Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 500-900 lbs sold steady to 9.00 lower and heifers 500-900 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.69/cwt on 1,951 head.

Average price

$147.69

1,951 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$2.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	147.81	940	1,851
Medium and Large 1-2	533	145.35	775	100

One grade step is worth $2.46/cwt here — about $165 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 sale1,951 hd

147.69

—

NE average9 barns · 11,109 hd

151.01

−3.32

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

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	407	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	764	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	151.63/cwt	151.50–152.00	770	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.43/cwt	145.50–156.00	713	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	140.44/cwt	137.50–143.50	792	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	636	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	334	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	395	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	156.63/cwt	149.50–159.00	905	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	137.72/cwt	134.60–144.00	1,009	303
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	160.94/cwt	155.00–164.50	848	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	145.17/cwt	140.00–149.00	981	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	128.70/cwt	126.25–133.00	1,040	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	151.86/cwt	150.10–156.50	948	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	166.02/cwt	163.50–169.00	777	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	124.90/cwt	122.50–125.75	1,072	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	132.47/cwt	128.50–136.00	1,036	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	169.35/cwt	163.00–174.00	649	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	167.04/cwt	161.00–171.00	733	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	179.66/cwt	177.00–181.00	564	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,116	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	129.22/cwt	126.00–131.00	959	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	631	143.31/cwt	142.50–145.00	904	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	959	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,026	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	149.60/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,011	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	695	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	975	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	857	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	913	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	656	175.94/cwt	172.75–177.25	1,154	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	631	176.35/cwt	174.75–179.00	1,113	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	170.25/cwt	165.00–175.00	955	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	182.38/cwt	176.00–186.75	930	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	134.97/cwt	128.00–136.25	1,165	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	166.57/cwt	161.50–171.00	1,041	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	190.27/cwt	185.00–194.00	896	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	138.74/cwt	136.75–141.00	1,136	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	160.58/cwt	155.25–167.50	1,089	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	149.85/cwt	146.75–153.60	1,169	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	153.81/cwt	150.50–157.00	1,091	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	201.75/cwt	197.00–205.00	638	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,179	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.91/cwt	180.00–182.00	751	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	178.75/cwt	176.50–182.00	845	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	371	183.00/cwt	180.00–184.00	679	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	827	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	793	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,082	8

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 1, 2019

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

Receipts 4,284Last week 3,990Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 500-900 lbs sold steady to 9.00 lower and heifers 500-900 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	632	130.00	130.00
36	—	564	137.50–143.50	140.44
15	—	424	150.00	150.00
7	—	334	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	407	157.50	157.50
5	—	764	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	508	151.50–152.00	151.63
21	—	474	145.50–156.00	150.43
16	—	620	138.00	138.00
10	—	706	120.00	120.00
5	—	389	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	395	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
319	—	578	149.50–159.00	156.63
303	—	733	134.60–144.00	137.72
207	—	527	155.00–164.50	160.94
174	—	676	140.00–149.00	145.17
135	—	808	126.25–133.00	128.70
135	—	624	150.10–156.50	151.86
134	—	468	163.50–169.00	166.02
86	—	858	122.50–125.75	124.90
71	—	782	128.50–136.00	132.47
45	—	383	163.00–174.00	169.35
29	—	439	161.00–171.00	167.04
21	—	314	177.00–181.00	179.66
20	—	902	123.75	123.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	742	126.00–131.00	129.22
29	—	631	142.50–145.00	143.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	635	151.00	151.00
16	—	660	145.00	145.00
11	—	738	139.00	139.00
7	—	421	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	676	145.00–153.00	149.60
21	—	437	159.00	159.00
16	—	637	153.00	153.00
13	—	532	161.00	161.00
10	—	585	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	656	172.75–177.25	175.94
92	—	631	174.75–179.00	176.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
234	—	561	165.00–175.00	170.25
157	—	510	176.00–186.75	182.38
131	—	863	128.00–136.25	134.97
122	—	625	161.50–171.00	166.57
118	—	471	185.00–194.00	190.27
101	—	819	136.75–141.00	138.74
92	—	678	155.25–167.50	160.58
70	—	780	146.75–153.60	149.85
61	—	709	150.50–157.00	153.81
24	—	316	197.00–205.00	201.75
18	—	941	125.25	125.25
17	—	415	180.00–182.00	180.91
6	—	950	127.25	127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	473	176.50–182.00	178.75
23	—	371	180.00–184.00	183.00
9	—	827	133.00	133.00
8	—	793	136.50	136.50

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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