Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 450 lbs sold 9.00 higher, 450 to 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with weights over 600 lbs steady. Most weights of heifer calves and yearlings sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from start to finish. Next week will be the annual day before Thanksgiving Special Bred Heifer and Cow Sale. Wednesday Dec 4th Special Calf and Feeder Auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.38/cwt on 2,589 head.

Average price

$158.38

2,589 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$3.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.95

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	158.72	1,023	2,309
Medium and Large 1-2	587	155.55	913	280

One grade step is worth $3.18/cwt here — about $110 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 sale2,589 hd

158.38

—

NE average8 barns · 13,115 hd

167.33

−8.95

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

68 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	—	292	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	591	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	464	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	820	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	513	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	808	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	838	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	145.85/cwt	144.85–146.50	1,246	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	147.81/cwt	146.00–152.75	647	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	145.80/cwt	140.00–146.75	1,168	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	140.18/cwt	140.00–140.25	977	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	143.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	804	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,342	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	139.24/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,007	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	143.78/cwt	140.00–145.25	902	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	143.10/cwt	140.75–145.50	1,102	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	328	177.18/cwt	171.00–185.00	581	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	162.46/cwt	155.00–173.00	603	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	137.47/cwt	135.00–141.00	918	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	154.22/cwt	150.50–162.50	652	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	149.79/cwt	142.00–156.00	723	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	141.46/cwt	131.50–146.00	880	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	146.94/cwt	135.00–149.50	838	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	147.24/cwt	142.50–153.00	758	260
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	417	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	811	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,031	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.82/cwt	145.00–148.50	624	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	135.20/cwt	133.00–136.00	892	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	431	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	614	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	491	141.75/cwt	140.50–143.00	696	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	607	138.86/cwt	137.00–140.25	843	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	544	138.96/cwt	138.00–139.25	756	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	393	145.24/cwt	145.00–146.00	571	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	756	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	571	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	865	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	919	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,057	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	188.22/cwt	187.50–189.00	642	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	156.18/cwt	155.00–158.50	867	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	761	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,203	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	168.50/cwt	161.00–174.00	772	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	151.38/cwt	150.50–153.00	923	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	158.83/cwt	158.00–160.50	842	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	151.97/cwt	151.50–153.50	1,302	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	151.50/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,223	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	149.49/cwt	144.00–149.75	1,426	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	149.72/cwt	146.50–155.00	1,087	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	319	200.83/cwt	190.00–206.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	366	187.52/cwt	185.00–200.00	686	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	173.62/cwt	165.00–178.50	823	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	152.27/cwt	142.00–156.25	1,025	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	736	143.92/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,059	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	183.71/cwt	178.00–193.50	762	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	167.85/cwt	161.50–177.50	878	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	158.89/cwt	154.50–166.00	906	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	154.10/cwt	146.50–161.00	962	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	513	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	900	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	717	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,072	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,190	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	810	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	543	160.01/cwt	156.00–161.00	869	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	567	150.43/cwt	146.00–154.00	853	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	666	152.52/cwt	143.50–156.50	1,016	65

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 20, 2019

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	292	202.50	202.50
7	—	464	175.00	175.00
21	—	430	178.00	178.00
25	—	543	156.00–161.00	160.01
36	—	567	146.00–154.00	150.43
65	—	666	143.50–156.50	152.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	541	151.50	151.50
13	—	427	168.00	168.00
17	—	752	142.50	142.50
22	—	814	146.25	146.25
23	—	573	140.00–145.00	141.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	756	143.00	143.00
12	—	571	151.50	151.50
26	—	634	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	665	159.00	159.00
17	—	341	187.50–189.00	188.22
21	—	555	155.00–158.50	156.18
26	—	416	183.00	183.00
35	—	798	150.75	150.75
65	—	458	161.00–174.00	168.50
74	—	610	150.50–153.00	151.38
76	—	530	158.00–160.50	158.83
76	—	857	151.50–153.50	151.97
173	—	807	149.00–153.00	151.50
223	—	954	144.00–149.75	149.49
239	—	726	146.50–155.00	149.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	319	190.00–206.00	200.83
21	—	366	185.00–200.00	187.52
51	—	474	165.00–178.50	173.62
88	—	673	142.00–156.25	152.27
92	—	736	143.00–146.00	143.92
161	—	415	178.00–193.50	183.71
225	—	523	161.50–177.50	167.85
239	—	570	154.50–166.00	158.89
282	—	624	146.50–161.00	154.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	513	175.50	175.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	136.50	136.50
17	—	580	139.25	139.25
20	—	680	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	375	160.00	160.00
36	—	544	154.00	154.00
36	—	854	144.85–146.50	145.85
38	—	438	146.00–152.75	147.81
43	—	801	140.00–146.75	145.80
44	—	697	140.00–140.25	140.18
52	—	562	140.00–149.00	143.04
63	—	924	145.25	145.25
105	—	723	138.00–142.00	139.24
118	—	627	140.00–145.25	143.78
142	—	770	140.75–145.50	143.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	328	171.00–185.00	177.18
23	—	371	155.00–173.00	162.46
50	—	668	135.00–141.00	137.47
133	—	423	150.50–162.50	154.22
162	—	483	142.00–156.00	149.79
172	—	622	131.50–146.00	141.46
232	—	570	135.00–149.50	146.94
260	—	515	142.50–153.00	147.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	298	140.00	140.00
14	—	579	140.00	140.00
17	—	742	139.00	139.00
22	—	425	145.00–148.50	146.82
83	—	660	133.00–136.00	135.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	431	142.50	142.50
20	—	491	140.50–143.00	141.75
28	—	607	137.00–140.25	138.86
30	—	544	138.00–139.25	138.96
37	—	393	145.00–146.00	145.24

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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