Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, weaned steers 500-800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and weaned heifers 500-650 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $159.25/cwt on 2,410 head.

Average price

$159.25

2,410 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$9.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.02

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	683	159.47	1,089	2,354
Medium and Large 1-2	604	150.15	907	56

One grade step is worth $9.32/cwt here — about $182 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 sale2,410 hd

159.25

—

NE average6 barns · 12,491 hd

165.27

−6.02

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 1Fleshy	—	709	148.36/cwt	147.50–149.00	1,052	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	763	140.72/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,074	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	164.61/cwt	162.50–165.00	881	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	883	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	180.20/cwt	176.00–186.50	854	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	172.71/cwt	168.25–176.00	905	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	368	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	699	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	312	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	146.54/cwt	146.00–146.75	974	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	764	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	156.46/cwt	151.00–158.00	577	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	138.14/cwt	136.25–141.50	800	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	152.90/cwt	150.00–157.50	726	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	669	147.53/cwt	145.00–149.75	987	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	493	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	848	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,338	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,058	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	156.57/cwt	152.00–160.00	722	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	139.33/cwt	137.25–141.50	1,152	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,384	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	816	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	141.19/cwt	139.25–145.00	1,238	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	173.44/cwt	167.00–177.50	900	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	149.58/cwt	148.50–152.75	1,246	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	165.45/cwt	159.00–172.50	961	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	154.90/cwt	150.75–159.00	1,114	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	165.19/cwt	158.00–170.50	1,034	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	156.73/cwt	152.00–159.75	1,069	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	149.95/cwt	148.00–151.00	940	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	154.15/cwt	150.00–157.10	1,204	382
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	178.02/cwt	175.75–183.25	849	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	149.64/cwt	143.00–154.00	865	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	143.32/cwt	140.25–144.85	1,032	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	147.82/cwt	143.00–154.00	791	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	142.47/cwt	138.50–146.50	956	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	147.72/cwt	144.50–149.00	931	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	147.60/cwt	147.00–148.50	676	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	136.62/cwt	135.50–138.50	921	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	134.55/cwt	133.00–137.25	955	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.55/cwt	134.75–142.25	859	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	139.33/cwt	133.00–141.50	789	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	408	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	696	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	604	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	929	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	488	162.71/cwt	162.00–163.00	794	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	530	158.09/cwt	156.50–158.50	838	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	550	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	453	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	652	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,058	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	504	140.57/cwt	137.00–143.75	708	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	825	144.07/cwt	141.25–145.00	1,189	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	669	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,106	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	969	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,456	61

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 Dec 18, 2019

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

Receipts 4,192Last week 4,328Year ago 0

Compared to last week, weaned steers 500-800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and weaned heifers 500-650 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	709	147.50–149.00	148.36
34	—	763	139.00–148.00	140.72
38	—	535	162.50–165.00	164.61
59	—	669	145.00–149.75	147.53
49	—	825	141.25–145.00	144.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	579	152.50	152.50
52	—	474	176.00–186.50	180.20
38	—	524	168.25–176.00	172.71
27	—	368	190.00	190.00
17	—	312	217.00	217.00
18	—	665	146.00–146.75	146.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	523	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	493	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	996	139.00	139.00
15	—	432	189.00	189.00
63	—	877	139.25–145.00	141.19
116	—	519	167.00–177.50	173.44
168	—	833	148.50–152.75	149.58
193	—	581	159.00–172.50	165.45
240	—	719	150.75–159.00	154.90
309	—	626	158.00–170.50	165.19
8	—	338	208.00	208.00
243	—	682	152.00–159.75	156.73
382	—	781	150.00–157.10	154.15
35	—	477	175.75–183.25	178.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	651	141.50	141.50
8	—	580	155.00	155.00
27	—	627	148.00–151.00	149.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	453	189.50	189.50
50	—	652	162.25	162.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	669	165.25	165.25
61	—	969	150.25	150.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	295	180.00	180.00
15	—	520	147.00	147.00
33	—	369	151.00–158.00	156.46
29	—	579	136.25–141.50	138.14
27	—	475	150.00–157.50	152.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	167.00	167.00
8	—	986	135.75	135.75
9	—	438	151.00	151.00
23	—	761	139.00	139.00
48	—	461	152.00–160.00	156.57
84	—	827	137.25–141.50	139.33
209	—	578	143.00–154.00	149.64
86	—	720	140.25–144.85	143.32
135	—	535	143.00–154.00	147.82
146	—	671	138.50–146.50	142.47
174	—	630	144.50–149.00	147.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	525	140.00	140.00
15	—	458	147.00–148.50	147.60
38	—	674	135.50–138.50	136.62
38	—	710	133.00–137.25	134.55
61	—	620	134.75–142.25	138.55
79	—	566	133.00–141.50	139.33
5	—	345	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	408	170.50	170.50
24	—	604	153.75	153.75
45	—	488	162.00–163.00	162.71
82	—	530	156.50–158.50	158.09
11	—	550	156.50	156.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	504	137.00–143.75	140.57

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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