Weekly Summary  - ( Nebraska )  - April 20, 2026

Kearney, NE Mon Apr, 27 2026 Nebraska Weekly Livestock Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 4/20/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 15587 10242 19187 Feeder Cattle 14830 9510 19077 Replacement Cattle 757 732 110 For the week, steers less than 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, 7 weights sold 5.00 lower, 8 weight sold steady and 9 weight sold 3.00 higher. Heifers less than 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Pretty large supply for this time of year on bred cows an pairs. Most of these bred females and pairs are selling due to drought conditions as ranchers are starting to down size there herds. Some of the cows might also be sold due to the recent fires in some areas of the state. Very limited rainfall across some areas of the state over the weekend. But at least some did get some rain. Hopefully this rain will help curtail the fires across the state. More fires broke out last week burning near 15,000 acres along with some structures and hay. Much more rain is needed! Slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower on live and dressed sales at 246.00 and 386.00 respectively. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 345 345 600.00 600.00 11 356-378 366 607.50-640.00 622.76 6 397 397 500.00 500.00 Unweaned 71 408-447 425 550.00-637.50 607.92 15 453 453 555.00 555.00 Fancy 241 450-498 476 502.50-587.50 553.75 20 501-525 515 450.00-481.00 464.61 Unweaned 191 501-549 523 502.50-575.00 539.05 44 560-569 562 492.00-501.00 498.72 Fancy 46 573 573 505.00 505.00 NHTC 576 555-596 579 462.50-506.00 484.90 11 595 595 470.00 470.00 Unweaned 64 612-620 617 456.50-475.50 468.43 Fancy 24 619-631 628 439.00-450.00 444.72 Unweaned 1004 600-648 637 427.50-474.00 454.62 567 651-690 676 417.50-467.50 437.95 14 677 677 422.00 422.00 Fleshy 88 710 710 421.50 421.50 Fancy 865 700-748 725 391.50-424.00 412.09 45 729-747 738 384.00-393.00 389.43 Fleshy 52 765 765 413.00 413.00 NHTC 775 756-790 781 370.00-407.00 398.13 117 755-799 789 373.00-384.00 378.11 Fleshy 28 790 790 381.00 381.00 Natural 695 810-847 824 357.00-391.00 385.83 81 831 831 381.00 381.00 NHTC 17 839 839 355.00 355.00 Fleshy 26 876 876 335.50 335.50 Fleshy 900 850-897 880 349.00-376.00 367.47 474 900-949 917 331.25-355.00 346.24 134 925 925 360.50 360.50 NHTC 73 932-948 937 330.00-334.50 331.50 Fleshy 274 951-996 986 321.50-339.00 327.16 43 996 996 312.00 312.00 Fleshy 36 1006-1017 1009 316.50-326.00 319.16 120 1056-1096 1070 305.50-308.00 307.20 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 365-377 371 547.50-605.00 575.46 12 420-448 436 510.00-567.50 544.44 35 460-490 483 535.00-550.00 541.21 114 501-544 528 435.00-537.50 503.93 35 583-595 586 432.50-472.00 457.93 23 645-649 646 410.00-450.00 441.26 30 661-692 676 370.00-421.00 404.76 36 745 745 385.00 385.00 22 753-787 775 359.50-360.00 359.68 25 928 928 326.00 326.00 23 1002 1002 291.00 291.00 Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 185 1009-1021 1013 318.00-322.00 320.58 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 33 313-345 330 620.00-647.50 636.13 12 360-370 364 565.00-590.00 579.42 62 407-436 421 482.00-579.50 556.87 268 452-489 474 472.00-540.00 510.71 17 505-532 519 427.00-431.00 429.17 Fleshy 365 510-548 533 444.00-490.00 467.09 10 561 561 390.00 390.00 Unweaned 478 550-593 571 412.00-476.00 455.59 232 600-637 617 440.00-450.00 444.84 Replacement 406 603-642 626 382.50-432.50 409.52 647 655-694 673 372.50-420.00 395.28 117 676-690 685 364.00-395.00 389.55 Fleshy 83 685 685 492.50 492.50 Replacement 254 700-746 726 357.00-397.00 376.29 171 709-747 733 370.00-477.00 433.04 Replacement 76 743 743 391.50 391.50 NHTC 12 744 744 352.00 352.00 Fleshy 188 760-782 767 371.00-418.00 396.88 Replacement 442 752-796 770 337.50-372.00 357.21 276 800-832 822 325.00-360.00 336.60 67 857 857 347.00 347.00 NHTC 113 857-885 869 317.00-334.50 324.56 44 904-914 907 307.50-308.00 307.67 58 925 925 324.50 324.50 Replacement 90 952-986 969 296.50-313.00 303.59 25 1020 1020 299.75 299.75 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 388 388 510.00 510.00 13 413-419 416 505.00-535.00 521.26 46 473-496 489 431.00-512.50 475.28 53 507-546 523 411.00-455.00 432.63 118 566-596 586 412.00-445.00 427.06 34 603-646 632 389.00-407.50 399.39 101 655-699 680 348.00-380.00 359.30 12 702 702 370.00 370.00 8 812 812 311.00 311.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 305 305 702.50 702.50 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1342 1342 2,750.00 2,750.00 Aged, 1st Stage 9 1410 1410 3,000.00 3,000.00 Aged, 1st/2nd Stage 9 1413 1413 2,875.00 2,875.00 Middle Aged/Aged, 1st Stage 7 1427 1427 3,000.00 3,000.00 Middle Aged/Aged, 1st/2nd Stage 5 1458 1458 3,000.00 3,000.00 Broken Mouth, Aged, 2nd/3rd Stage 27 1415-1683 1478 3,800.00-4,050.00 3,969.67 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 6 1484 1484 3,400.00 3,400.00 Aged, 3rd Stage 8 1497 1497 3,000.00 3,000.00 Broken Mouth, Aged, 3rd Stage 5 1503 1503 2,850.00 2,850.00 Broken Mouth, Aged, 1st Stage 5 1557 1557 3,200.00 3,200.00 Aged, 2nd/3rd Stage 14 1559 1559 3,750.00 3,750.00 Aged, 2nd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 1252-1278 1261 4,000.00-4,100.00 4,064.24 (<2 yrs), 3rd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 944 944 3,100.00 3,100.00 (<2 yrs), 3rd Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1729 1729 4,975.00 4,975.00 Middle Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 1120-1590 1285 5,025.00-5,225.00 5,111.65 Young, Open, 150-300 lb calf 14 1400-1459 1434 4,400.00-4,500.00 4,441.85 Middle Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 39 1421-1592 1488 3,850.00-3,975.00 3,914.29 Broken Mouth, Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 23 1533-1556 1548 3,850.00-4,000.00 3,948.33 Broken Mouth, Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 18 1462-1834 1672 4,225.00-4,750.00 4,511.26 Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 8 1811 1811 4,150.00 4,150.00 Non-Legible BANGS, Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1256 1256 3,600.00 3,600.00 Broken Mouth, Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 5 1373 1373 4,000.00 4,000.00 Middle Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 15 1421-1442 1431 3,550.00-3,650.00 3,602.97 Broken Mouth, Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf Heifer Pairs Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1058 1058 5,100.00 5,100.00 (<2 yrs), Open, <150 lb calf