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USDA Nebraska Fdr Cattle Wkly Wtd Avg


USDA Nebraska Fdr Cattle Wkly Wtd Avg              12/15 10:55
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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 12/08/2025 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            18000          24388   24314     
REPLACEMENT CATTLE       4859           200     6064      
  
  
Compared to last week steers less than 600 lbs sold steady, 600 to 800 lbs sold 
7.00 to 10.00 higher, 800 to 1000 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers less 
than 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 600 to 800 lbs sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher and 
over 800 lbs sold fully steady. Demand was good for calves, feeders and bred 
cows and heifers. Quite a few of the lightweight calves are heading south for 
winter grazing or will be grown slowly and kicked out on summer grass in 2026. 
Feedlots also jumped into the market to back fill empty pens. Knowing that 
auction receipts will be almost nil until the first week in January of the new 
year. Nice run of bred cows and heifers reported this week with the market 
holding firm on selling prices. Feedlot sales jumped up for the second week in 
a row.  Lives sales sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher from 225.00 to 228.00 and dressed 
sales sold 10.00 higher from 350.00 to 355.00.
  
  
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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         
13     497-497        497     445-445        445                Unweaned 
29     616-616        616     377.5-377.5    377.5              Unweaned 

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      588-588        588     360-360        360                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
12     647-647        647     346-346        346                
5      703-703        703     335-335        335                Unweaned 
23     720-720        720     324.5-324.5    324.5              

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
9      304-304        304     562.5-562.5    562.5              
65     350-397        372     495-520        510.49             
221    413-445        434     422.5-505      470.71             
8      453-453        453     472.5-472.5    472.5              Thin Fleshed 
34     457-469        462     421-425        423.16             Full 
133    461-466        464     487-490        488.96             Fancy 
191    455-489        472     432.5-475      460.86             
216    509-517        512     452.5-455.5    453.08             Fancy 
34     516-538        519     394-395        394.15             Full 
54     509-524        521     440-455        443.26             Thin Fleshed 
574    500-547        525     411-495        433.86             
19     535-538        536     393-397        395.52             Unweaned 
21     553-553        553     433-433        433                Fancy 
41     560-582        566     371-372.5      371.45             Unweaned 
631    550-595        573     382.5-457      411.42             
29     573-593        590     371-371.5      371.42             Fleshy 
25     602-602        602     443-443        443                Replacement 
54     624-625        624     355-361        357.78             Fleshy 
35     613-637        625     382.5-393      387.8              Unweaned 
25     628-628        628     396-396        396                Fancy 
310    600-648        630     350-420        377.54             
95     652-658        656     385.5-399      389.31             Fancy 
454    650-696        679     337.5-387      362.58             
66     669-699        683     340-392.5      356                Unweaned 
12     692-692        692     332-332        332                Fleshy 
10     704-719        712     327.5-328      327.75             Fleshy 
227    700-740        718     337-363.5      348.83             
23     758-758        758     364-364        364                Fancy 
264    750-795        768     332-352        340.24             
264    750-795        768     332-352        340.24             
67     818-821        819     320-322        321.16             
29     850-874        866     303.5-329.5    313.26             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
66     365-390        385     390-477.5      463.36             
35     418-441        433     305-460        403.63             
169    452-494        481     395-445        417.89             
136    505-544        539     356-437.5      403.27             
175    550-595        572     320-386        368.61             
85     602-637        624     346-380        355.02             
5      662-662        662     365-365        365                Unweaned 
18     676-691        681     329-350        342.9              
18     818-820        819     316.5-325      321.7              

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
694    1031-1046      1036    291-340.25     335.36             
65     1072-1072      1072    315-315        315                
514    1118-1138      1120    304.5-320.25   313.84             
25     733-733        733     346-346        346                
10     791-791        791     320-320        320                Unweaned 
16     839-839        839     334-334        334                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
27     1008-1008      1008    323.5-323.5    323.5              
25     321-340        334     595-615        601.96             
112    352-398        390     500-607        577.26             
198    406-445        426     490-555        521.69             
305    451-498        481     483-547        520.64             
140    504-512        507     534-555        542.33             Fancy 
640    500-547        530     461-525        494.83             
15     544-544        544     461-461        461                Unweaned 
264    552-577        562     481-500        488.89             Fancy 
855    551-599        574     435-480        453.94             
90     562-584        576     413-434        425.87             Fleshy 
21     601-601        601     456-456        456                Thin Fleshed 
140    600-634        619     415-431        423.58             Unweaned 
1133   601-645        623     402.5-458.5    439.17             
164    630-630        630     455-455        455                Fancy 
1562   650-699        669     371-422        409.52             
79     653-694        675     370-398        381.55             Unweaned 
152    701-701        701     421-421        421                Fancy 
924    701-749        723     360-400        385.68             
54     717-742        738     359.5-376      365.86             Unweaned 
20     742-742        742     348-348        348                Fleshy 
958    753-799        769     349-392        375.36             
21     791-791        791     343-343        343                Fleshy 
364    807-843        825     338-353        348.85             
10     855-855        855     324-324        324                Fleshy 
155    850-889        874     323.5-348.75   339.74             
32     901-935        906     318.5-319      318.58             Fleshy 
240    952-987        979     316.5-344.5    338.12             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
91     424-444        435     498-522.5      509.2              
125    454-498        485     400-512        483.2              
9      535-535        535     421-421        421                Unweaned 
9      535-535        535     421-421        421                Unweaned 
11     555-555        555     400-400        400                Unweaned 
126    558-596        585     375-437.5      426.2              
200    604-647        637     375-423        410.92             
9      664-664        664     351-351        351                Unweaned 
135    682-690        689     370-396        384.49             
33     741-748        745     330-352.5      338.45             
32     755-788        768     351-351        351                
5      795-795        795     307-307        307                Unweaned 

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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         
15     1215-1249      1238    2425-2475      2458.64            T1 

BRED COWS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
244    1043-1544      1296    3200-4850      4109.4             
197    1126-1537      1300    4050-5025      4781.69            
161    1090-1506      1334    2100-3300      2818.44            Broken Mouth 
86     1326-1580      1483    2600-3600      3391.25            

BRED COWS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
37     1201-1430      1269    3575-3675      3608.5             T2-3 
83     1237-1298      1277    4500-5100      4921.83            T2-3 
144    1151-1429      1303    2250-2775      2583.36            Broken Mouth 
T2-3 
92     1285-1405      1354    2600-3200      2863.02            T2-3 
80     1302-1437      1422    3000-3375      3033.14            T2-3 

BRED COWS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
12     1044-1072      1053    3350-3400      3383.04            
117    1116-1305      1228    3500-4500      3958.31            
238    1238-1419      1335    3600-4150      3826.09            
156    1200-1526      1371    2475-3200      3018.22            
180    1042-1611      1374    2300-3300      2837.85            Broken Mouth 

BRED COWS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
46     943-1251       1028    3000-4325      3994.02            
51     1250-1460      1391    2000-2450      2304.42            Broken Mouth 

BRED COWS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
21     1502-1530      1517    2500-2650      2570.74            Broken Mouth 

BRED HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
1196   818-1311       1068    3350-5000      4228.32            
22     1101-1202      1170    4400-4400      4400               Fancy 

BRED HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
187    1006-1181      1107    3625-4375      4093.24            T2-3 

BRED HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
748    894-1183       1076    3400-5100      4179.78            
189    1144-1200      1169    4750-5200      4931.25            Fancy 

BRED HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
21     986-1056       1016    3550-3600      3577.73            

COW-CALF PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
8      1579-1579      1579    3550-3550      3550               O
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