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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Nebraska · Weekly summary · Mon, May 18

● As filed40 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1860

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Nebraska reported 40 priced lines covering 1,875 head across feeder cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,673 head. replacement cattle receipts at 822 head. Counted as USDA files them — 281 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,673Last week 4,748Year ago 5,319

Replacement CattleReceipts 822Last week 3,382Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers over 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Bred cows and pairs sold steady. Demand was good. Ranchers in the western area of the state continue to downsize cow herds due to the very dry conditions in there area. Quite a few of the older cows are being split with record prices prevailing for bawling spring calves. Some areas have been getting a little rain but most of the state is still way behind on precipitation. Area feedlots prices for the week had live sales steady from 260.00 to 265.00 and dressed sales steady to 5.00 lower at 410.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
134	650–700	692	380.50	380.50
140	750–800	790	354.00	354.00
57	800–850	848	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	520	463.00–472.50	466.74
18	550–600	569	435.00–442.00	439.84
11	650–700	696	388.50	388.50
26	700–750	706	373.00–389.50	383.74
21	750–800	754	369.00	369.00
193	800–850	843	341.00–365.00	348.02
298	850–900	860	332.00–360.00	351.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	533	520.00	520.00
10	550–600	556	487.50–494.00	491.36
15	600–650	621	451.00–456.00	454.39
29	650–700	689	422.00–431.00	426.68
21	700–750	715	402.00–413.00	411.46
28	750–800	780	380.50–382.50	382.07
68	800–850	835	373.50	373.50
193	900–950	906	355.75–364.00	360.97
198	950–1000	959	344.00–353.00	349.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	385	635.00	635.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	684	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	562	351.00	351.00
5	750–800	754	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,603	4,625.00	4,625.00

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)	5	—	1,403	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,410	3,900.00–4,175.00	3,996.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,497	3,850.00–4,150.00	3,981.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	74	—	1,376	4,325.00–4,550.00	4,409.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,713	4,550.00	4,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,548	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,138	4,400.00	4,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,387	4,200.00–4,275.00	4,245.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	62	—	1,588	4,300.00–4,450.00	4,383.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,345	4,600.00	4,600.00

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)	19	—	1,268	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,242	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,163	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,444	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,477.45

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)	5	—	1,430	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,323	2,925.00	2,925.00

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.