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USDA Nebraska Fdr Cattle Wkly Wtd Avg


USDA Nebraska Fdr Cattle Wkly Wtd Avg              05/17 19:00
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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 05/11/2026 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            4748           13010   10335     
REPLACEMENT CATTLE       3382           0       209       
  
  
Compared to last week's fairly large volume steers sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower 
and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower.  Demand was moderate to good for 
calves, feeders, bred cows and cow/calf pairs.  If all the reporting sale barns 
that report feeder cattle would allow USDA Market News to report their bred cow 
and pair special sales this week that number would have been very high compared 
to the reported volume of feeder cattle.  Per NASS range and pasture conditions 
in Nebraska are 79 percent poor to very poor compared to 52 percent last year. 
(After this week last year, the rains came and conditions approved immensely!) 
Ranchers have made a very hard decision and are slowly downsizing their cow 
herds. Only bright note is that the selling prices is at record highs.  Bulk of 
the bred cows and cow/calf pairs are headed to out-of-state producers. Another 
record in the books on the feedlot cash trade! Live sales sold steady to 5.00 
higher from 260.00 to 265.00 and dressed sales sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher from 
410.00 to 415.00.
  
  
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      830-830        830     332-332        332                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
35     1039-1039      1039    296-296        296                Fleshy 
12     352-395        381     560-590        580.75             Unweaned 
9      383-383        383     557.5-557.5    557.5              
54     403-448        430     490-590        550.33             
6      440-440        440     505-505        505                Unweaned 
16     450-457        453     505-560        539.18             Unweaned 
7      464-464        464     502.5-502.5    502.5              Spayed 
18     461-478        470     494-515        504.69             
80     500-525        512     457.5-505      480.8              
21     500-540        523     457.5-480      462.37             Unweaned 
17     541-541        541     450-450        450                Spayed 
60     558-558        558     460-460        460                Spayed 
6      565-565        565     450-450        450                
13     589-589        589     420-420        420                Fleshy 
29     592-592        592     419-419        419                Unweaned 
18     608-608        608     440-440        440                Spayed 
54     608-625        613     380-398        390.6              Unweaned 
80     601-641        628     396.5-419      403.88             
152    657-690        687     382.5-396      395.08             
63     707-724        714     373-380        376.73             
28     762-762        762     379-379        379                Thin Fleshed 
595    750-787        774     348-364.75     354.4              
158    809-847        842     335-345        337.87             
31     858-870        862     319-329        322.58             Fleshy 
67     863-863        863     3285-3285      3285               Replacement 
116    883-889        883     310-334.5      333.44             
6      901-901        901     317.5-317.5    317.5              
25     912-912        912     307.5-307.5    307.5              Fleshy 
117    950-952        951     306-309        307.44             Fleshy 

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
8      403-403        403     515-515        515                
12     504-527        514     415-450        429.96             
12     519-519        519     475-475        475                Thin Fleshed 
39     553-587        566     410-430        419.6              
34     604-644        627     380-400        385.78             
82     662-699        681     356-380        373.01             
106    701-738        717     333-367        354.8              
19     774-774        774     340-340        340                
115    809-836        825     316-328        324.93             
16     872-885        879     304.5-319.5    311.01             

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      1015-1015      1015    323-323        323                
8      1097-1097      1097    306-306        306                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
11     1032-1032      1032    312.5-312.5    312.5              Fleshy 
54     1022-1045      1036    320-330        323.65             
21     1067-1067      1067    305.75-305.75  305.75             
10     411-411        411     610-610        610                Unweaned 
11     424-424        424     580-580        580                
27     450-499        464     530-580        564.13             
34     456-492        482     519-540        531.96             Unweaned 
24     513-525        520     505-509        506.81             Unweaned 
37     507-542        523     495-535        513.58             
53     551-588        563     460-497        486.32             
19     557-588        565     430-490        473.57             Unweaned 
49     600-605        602     442.5-484      471.05             
6      626-626        626     494-494        494                Thin Fleshed 
66     650-661        652     415-457        448.51             
60     651-656        653     400-446        431.36             Unweaned 
9      672-672        672     422-422        422                Fleshy 
62     702-744        717     390-410        400.16             
21     737-737        737     399.5-399.5    399.5              Fleshy 
73     750-765        763     390-405        403.3              
14     768-768        768     388.5-388.5    388.5              Fleshy 
53     811-820        816     373-382        378.12             
109    851-863        858     362-365.5      364.33             Fleshy 
107    903-938        932     330-339.75     338.25             Fleshy 
169    900-944        937     320-353        342.72             
29     950-982        969     321.5-336.5    327.46             Fleshy 
234    962-990        983     331-350.5      339.05             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      327-327        327     665-665        665                Thin Fleshed 
8      446-446        446     530-530        530                
11     525-544        534     483-487        484.85             
17     549-549        549     487.5-487.5    487.5              Thin Fleshed 
56     556-582        567     422-450        434.83             
38     615-645        632     419-426        422.62             
13     644-644        644     385-385        385                Unweaned 
26     672-672        672     430-430        430                Thin Fleshed 
17     654-692        677     413-419        415.05             
20     703-703        703     405-405        405                Thin Fleshed 
17     732-741        737     376-383        379.99             
6      759-759        759     385-385        385                Thin Fleshed 
10     762-762        762     345-345        345                Unweaned 
10     796-796        796     369-369        369                
15     805-831        816     350-361        357.05             
7      927-927        927     332-332        332                
33     988-988        988     319-319        319                

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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
23     1031-1031      1031    3650-3900      3758.7             
8      1154-1154      1154    3475-3475      3475               
72     1179-1402      1300    3825-4125      4000.28            
29     1252-1625      1382    2950-3350      3105.68            Broken Mouth 
39     1253-1616      1402    3400-3450      3423.65            
32     1510-1657      1579    3300-3475      3418.09            
5      981-981        981     3185-3185      3185               Thin Fleshed 

BRED COWS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
171    1064-1562      1189    3400-5200      4256.28            
62     1138-1569      1350    2850-4800      3091.33            Broken Mouth 
89     1158-1539      1381    3100-4400      3702.24            
26     1334-1595      1434    3050-3685      3284.68            

BRED COWS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
53     1065-1472      1340    3600-4525      4201.22            
82     1265-1599      1449    2900-3600      3448.65            Broken Mouth 
106    1336-1618      1484    3200-4150      3756.48            
47     1268-1710      1551    3150-3850      3633.08            

BRED COWS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      1377-1393      1383    2900-3000      2940.28            

BRED COWS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
19     1351-1462      1407    3150-3400      3260.89            Broken Mouth 
5      1453-1453      1453    3400-3400      3400               

BRED HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
22     1003-1172      1080    3600-4500      4044.01            

BRED HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      1162-1162      1162    3650-3650      3650               

COW-CALF PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
89     1061-1617      1369    4150-5285      5007.48            O 
182    1332-1700      1472    3700-4150      3904.08            Broken Mouth O 
413    1183-1800      1503    3650-4800      4284.28            O 
222    1133-1785      1566    4500-4900      4741.82            O 
10     1660-1660      1660    4150-4150      4150               O 
32     1718-1718      1718    5200-5200      5200               O 

COW-CALF PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
10     1128-1280      1173    3900-4800      4322.79            O 
17     1266-1278      1269    4000-4375      4286.13            O 
32     1388-1569      1460    3600-4000      3834.01            Broken Mouth O 
54     1296-1568      1465    3900-4300      4111.91            O 
6      1554-1554      1554    3800-3800      3800               O 

COW-CALF PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
10     1570-1570      1570    4450-4450      4450               O 
8      1648-1648      1648    4400-4400      4400               Broken Mouth O 
9      1655-1655      1655    4900-4900      4900               O 

COW-CALF PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
12     1299-1299      1299    4750-4750      4750               O 
5      1593-1593      1593    4150-4150      4150               O 

COW-CALF PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      1250-1250      1250    4750-4750      4750               O 
5      1354-1354      1354    3200-3200      3200               Broken Mouth O 

HEIFER PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
62     968-1198       1121    4950-5550      5294.5             O 
24     1163-1163      1163    5250-5250      5250               O 

HEIFER PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
77     994-1240       1103    4675-5750      5330.2             O
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