Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-07-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 850 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Not enough comparable lots of heifers for an market trend. Demand was moderate to good for all offerings on Wednesday. Some cattle came off of summer grass with others coming out of background lots. Near 349 head of slaughter cattle are included in the head count. Next special calf and feeder auction will be July 17th. First video sale will be July 31st.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.13/cwt on 689 head.

Average price

$145.13

689 head · 803 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$5.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.04

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	811	145.71	1,182	617
Medium and Large 1-2	731	140.19	1,025	72

One grade step is worth $5.52/cwt here — about $158 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 sale689 hd

145.13

—

NE average2 barns · 1,914 hd

155.18

−10.04

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

29 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 1	—	806	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.72/cwt	141.00–146.00	756	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	857	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	124.85/cwt	124.85–124.85	1,070	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	994	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	135.97/cwt	135.50–136.75	916	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	143.52/cwt	142.00–143.60	868	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	785	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	922	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	143.60/cwt	140.00–146.00	689	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,042	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,179	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	156.20/cwt	153.00–156.50	1,084	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,135	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	166.15/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,030	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	133.57/cwt	129.50–133.75	1,281	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	135.28/cwt	133.50–136.10	1,184	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	863	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,109	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	134.75/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,113	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	165.85/cwt	165.50–167.00	801	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	148.57/cwt	148.00–150.00	845	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	401	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	275	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	883	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	671	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	953	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	724	55
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,551	1,365.89/cwt	1,350.00–1,425.00	21,185	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,735	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	28,628	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,722.25/cwt	1,550.00–2,050.00	22,045	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.

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

Huss Livestock Market - Kearney, NE

Wed Jul 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,738Last week 1,281Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	806	125.00	125.00
7	—	701	133.00	133.00
17	—	526	141.00–146.00	143.72
17	—	589	145.50	145.50
58	—	857	124.85	124.85
59	—	756	131.50	131.50
70	—	674	135.50–136.75	135.97
111	—	605	142.00–143.60	143.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	785	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	541	136.00	136.00
39	—	480	140.00–146.00	143.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	500	171.00	171.00
32	—	579	180.00	180.00
37	—	819	144.00	144.00
57	—	694	153.00–156.50	156.20
57	—	747	152.00	152.00
82	—	620	165.00–175.00	166.15
165	—	959	129.50–133.75	133.57
179	—	875	133.50–136.10	135.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	863	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	826	134.00–136.00	134.75
13	—	483	165.50–167.00	165.85
14	—	569	148.00–150.00	148.57
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	401	68.50	68.50
30	—	883	76.00	76.00
55	—	953	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,551	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,365.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,735	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,280	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,722.25

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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