Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher except 550-600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Heifers 400-650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was 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 $159.24/cwt on 1,974 head.

Average price

$159.24

1,974 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$7.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.19

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	159.61	970	1,873
Medium and Large 1-2	537	152.45	818	101

One grade step is worth $7.16/cwt here — about $152 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 sale1,974 hd

159.24

—

NE average11 barns · 16,715 hd

168.44

−9.19

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	162.13/cwt	161.00–163.00	798	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	142.44/cwt	141.50–142.75	893	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	442	143.63/cwt	141.50–144.50	635	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	132.09/cwt	130.00–134.50	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	139.45/cwt	137.50–141.50	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	363	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	405	137.17/cwt	135.00–138.00	556	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	146.16/cwt	142.50–151.00	764	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	145.70/cwt	140.00–149.50	835	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	143.64/cwt	139.00–146.35	888	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	146.84/cwt	145.00–148.50	709	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	153.59/cwt	149.50–157.75	660	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	373	162.70/cwt	158.00–166.00	607	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	819	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	438	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	675	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	491	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	157.86/cwt	154.50–163.25	912	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	159.94/cwt	156.00–163.25	987	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	172.69/cwt	166.00–177.00	820	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	158.64/cwt	155.00–160.50	1,057	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	163.90/cwt	159.00–168.00	872	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	769	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,144	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	173.73/cwt	169.00–177.00	757	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	378	178.46/cwt	175.00–181.00	675	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	144.68/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,042	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	857	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,236	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	538	172.38/cwt	170.75–176.00	927	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	459	184.57/cwt	181.00–186.00	847	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	419	182.94/cwt	181.50–184.00	767	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	833	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,281	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,326	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	148.75/cwt	147.50–150.25	1,172	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,431	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	629	149.70/cwt	145.00–153.50	942	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	148.10/cwt	146.25–150.75	997	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	151.66/cwt	150.75–153.00	890	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	152.82/cwt	151.00–157.00	822	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	777	143.90/cwt	143.50–144.00	1,118	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	903	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,336	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	521	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	948	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	351	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	698	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	781	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,015	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	339	176.28/cwt	173.00–179.00	598	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	143.17/cwt	140.00–144.00	893	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	143.34/cwt	140.00–144.25	992	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.50	1,002	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,073	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,264	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,304	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	136.39/cwt	132.50–138.00	764	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	528	138.26/cwt	137.50–139.50	730	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	494	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	162.36/cwt	161.50–163.00	701	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	805	52

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 Nov 13, 2019

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

Receipts 3,815Last week 3,350Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher except 550-600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Heifers 400-650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	492	161.00–163.00	162.13
20	—	627	141.50–142.75	142.44
5	—	660	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	140.00–145.00	143.01
5	—	631	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	438	154.00	154.00
5	—	491	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
312	—	578	154.50–163.25	157.86
252	—	617	156.00–163.25	159.94
151	—	475	166.00–177.00	172.69
144	—	666	155.00–160.50	158.64
133	—	532	159.00–168.00	163.90
77	—	769	148.75	148.75
44	—	436	169.00–177.00	173.73
41	—	378	175.00–181.00	178.46
40	—	720	143.00–147.00	144.68
15	—	857	144.25	144.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	538	170.75–176.00	172.38
31	—	459	181.00–186.00	184.57
21	—	419	181.50–184.00	182.94
11	—	833	153.75	153.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	861	154.00	154.00
48	—	788	147.50–150.25	148.75
9	—	1,037	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	629	145.00–153.50	149.70
59	—	673	146.25–150.75	148.10
54	—	587	150.75–153.00	151.66
39	—	538	151.00–157.00	152.82
25	—	777	143.50–144.00	143.90
15	—	903	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	521	182.00	182.00
8	—	351	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	442	141.50–144.50	143.63
11	—	578	133.00	133.00
11	—	487	130.00–134.50	132.09
10	—	525	137.50–141.50	139.45
6	—	603	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	363	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	390	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	405	135.00–138.00	137.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
207	—	523	142.50–151.00	146.16
155	—	573	140.00–149.50	145.70
121	—	618	139.00–146.35	143.64
107	—	483	145.00–148.50	146.84
100	—	430	149.50–157.75	153.59
45	—	373	158.00–166.00	162.70
22	—	781	130.00	130.00
20	—	685	130.00	130.00
18	—	339	173.00–179.00	176.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	624	140.00–144.00	143.17
75	—	692	140.00–144.25	143.34
61	—	719	139.00–140.50	139.33
24	—	757	141.75	141.75
12	—	881	143.50	143.50
11	—	945	138.00	138.00
6	—	1,019	133.75	133.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	560	132.50–138.00	136.39
19	—	528	137.50–139.50	138.26
5	—	494	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	432	161.50–163.00	162.36
52	—	516	156.00	156.00

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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