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USDA Nebraska Fdr Cattle Wkly Wtd Avg

USDA Nebraska Fdr Cattle Wkly Wtd Avg              05/11 10:00
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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 05/04/2026 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            13010          9897    9597      
  
  
Compared to last week steers less than 700 lbs sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher and 
over 700 lbs sold 20.00 higher. Heifers less than 600 lbs sold 25.00 higher, 
600 to 800 lbs sold 10.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. 
Demand was good to instances very good for calves and feeder cattle. Record 
breaking prices at some of the feeder cattle auctions this week. Valentine 
Livestock sold a flat 8 weight steers on average at 415.11 with the top price 
at 416.75. Unbelievable! Tight supplies on feeder cattle along with a very good 
slaughter cattle market in the last couple of weeks have spurred buyers into 
reinvesting into feedlot replacements.  Like a broken record player repeating 
or skipping back to the same place on another week talking about the drought 
situation in the state. More than likely one would have to find an old timer in 
a nursing home to see if they can remember a time this dry, the dirty 30's come 
to the minds of some.  With this dryness and the recent fires in the Sandhills 
some of the receipts this week would normally be kicked out to summer range and 
sold on a summer video or livestock auction sale. Second week in a row of 
record prices for negotiated cash feedlot cattle!! Live sales were 3.50 to 4.00 
higher from 258.00 to 260.50 and dressed sales sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher from 
402.00 to 405.00.
  
  
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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         
8      612-612        612     440-440        440                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      1065-1065      1065    290-290        290                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
12     339-339        339     625-625        625                
23     350-395        384     520-555        528.36             
100    434-446        438     515-570        526.16             
186    450-498        474     440-567.5      532.91             
496    509-548        529     454-517.5      488.53             
5      545-545        545     447.5-447.5    447.5              Spayed 
598    552-595        578     435-487.5      465.06             
387    603-634        620     413-481        437.45             
50     613-636        623     480-483        481.29             Fancy 
61     665-665        665     471-471        471                Replacement 
82     664-689        674     379-397        387.26             Spayed 
437    659-694        675     372.5-457.5    408.54             
272    700-720        703     387.5-416      395.85             
77     747-747        747     382-382        382                Spayed 
17     759-759        759     415-415        415                Replacement 
84     771-771        771     380.5-380.5    380.5              Spayed 
240    750-796        781     343.5-375      356.22             
53     805-810        807     363-370        366.56             Replacement 
61     809-840        836     344-345        344.13             
364    863-893        873     335.5-361      344.93             
5      968-968        968     305-305        305                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      418-418        418     515-515        515                
26     471-492        478     487.5-502.5    492.84             
56     528-543        538     410-487.5      451.76             
20     589-589        589     452.5-452.5    452.5              
50     610-644        624     365-430        410.93             
51     674-696        684     390-405        398.12             
32     715-740        735     377.5-385      379.1              
19     783-783        783     325-325        325                
11     822-848        834     320-339        328.78             
11     877-877        877     319-319        319                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
86     1005-1018      1010    327.5-330      329.12             
10     375-375        375     640-640        640                
11     400-400        400     585-585        585                Thin Fleshed 
46     415-447        435     550-620        588.67             
186    453-496        478     520-610        574.9              
503    511-548        529     480-571        535.44             
105    563-563        563     537-537        537                Thin Fleshed 
96     567-567        567     544-544        544                Fancy 
704    551-598        581     475-534        506.68             
45     613-613        613     466-466        466                Unweaned 
755    607-649        635     410-497        473.23             
184    646-646        646     500-500        500                Fancy 
530    650-693        677     422-505        448.02             
595    710-743        726     388-449        437.22             
31     754-754        754     390-390        390                Fleshy 
287    751-796        762     382.5-423      403.15             
1045   800-835        814     372-416.75     403.97             
558    859-898        888     328-379        369.68             
541    902-945        926     340-373.75     368.86             
242    953-974        963     332.5-361      342.74             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
42     451-492        470     520-570        552.33             
64     525-544        538     449-541        514.48             
55     587-597        595     444-500        475.48             
10     648-648        648     445-445        445                
91     661-697        684     385-436        424.84             
44     720-737        723     383-416        405.99             
30     750-798        766     355-392        375.21             
68     809-836        829     363-387        380.81             
8      879-879        879     322.5-322.5    322.5