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USDA Nebraska Fdr Cattle Wkly Wtd Avg


USDA Nebraska Fdr Cattle Wkly Wtd Avg              05/04 10:20
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Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 04/27/2026 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            9897           14830   9247      
REPLACEMENT CATTLE       310            757     346       
  
  
Compared to last week most weights of steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher and 
heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good with very good demand for 
replacement heifers. Large lot of true F1 baldie heifers weighing 948 lbs sold 
for 4550.00 per head. They are headed out of state and will have a bull placed 
with them for 2027 calving.  Another set of black hided 738 lbs heifers going 
to summer grass dropped the gravel at 403.00.  With the CME cattle boards 
trading higher and record high prices on slaughter steers and heifers the 
upward momentum spilled over into the calf and feeder cattle market.   Buyers 
were active on the seats and on the internet.  Area feedlots on the cash trade 
sold live sales from 255.00 to 257.00 and dressed sales sold at mostly 400.00!
  
  
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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         
9      395-395        395     572.5-572.5    572.5              
10     481-481        481     517-517        517                
5      688-688        688     417-417        417                
11     703-703        703     400-400        400                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
10     1014-1014      1014    292-292        292                
23     303-348        327     595-630        604.93             
5      367-367        367     565-565        565                Thin Fleshed 
15     373-398        384     565-570        568.48             
31     386-386        386     546-546        546                Unweaned 
8      400-400        400     545-545        545                Thin Fleshed 
16     412-414        413     525-528        527.06             Unweaned 
88     400-443        427     500-550        520.95             
31     450-450        450     537-537        537                Thin Fleshed 
44     450-483        467     477-540        498.81             Unweaned 
120    462-482        479     477.5-496      494.82             
22     503-535        523     443-457        451.48             Fleshy 
344    500-544        525     436-495        467.95             
50     517-539        534     442-465        450.97             Unweaned 
18     554-554        554     435-435        435                Unweaned 
8      555-555        555     475-475        475                Thin Fleshed 
14     560-560        560     498-498        498                Fancy 
301    554-592        573     423-451        443.79             
202    600-645        616     407.5-435      420.25             
13     658-665        662     368-376        371.67             Unweaned 
281    655-695        671     377-413        403.3              
65     681-681        681     2775-2775      2775               Replacement 
173    705-743        717     351-384        376.64             
118    738-738        738     403-403        403                Fancy 
74     751-751        751     384-384        384                Replacement 
373    752-798        773     344-376        360.15             
5      797-797        797     343-343        343                Unweaned 
565    800-849        825     329.5-354.5    346.87             
18     852-852        852     354.5-354.5    354.5              Thin Fleshed 
420    853-897        871     314-347.5      338.53             
111    926-926        926     310-310        310                
97     948-948        948     4550-4550      4550               Replacement 
64     959-959        959     314.75-314.75  314.75             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      395-395        395     495-495        495                
9      429-443        434     495-507.5      499.26             
5      474-474        474     457.5-457.5    457.5              
20     533-542        535     416-435        427.2              
13     560-560        560     422.5-422.5    422.5              Thin Fleshed 
36     550-599        583     407-440        417.27             
13     602-602        602     388-388        388                
44     677-697        683     361-375.5      370.21             
16     728-741        737     351-351        351                
8      758-780        772     321-326        322.84             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
9      491-491        491     405-405        405                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      1012-1012      1012    307.5-307.5    307.5              Fleshy 
24     1020-1025      1021    295-322.25     316.55             
4      321-321        321     680-680        680                Unweaned 
23     382-398        389     587.5-630      606.66             
8      399-399        399     610-610        610                Unweaned 
64     400-431        428     537-640        546.02             Unweaned 
64     400-431        428     537-640        546.02             Unweaned 
77     454-478        463     527.5-572      554.5              
6      480-480        480     510-510        510                Unweaned 
123    477-492        488     576-580        577.05             Thin Fleshed 
53     501-541        515     537.5-560      549.53             Thin Fleshed 
31     527-533        530     500-545        518.75             Unweaned 
91     518-544        533     500-526        510.36             
14     552-552        552     540-540        540                Fancy 
27     562-566        563     519-522        520.12             Thin Fleshed 
66     550-587        564     445-511        491.26             Unweaned 
215    550-592        567     476-515        500.58             
6      587-587        587     460-460        460                Fleshy 
150    602-602        602     492.5-492.5    492.5              Thin Fleshed 
17     600-619        607     443-475        458.39             Unweaned 
325    605-649        638     437.5-473      458.57             
12     656-656        656     455-455        455                Thin Fleshed 
92     656-688        676     421.5-457      440.44             
23     675-687        680     411-418        414.07             Fleshy 
8      692-692        692     404-404        404                Unweaned 
666    703-743        721     393-432        416.28             
13     730-730        730     404-404        404                Unweaned 
8      763-763        763     362-362        362                Unweaned 
389    759-799        783     361-401        391.8              
6      816-816        816     356-356        356                Fleshy 
1068   800-848        835     363-386        380.91             
5      843-843        843     347-347        347                Unweaned 
180    858-896        874     361.25-374     367.68             
12     877-881        879     344-348        346                Fleshy 
325    905-948        927     346-354        350.25             
62     938-938        938     362-362        362                Fancy 
743    955-998        974     322-358        342.83             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
4      348-348        348     647.5-647.5    647.5              Unweaned 
5      433-433        433     535-535        535                
12     477-481        479     492.5-542.5    513.23             
64     505-545        534     485-497        490.58             
47     547-547        547     456-456        456                Unweaned 
25     551-583        562     461-469        463.66             
16     644-644        644     415-415        415                
32     650-678        667     415-432        423.96             
6      694-694        694     405-405        405                Thin Fleshed 
29     710-742        721     370-388        378.71             
12     817-840        823     351-357.5      355.84             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
12     475-475        475     310-310        310                

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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         
13     1314-1470      1326    2800-3000      2982.94            Broken Mouth 
9      1384-1384      1384    3350-3350      3350               

BRED COWS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
18     1289-1363      1314    3950-4000      3967.29            
8      1320-1490      1413    2900-3925      3646.77            
6      1425-1440      1430    3300-3350      3333.22            
5      1325-1760      1440    3200-3750      3411.94            Broken Mouth 
13     1409-1820      1491    3500-3900      3590.52            

BRED HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      1228-1228      1228    4050-4050      4050               

BRED HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
18     1050-1312      1223    3600-3900      3859.59            

COW-CALF PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
12     1244-1563      1416    3350-4300      3883.77            O 
5      1185-1479      1420    3400-3500      3483.31            O 
18     1395-1491      1478    3800-4300      4187.86            Broken Mouth O 
7      1375-1745      1488    3800-4950      4174.7             O 

COW-CALF PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
2      1128-1128      1128    3850-3850      3850               O 
10     1500-1500      1500    4125-4125      4125               Non-Legible 
BANG O 
11     1540-1580      1544    3500-4125      4066.84            Broken Mouth O 

HEIFER PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
13     1005-1026      1023    4700-4700      4700               O 

HEIFER PAIRS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
120    1040-1096      1078    4100-5175      5059.68            O
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