Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 lower and under 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Calves that had not received their fall vaccinations sold at a discount. Demand was moderate to 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 $156.29/cwt on 1,154 head.

Average price

$156.29

1,154 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	157.12	984	1,062
Medium and Large 1-2	591	146.72	867	92

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $116 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 sale1,154 hd

156.29

—

NE average11 barns · 20,127 hd

159.93

−3.64

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

46 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 1Spayed	—	717	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,061	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,037	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,211	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	147.30/cwt	146.50–148.00	934	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	152.24/cwt	147.50–156.50	729	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	138.25/cwt	134.50–144.25	865	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	159.13/cwt	159.00–159.25	689	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	137.98/cwt	137.75–138.50	1,131	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	141.77/cwt	140.50–141.90	1,226	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.38/cwt	138.75–150.50	826	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	806	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	489	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	797	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	175.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	683	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	158.70/cwt	151.50–159.10	973	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	156.14/cwt	148.50–158.00	1,076	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	831	148.83/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,237	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	155.40/cwt	154.00–156.50	1,211	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	176.95/cwt	171.00–180.00	837	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	753	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	719	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	141.87/cwt	137.50–146.00	960	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	163.73/cwt	160.00–166.00	861	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	150.10/cwt	147.75–151.50	1,289	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	151.65/cwt	150.75–152.50	1,087	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	916	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,308	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.98/cwt	149.00–151.00	853	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	156.07/cwt	150.00–158.25	969	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	155.84/cwt	152.00–163.25	907	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	135.41/cwt	135.00–136.00	995	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	139.34/cwt	138.00–141.00	938	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	909	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,289	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	132.08/cwt	131.50–132.50	868	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	148.36/cwt	146.75–149.25	1,092	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	147.34/cwt	146.25–148.50	776	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,088	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	141.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	616	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	780	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	853	144.85/cwt	144.85–144.85	1,236	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	7

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 Oct 16, 2019

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	717	148.00	148.00
19	—	909	141.75	141.75
56	—	853	144.85	144.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	880	127.50	127.50
16	—	783	132.50	132.50
27	—	735	135.00–136.00	135.41
13	—	673	138.00–141.00	139.34
37	—	436	140.00–145.00	141.33
14	—	591	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	900	134.50	134.50
60	—	634	146.50–148.00	147.30
89	—	479	147.50–156.50	152.24
17	—	433	159.00–159.25	159.13
45	—	820	137.75–138.50	137.98
75	—	865	140.50–141.90	141.77
237	—	572	138.75–150.50	144.38
80	—	736	146.75–149.25	148.36
52	—	527	146.25–148.50	147.34
20	—	753	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	626	134.50–144.25	138.25
38	—	657	131.50–132.50	132.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	530	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	489	163.00	163.00
24	—	831	148.00–150.00	148.83
16	—	916	142.75	142.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	390	170.00–180.00	175.01
93	—	613	151.50–159.10	158.70
153	—	689	148.50–158.00	156.14
35	—	779	154.00–156.50	155.40
85	—	473	171.00–180.00	176.95
105	—	526	160.00–166.00	163.73
52	—	859	147.75–151.50	150.10
26	—	717	150.75–152.50	151.65
130	—	582	152.00–163.25	155.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	797	142.50	142.50
7	—	742	140.00	140.00
22	—	479	150.00	150.00
7	—	386	160.00	160.00
26	—	569	149.00–151.00	149.98
7	—	667	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	621	143.50	143.50
10	—	753	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	677	137.50–146.00	141.87
145	—	621	150.00–158.25	156.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	727	125.00	125.00
7	—	415	134.00	134.00

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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