Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The run consisted of yearling heifers and steers selling in load lots and packages along with packages of weaned and bawling fall calves. Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $457.84/cwt on 69 head, down $12.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 24 comparable sales and sits +23.33 against this barn's trailing median of $434.51.

Average price

$457.84

▼ 12.07 vs prior sale

69 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$55.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.67

vs NE average

+40.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	480.49	2,443	41
Medium and Large 1-2	555	424.67	2,357	28

One grade step is worth $55.82/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $470.00, low $355.00, median $434.51 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale69 hd

457.84

—

NE average6 barns · 1,191 hd

472.50

−14.67

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+40.73

This barn, trailing median24 sales

434.51

+23.33

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,620	$4,019	16

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Huss Livestock Market - Kearney, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,554	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,660	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	311.01/cwt	304.50–319.50	2,734	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	324.93/cwt	316.00–328.00	2,681	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	402.13/cwt	396.50–415.00	2,525	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	419.16/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,351	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,632	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	457	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	863	3,285.00/head	3,285.00–3,285.00	3,285	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	360.73/cwt	352.00–367.00	2,565	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	372.38/cwt	356.00–380.00	2,510	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	385.33/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,435	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	3,044	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	932	338.25/cwt	330.00–339.75	3,152	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,032	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	3,225	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	390.60/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,394	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	500	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	422.65/cwt	419.00–426.00	2,688	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	357.05/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,914	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	484.85/cwt	483.00–487.00	2,589	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,937	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,985	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,364	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,152	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,971	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	458	520.56/cwt	519.00–522.50	2,384	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750–800	759	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,743	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	3,132	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,067	305.75/cwt	305.75–305.75	3,262	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,373	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	644	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,479	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	588	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	762	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,629	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	656	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,624	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	356.94/cwt	354.75–364.75	2,791	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,954	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,468	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,039	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,075	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	912	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,804	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	950	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,907	61

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Huss Livestock Market - Kearney, NE

Wed May 13, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,855Last week 1,377Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,554	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,660	4,150.00	4,150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	403	515.00	515.00
5	500–550	527	450.00	450.00
23	550–600	561	410.00–422.00	419.16
28	600–650	632	380.00–400.00	385.33
60	650–700	674	356.00–380.00	372.38
84	700–750	711	352.00–367.00	360.73
19	750–800	774	340.00	340.00
115	800–850	825	316.00–328.00	324.93
16	850–900	879	304.50–319.50	311.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	510	484.00	484.00
66	600–650	628	396.50–415.00	402.13
312	750–800	782	354.75–364.75	356.94
111	850–900	883	334.50	334.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	440	505.00	505.00
6	450–500	457	505.00	505.00
6	500–550	500	460.00	460.00
54	600–650	613	380.00–398.00	390.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
67	850–900	863	3,285.00	3,285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	900–950	912	307.50	307.50
61	950–1000	950	306.00	306.00
35	1000–1050	1,039	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	550–600	552	497.00	497.00
7	600–650	605	465.00	465.00
40	650–700	650	457.00	457.00
20	700–750	728	410.00	410.00
11	750–800	759	401.00	401.00
30	800–850	820	382.00	382.00
20	1000–1050	1,022	330.00	330.00
21	1050–1100	1,067	305.75	305.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
107	900–950	932	330.00–339.75	338.25
11	1000–1050	1,032	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	446	530.00	530.00
11	500–550	534	483.00–487.00	484.85
6	550–600	556	433.00	433.00
31	600–650	636	419.00–426.00	422.65
5	650–700	687	413.00	413.00
5	700–750	741	383.00	383.00
10	750–800	796	369.00	369.00
15	800–850	816	350.00–361.00	357.05
33	950–1000	988	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	458	519.00–522.50	520.56
5	550–600	588	430.00	430.00
19	650–700	656	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	759	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	644	385.00	385.00
10	750–800	762	345.00	345.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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