Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 550-700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and steers over 700 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 2.00 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 $155.26/cwt on 2,892 head.

Average price

$155.26

2,892 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$3.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.42

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	155.32	1,102	2,837
Medium and Large 1-2	611	152.19	930	55

One grade step is worth $3.13/cwt here — about $172 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 sale2,892 hd

155.26

—

NE average11 barns · 23,090 hd

164.68

−9.42

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

56 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 1-2	—	456	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	171.62/cwt	166.00–175.00	989	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	144.70/cwt	143.50–145.50	959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	150.44/cwt	145.50–155.25	1,094	314
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	147.60/cwt	144.00–152.10	1,209	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	143.68/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,244	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,305	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	173.71/cwt	170.00–177.00	924	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	148.34/cwt	144.00–153.10	1,144	413
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	828	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	174.98/cwt	173.00–177.00	828	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.16/cwt	140.00–148.50	897	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	140.36/cwt	140.00–140.50	820	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.32/cwt	159.00–162.00	843	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	168.00/cwt	165.00–171.00	665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	144.15/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,049	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	142.26/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,095	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	854	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,179	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	141.24/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,186	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	663	136.40/cwt	134.00–138.75	904	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	542	149.12/cwt	148.75–150.00	808	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	687	160.06/cwt	160.00–160.50	1,100	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	145.05/cwt	137.00–152.00	970	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	536	185.70/cwt	184.00–187.00	995	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	486	187.42/cwt	185.00–188.25	911	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	716	157.82/cwt	157.25–159.00	1,130	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	561	178.76/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,003	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	577	156.86/cwt	155.50–158.00	905	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	469	167.69/cwt	166.00–170.25	786	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	432	172.03/cwt	168.00–175.00	743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	167.73/cwt	167.00–168.75	865	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	392	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	140.41/cwt	137.50–143.00	1,014	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,275	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	151.00/cwt	147.00–154.00	874	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	138.80/cwt	134.25–141.50	1,069	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	161.22/cwt	156.00–163.00	767	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,092	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,123	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,349	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,306	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	140.98/cwt	139.00–144.75	946	488
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	153.20/cwt	148.75–157.50	1,030	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	162.47/cwt	158.50–168.50	1,014	323
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	727	9

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 Jan 15, 2020

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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	161.00	161.00
18	—	663	143.50–145.50	144.70
15	—	832	135.00	135.00
5	—	368	172.00	172.00
9	—	411	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	576	166.00–175.00	171.62
314	—	727	145.50–155.25	150.44
310	—	819	144.00–152.10	147.60
144	—	866	139.50–145.00	143.68
72	—	905	144.25	144.25
72	—	532	170.00–177.00	173.71
413	—	771	144.00–153.10	148.34
16	—	436	190.00	190.00
14	—	473	173.00–177.00	174.98
360	—	672	148.75–157.50	153.20
323	—	624	158.50–168.50	162.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	167.00	167.00
40	—	728	144.00–145.00	144.15
26	—	770	142.00–142.50	142.26
20	—	854	138.00	138.00
85	—	840	141.00–142.00	141.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
203	—	687	160.00–160.50	160.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	669	137.00–152.00	145.05
12	—	468	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	536	184.00–187.00	185.70
53	—	486	185.00–188.25	187.42
80	—	716	157.25–159.00	157.82
41	—	561	178.00–179.00	178.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
233	—	618	140.00–148.50	145.16
30	—	526	159.00–162.00	160.32
10	—	396	165.00–171.00	168.00
254	—	722	137.50–143.00	140.41
34	—	936	136.25	136.25
214	—	579	147.00–154.00	151.00
193	—	770	134.25–141.50	138.80
46	—	476	156.00–163.00	161.22
21	—	800	136.50	136.50
12	—	1,007	134.00	134.00
10	—	986	132.50	132.50
10	—	434	161.00	161.00
488	—	671	139.00–144.75	140.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	584	140.00–140.50	140.36
10	—	731	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	835	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	663	134.00–138.75	136.40
43	—	542	148.75–150.00	149.12
6	—	565	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	506	175.50	175.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	695	130.00	130.00
7	—	572	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	577	155.50–158.00	156.86
39	—	469	166.00–170.25	167.69
14	—	432	168.00–175.00	172.03
88	—	516	167.00–168.75	167.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	392	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	152.00	152.00

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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