Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher and steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 4.00 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 $160.44/cwt on 2,601 head.

Average price

$160.44

2,601 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.75

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	161.06	1,105	2,468
Medium and Large 1-2	593	152.95	907	95
Large 1	752	138.39	1,041	38

One grade step is worth $22.67/cwt here — about $64 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 sale2,601 hd

160.44

—

NE average10 barns · 17,449 hd

169.19

−8.75

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

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	156.80/cwt	151.25–162.00	903	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	801	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	721	6
Steers	Large 1	—	782	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,079	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	182.86/cwt	174.50–185.00	1,057	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	150.48/cwt	145.50–155.00	939	373
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	146.69/cwt	140.25–151.25	984	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	142.14/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,073	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	139.78/cwt	138.00–142.50	955	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	166.65/cwt	166.00–167.00	862	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.25	1,205	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	186.15/cwt	183.00–190.00	970	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	182.30/cwt	175.00–186.00	840	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	828	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	154.91/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,126	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	165.79/cwt	160.00–171.50	1,035	390
Steers	Large 1	—	669	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	933	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	796	141.38/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,125	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	681	148.41/cwt	147.50–149.50	1,011	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	171.52/cwt	171.00–173.50	1,012	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	805	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,135	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	975	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	738	144.95/cwt	144.60–146.00	1,070	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	149.19/cwt	147.25–151.00	847	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	644	141.22/cwt	141.00–141.75	909	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	709	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	950	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	839	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,093	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	451	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	812	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	734	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	172.75/cwt	171.50–174.50	848	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	144.15/cwt	141.50–145.50	979	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	601	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	353	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	618	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	571	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	573	135.89/cwt	132.50–139.00	779	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	144.09/cwt	141.50–149.00	768	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	475	191.27/cwt	189.00–192.00	909	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	197.73/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,032	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	579	188.45/cwt	188.00–190.25	1,091	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	405	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	508	167.57/cwt	166.00–169.00	851	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	463	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	806	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	632	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	986	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	812	140.35/cwt	140.35–140.35	1,140	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	556	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	876	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	659	149.11/cwt	147.00–151.50	983	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	713	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,062	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	751	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,102	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	532	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	878	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	141.73/cwt	139.25–142.50	1,037	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	160.87/cwt	156.50–163.00	838	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	164.21/cwt	158.00–168.00	775	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	139.04/cwt	138.75–139.50	1,051	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	171.81/cwt	166.00–174.25	749	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	139.35/cwt	139.35–139.35	1,126	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	159.56/cwt	153.00–162.75	1,066	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	149.33/cwt	146.25–151.50	1,168	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	142.30/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,248	218

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 22, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	576	151.25–162.00	156.80
373	—	624	145.50–155.00	150.48
305	—	671	140.25–151.25	146.69
166	—	732	139.25–142.50	141.73
140	—	521	156.50–163.00	160.87
75	—	472	158.00–168.00	164.21
68	—	756	138.75–139.50	139.04
45	—	436	166.00–174.25	171.81
9	—	808	139.35	139.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	541	148.00	148.00
7	—	364	161.00	161.00
6	—	462	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	568	147.25–151.00	149.19
37	—	644	141.00–141.75	141.22
13	—	709	134.00	134.00
12	—	839	130.25	130.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	451	180.00	180.00
10	—	408	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	573	132.50–139.00	135.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	533	141.50–149.00	144.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	508	166.00–169.00	167.57
19	—	463	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	632	156.00	156.00
11	—	812	140.35	140.35
9	—	556	157.50	157.50
69	—	659	147.00–151.50	149.11
60	—	713	149.00	149.00
49	—	751	146.75	146.75
40	—	532	165.00	165.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	782	138.00	138.00
10	—	669	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	578	174.50–185.00	182.86
98	—	820	145.00–149.25	147.01
32	—	521	183.00–190.00	186.15
29	—	461	175.00–186.00	182.30
12	—	436	190.00	190.00
392	—	727	151.00–159.00	154.91
390	—	624	160.00–171.50	165.79
241	—	668	153.00–162.75	159.56
228	—	782	146.25–151.50	149.33
218	—	877	141.00–143.00	142.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	755	140.00–144.00	142.14
29	—	683	138.00–142.50	139.78
18	—	517	166.00–167.00	166.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	796	141.00–142.00	141.38
73	—	681	147.50–149.50	148.41
38	—	590	171.00–173.50	171.52
37	—	805	141.00	141.00
15	—	635	153.50	153.50
108	—	738	144.60–146.00	144.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	491	171.50–174.50	172.75
15	—	679	141.50–145.50	144.15
10	—	640	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	601	142.00	142.00
9	—	353	175.00	175.00
8	—	571	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	475	189.00–192.00	191.27
131	—	522	195.00–199.00	197.73
87	—	579	188.00–190.25	188.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	181.00	181.00

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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