	341.19
191	650–700	676	320.50–336.00	326.30
120	700–750	738	298.00–310.00	306.68
76	750–800	769	281.00–303.50	297.56
278	800–850	835	272.50–305.00	286.95
155	850–900	864	275.00–283.25	281.93
30	900–950	906	264.00–266.00	264.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
87	500–550	534	403.00	403.00
74	600–650	623	364.00–369.00	365.41
14	650–700	666	351.00	351.00
73	700–750	704	326.50	326.50
60	800–850	818	303.75	303.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	489	375.00	375.00
51	650–700	693	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	440	420.00–425.00	422.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	512	376.00	376.00
40	600–650	612	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	588	291.00	291.00
48	600–650	640	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	402.50	402.50
7	450–500	457	385.00	385.00
22	500–550	523	352.50–355.00	353.20
11	550–600	570	342.00	342.00
5	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
6	700–750	701	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	417	409.00	409.00
27	500–550	534	387.50	387.50
10	600–650	601	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	750–800	750	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	503	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	389	460.00–492.50	479.74
19	400–450	436	457.00	457.00
57	450–500	471	452.00–480.00	466.50
49	500–550	524	428.00–447.00	439.72
117	550–600	579	395.00–419.00	415.99
137	600–650	621	375.00–391.00	386.83
185	650–700	683	341.00–369.00	354.64
242	700–750	722	334.00–362.00	351.08
271	750–800	784	314.00–338.00	325.13
330	800–850	826	295.00–324.00	315.95
1,045	850–900	875	296.50–322.00	311.46
168	900–950	931	282.00–292.00	287.57
230	950–1000	974	290.75–291.00	290.86
124	1000–1050	1,005	289.00	289.00
109	1050–1100	1,056	280.50	280.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	437.50	437.50
22	500–550	529	415.00–420.00	417.28
28	550–600	573	391.00–401.00	397.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	550–600	579	400.00	400.00
13	700–750	735	331.00	331.00
27	750–800	790	313.50	313.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	627	304.00	304.00
41	650–700	663	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	524	405.00	405.00
30	600–650	628	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	397	452.50	452.50
23	450–500	484	427.50	427.50
18	500–550	529	390.00–407.50	399.30
131	550–600	568	370.00–386.00	377.07
7	650–700	692	335.00	335.00
77	700–750	724	304.00–322.00	311.13
27	850–900	893	278.50–282.00	280.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
133	500–550	538	470.00–475.00	471.16
72	550–600	570	431.00	431.00
226	600–650	626	403.00–407.50	406.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
73	700–750	724	355.00	355.00
66	750–800	787	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
8	500–550	503	400.00	400.00
42	550–600	568	399.00	399.00
15	650–700	650	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	569	347.50	347.50
5	750–800	757	280.00	280.00

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	11	—	1,323	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,201.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,381	3,000.00–3,275.00	3,249.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,177	2,850.00–3,850.00	3,467.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,221	3,900.00–4,450.00	4,201.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,290	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,434.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	67	—	1,323	3,750.00–4,700.00	4,376.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,341	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	102	—	1,481	3,325.00–4,800.00	3,970.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,480	3,125.00–3,900.00	3,549.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,501	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,750.13

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,436	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,399	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,388.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	152	—	1,470	2,550.00–3,800.00	3,414.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,812	3,900.00–3,960.00	3,929.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,397	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,455.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	59	—	1,451	2,150.00–3,300.00	2,875.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,450	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,982.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	188	—	1,309	3,300.00–4,550.00	4,040.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	1,192	2,900.00–3,525.00	3,319.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	143	—	1,415	2,500.00–3,825.00	3,380.80

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)	21	—	1,335	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,341.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,409	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,743.35

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	982	2,250.00–3,200.00	2,721.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,178	4,300.00–4,550.00	4,422.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,253	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.