Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.43/cwt on 1,918 head.

Average price

$158.43

1,918 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$381

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

$6.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	497	164.26	817	107
Medium and Large 1	758	158.08	1,198	1,811

One grade step is worth $6.17/cwt here — about −$381 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,918 hd

158.43

—

NE average5 barns · 7,076 hd

163.26

−4.83

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

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	611	166.68/cwt	166.50–168.00	1,018	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	556	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	797	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,152	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	170.23/cwt	169.50–171.00	906	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	359	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	646	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	486	150.50/cwt	145.00–155.00	731	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	335	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	149.39/cwt	145.75–151.60	1,022	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	134.10/cwt	133.00–136.50	1,151	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	135.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,138	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	158.81/cwt	154.00–164.25	916	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,178	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	163.83/cwt	162.75–164.75	1,008	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	165.94/cwt	160.00–168.00	704	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	153.60/cwt	151.50–156.50	957	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	167.87/cwt	160.00–171.00	806	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	593	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	151.60/cwt	151.00–154.00	661	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	139.22/cwt	135.00–143.25	1,022	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	131.56/cwt	130.25–133.75	1,227	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	137.57/cwt	135.50–139.75	1,057	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	672	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	163.72/cwt	163.00–165.75	860	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	163.84/cwt	162.50–165.00	601	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.50	943	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	772	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	856	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	786	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,258	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	616	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	734	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	158.46/cwt	155.75–160.25	1,066	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	190.52/cwt	190.00–190.75	890	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	161.61/cwt	158.75–163.75	1,157	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	801	138.95/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,113	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	709	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,085	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	997	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,264	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	454	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	817	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,053	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	137.68/cwt	132.75–139.00	1,276	386
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	168.62/cwt	150.00–187.00	631	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	146.56/cwt	139.00–149.50	1,275	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	152.09/cwt	150.50–154.50	1,177	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	167.88/cwt	167.00–171.50	1,128	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	438	184.26/cwt	184.00–185.00	807	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	939	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	182.55/cwt	177.00–186.00	966	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	195.58/cwt	192.00–200.00	859	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	135.50/cwt	135.25–135.75	1,318	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	542	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	622	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,132	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	712	168.74/cwt	166.25–169.75	1,201	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	147.97/cwt	144.50–151.00	1,218	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	175.54/cwt	170.00–179.50	1,094	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	180.04/cwt	175.50–182.00	1,024	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	464	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	812	18

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 Apr 17, 2019

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

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Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	611	166.50–168.00	166.68
15	—	797	144.50	144.50
23	—	673	155.75–160.25	158.46
22	—	801	135.00–143.50	138.95
5	—	709	153.00	153.00
8	—	997	126.75	126.75
15	—	454	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	556	150.00	150.00
8	—	616	159.00	159.00
8	—	734	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	463	151.00	151.00
29	—	374	150.00–187.00	168.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	786	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	467	190.00–190.75	190.52
88	—	716	158.75–163.75	161.61
386	—	927	132.75–139.00	137.68
360	—	870	139.00–149.50	146.56
44	—	774	150.50–154.50	152.09
62	—	672	167.00–171.50	167.88
107	—	529	177.00–186.00	182.55
27	—	439	192.00–200.00	195.58
32	—	973	135.25–135.75	135.50
67	—	823	144.50–151.00	147.97
70	—	623	170.00–179.50	175.54
96	—	569	175.50–182.00	180.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	553	190.50	190.50
6	—	542	194.00	194.00
63	—	622	182.00	182.00
127	—	712	166.25–169.75	168.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	438	184.00–185.00	184.26
5	—	939	126.50	126.50
18	—	464	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	532	169.50–171.00	170.23
12	—	359	180.00	180.00
89	—	615	162.75–164.75	163.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	486	145.00–155.00	150.50
10	—	335	163.00	163.00
7	—	950	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	684	145.75–151.60	149.39
169	—	858	133.00–136.50	134.10
163	—	840	133.00–136.00	135.49
162	—	577	154.00–164.25	158.81
74	—	424	160.00–168.00	165.94
129	—	623	151.50–156.50	153.60
103	—	480	160.00–171.00	167.87
96	—	734	135.00–143.25	139.22
34	—	933	130.25–133.75	131.56
88	—	768	135.50–139.75	137.57
22	—	525	163.00–165.75	163.72
17	—	367	162.50–165.00	163.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	593	138.00	138.00
5	—	672	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	436	151.00–154.00	151.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	723	130.00–132.50	130.49
12	—	518	149.00	149.00
9	—	568	150.75	150.75

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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