Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold steady to 6.00 higher and heifers under 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower and heifers over 650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. Near 280 head of slaughter cows and bulls sold in the run.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.94/cwt on 1,182 head.

Average price

$150.94

1,182 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$243

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

$5.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.89

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	583	155.69	908	71
Medium and Large 1	764	150.63	1,151	1,111

One grade step is worth $5.05/cwt here — about −$243 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 sale1,182 hd

150.94

—

NE average4 barns · 2,945 hd

159.83

−8.89

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

61 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	—	559	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	808	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	344	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	883	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	578	158.83/cwt	158.25–161.00	918	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	471	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	770	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	142.00/cwt	139.00–142.25	957	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	145.41/cwt	143.50–147.50	931	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,024	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	120.60/cwt	119.75–121.00	1,037	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	163.74/cwt	162.00–166.00	711	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	146.98/cwt	144.50–148.75	848	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,041	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	155.92/cwt	151.00–158.00	742	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	653	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	622	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,029	109.25/cwt	109.25–109.25	1,124	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	126.39/cwt	125.00–127.00	961	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	892	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	937	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	801	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	961	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	868	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	875	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	927	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	368	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,058	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	940	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	172.22/cwt	170.00–175.50	720	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	838	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	808	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	626	167.98/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,052	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	131.12/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,222	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	130.49/cwt	129.00–131.10	1,253	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	160.49/cwt	157.00–161.50	1,139	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	170.28/cwt	166.00–172.00	979	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	182.76/cwt	177.25–183.50	932	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,217	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	160.16/cwt	158.00–161.25	1,004	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	889	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	152.60/cwt	151.50–159.00	1,183	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	830	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,304	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,069	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,245	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	966	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,159	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	839	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,162	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,040	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,227	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	754	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	323	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	533	9

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.

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Huss Livestock Market - Kearney, NE

Wed May 22, 2019

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	559	144.50	144.50
12	—	450	153.00	153.00
5	—	607	133.00	133.00
5	—	344	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	540	163.50	163.50
45	—	578	158.25–161.00	158.83
25	—	471	163.50	163.50
13	—	415	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	674	139.00–142.25	142.00
143	—	640	143.50–147.50	145.41
135	—	767	133.50	133.50
133	—	860	119.75–121.00	120.60
57	—	434	162.00–166.00	163.74
41	—	577	144.50–148.75	146.98
30	—	807	129.00	129.00
25	—	476	151.00–158.00	155.92
24	—	705	139.00	139.00
18	—	373	175.00	175.00
15	—	342	182.00	182.00
14	—	521	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,029	109.25	109.25
27	—	760	125.00–127.00	126.39
20	—	892	105.00	105.00
9	—	801	120.00	120.00
9	—	742	127.25	127.25
5	—	675	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	323	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	694	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	169.50	169.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	645	143.75	143.75
8	—	396	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	720	147.00	147.00
13	—	631	149.00	149.00
12	—	418	170.00–175.50	172.22
7	—	765	135.00	135.00
7	—	562	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	493	170.00	170.00
19	—	521	155.00	155.00
10	—	445	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	626	167.50–170.00	167.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	932	129.00–133.00	131.12
182	—	960	129.00–131.10	130.49
149	—	710	157.00–161.50	160.49
95	—	575	166.00–172.00	170.28
54	—	510	177.25–183.50	182.76
52	—	824	147.75	147.75
51	—	627	158.00–161.25	160.16
38	—	486	183.00	183.00
33	—	775	151.50–159.00	152.60
20	—	430	193.00	193.00
9	—	369	200.00	200.00
7	—	1,073	121.50	121.50
7	—	689	159.50	159.50
7	—	317	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,069	116.50	116.50
19	—	966	120.00	120.00
19	—	839	138.50	138.50
17	—	1,040	118.00	118.00
7	—	754	149.50	149.50

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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