Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower,550-700 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $158.65/cwt on 1,608 head.

Average price

$158.65

1,608 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$14.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	160.41	976	1,417
Medium and Large 1-2	572	145.60	833	191

One grade step is worth $14.81/cwt here — about $143 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 sale1,608 hd

158.65

—

NE average11 barns · 17,750 hd

159.54

−0.89

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

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,121	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	178.64/cwt	172.00–182.00	595	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	149.14/cwt	145.00–151.50	855	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	837	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,130	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.74/cwt	148.25–154.00	718	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,375	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,271	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,299	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	144.04/cwt	142.50–145.00	691	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	451	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.76/cwt	138.00–140.00	662	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	139.29/cwt	135.50–141.50	879	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	149.10/cwt	145.00–154.25	647	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	157.18/cwt	154.00–160.00	619	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	504	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	140.43/cwt	139.00–143.00	734	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	146.96/cwt	146.00–151.00	785	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	144.47/cwt	142.00–146.25	812	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,187	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	891	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,230	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	912	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	142.02/cwt	141.00–143.50	900	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,028	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	997	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	144.19/cwt	144.00–147.10	1,256	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	176.99/cwt	175.00–178.00	733	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,080	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	903	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,280	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	433	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	619	143.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	889	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	156.17/cwt	155.00–160.00	726	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	604	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	159.29/cwt	157.25–160.00	1,002	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	760	137.78/cwt	134.50–139.25	1,047	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	163.65/cwt	161.50–169.00	859	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	158.52/cwt	156.00–160.75	908	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	172.00/cwt	171.00–173.00	652	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	606	150.23/cwt	149.50–151.25	910	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	458	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,012	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	779	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,004	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	142.60/cwt	142.60–142.60	1,012	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	175.70/cwt	170.50–179.75	840	205

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 23, 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	750	149.50	149.50
30	—	333	172.00–182.00	178.64
146	—	871	144.00–147.10	144.19
38	—	414	175.00–178.00	176.99
15	—	730	148.00	148.00
157	—	525	161.50–169.00	163.65
101	—	573	156.00–160.75	158.52
29	—	379	171.00–173.00	172.00
205	—	478	170.50–179.75	175.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	573	145.00–151.50	149.14
16	—	837	135.00	135.00
36	—	903	141.75	141.75
5	—	433	167.50	167.50
61	—	606	149.50–151.25	150.23
5	—	458	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	668	136.50	136.50
25	—	619	140.00–145.00	143.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	634	141.00–143.50	142.02
11	—	665	135.00	135.00
52	—	465	155.00–160.00	156.17
15	—	374	160.00–163.00	161.52
26	—	577	135.00	135.00
10	—	744	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	657	156.50	156.50
100	—	629	157.25–160.00	159.29
16	—	760	134.50–139.25	137.78
21	—	710	142.60	142.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	568	175.50	175.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	710	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	340	141.00	141.00
60	—	474	138.00–140.00	139.76
9	—	703	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	473	148.25–154.00	151.74
63	—	1,011	136.00	136.00
50	—	900	141.25	141.25
11	—	966	134.50	134.50
84	—	434	145.00–154.25	149.10
52	—	394	154.00–160.00	157.18
17	—	302	167.00	167.00
109	—	534	146.00–151.00	146.96
62	—	562	142.00–146.25	144.47
26	—	830	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	480	142.50–145.00	144.04
119	—	523	139.00–143.00	140.43
8	—	562	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	631	135.50–141.50	139.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	497	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	891	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	451	129.00	129.00

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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