Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 750 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. Majority of the offering came off of summer grass. Near 250 head of slaughter cows and bulls are included in the receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.77/cwt on 2,233 head.

Average price

$138.77

2,233 head · 898 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$192

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

$11.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.71

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	706	149.94	1,058	57
Medium and Large 1	903	138.47	1,250	2,176

One grade step is worth $11.47/cwt here — about −$192 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 sale2,233 hd

138.77

—

NE average6 barns · 8,113 hd

144.48

−5.71

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

23 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	—	573	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	842	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	960	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	152.60/cwt	152.60–152.60	832	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,198	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	136.91/cwt	136.50–138.00	1,105	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	140.48/cwt	139.50–143.00	879	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	135.14/cwt	133.00–139.75	954	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	890	136.10/cwt	136.10–136.10	1,211	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	136.34/cwt	135.25–137.00	1,062	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	804	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,085	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	143.74/cwt	141.80–145.75	1,180	337
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	137.14/cwt	135.10–141.50	1,192	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,285	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	160.43/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,006	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	151.10/cwt	151.10–151.10	1,148	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	145.34/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,054	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	854	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,243	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.40	1,272	1,392

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 Aug 14, 2019

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

Receipts 3,110Last week 2,166Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	573	147.00	147.00
11	—	686	140.00	140.00
79	—	545	152.60	152.60
10	—	918	130.50	130.50
67	—	807	136.50–138.00	136.91
5	—	1,067	116.50	116.50
54	—	626	139.50–143.00	140.48
5	—	473	156.00	156.00
32	—	706	133.00–139.75	135.14
24	—	779	135.25–137.00	136.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	438	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	890	136.10	136.10
56	—	804	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
337	—	821	141.80–145.75	143.74
206	—	869	135.10–141.50	137.14
179	—	966	133.00	133.00
36	—	760	151.10	151.10
1,392	—	924	135.00–140.40	137.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	750	145.00	145.00
18	—	627	159.00–161.00	160.43
12	—	725	143.00–147.00	145.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	854	145.50	145.50

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