USDA Nebraska Fdr Cattle Wkly Wtd Avg 05/17 19:00
05/17/2026 | 7:00 pm CDT 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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