Nebraska cattle auction prices

Name: Nebraska feeder cattle auction prices
Creator: Cattle Auction Prices

10 sales at 12 USDA-reported barns from Oct 18 to October 24, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $460.19/cwt
4-week average: $457.04
13-week average: $457.69
4-week vs 13-week: −0.1%

52-wk low $419.48high $524.25

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $376.45/cwt
4-week average: $368.30
13-week average: $366.95
4-week vs 13-week: +0.4%

52-wk low $351.81high $436.22

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $408.67/cwt
4-week average: $410.63
13-week average: $404.97
4-week vs 13-week: +1.4%

52-wk low $371.07high $479.61

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.
Barn	Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	13-week trend
Ericson Livestock Market, Ericson	Sat Oct 24	3,670	$457.20	$355.41	$418.21	—
Lexington Livestock Market, Lexington	Fri Oct 23	1,120	$447.22	—	$402.51	—
Imperial Auction Market, Imperial	Fri Oct 23	1,019	$440.46	—	$406.19	—
Crawford Livestock Market, Crawford	Fri Oct 23	430	—	—	—	Steady (−0.8%)
Burwell Livestock Market, Burwell	Fri Oct 23	3,520	$467.63	$375.00	$430.04	—
Valentine Livestock Auction, Valentine	Thu Oct 22	3,585	$462.82	$400.00	$423.79	Steady (+0.6%)
Ogallala Livestock Auction, Ogallala	Thu Oct 22	5,087	$459.28	$386.22	$403.40	Steady (−0.1%)
Huss Livestock Market, Kearney	Wed Oct 21	1,210	$452.32	$370.66	$376.61	Rising (+1.4%)
North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction,	Tue Oct 20	3,258	$463.66	$380.00	$399.72	—
West Point Livestock, West Point	Mon Oct 19	1,201	$387.33	$360.66	$395.16	—

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; a regional report covers several states, so its prices are not this state alone.
USDA direct report	Week of	Head	Steers 800–899	Steers 700–799	Heifers 700–799
Wyoming-NebraskaWY, NE	Oct 19	300	—	—	—

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All Nebraska barns

Bassett Livestock Auction, Bassett · Oct 14
Burwell Livestock Market, Burwell · Oct 23
Crawford Livestock Market, Crawford · Oct 16
Ericson Livestock Market, Ericson · Oct 24
Gordon Livestock Market, Gordon · Oct 13
Huss Livestock Market, Kearney · Oct 21
Imperial Auction Market, Imperial · Oct 23
Lexington Livestock Market, Lexington · Oct 23
North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction, · Oct 20
Ogallala Livestock Auction, Ogallala · Oct 22
Valentine Livestock Auction, Valentine · Oct 22
West Point Livestock, West Point · Oct 19

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 12 Nebraska barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.