Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 800 lbs and heifers under 700 lbs sold unevenly steady. Steers over 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower and heifers over 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Cattle quality and condition varied throughout the sale. Next Wednesday special calf and feeder sale with 3000 head on the books.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.76/cwt on 2,172 head.

Average price

$151.76

2,172 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$314

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

$34.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	630	153.89	969	272
Medium and Large 1	699	151.58	1,060	1,893
Large 1-2	1,078	119.00	1,283	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.89/cwt here — about −$314 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 sale2,172 hd

151.76

—

NE average8 barns · 10,847 hd

155.43

−3.67

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

51 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	—	672	153.17/cwt	146.50–156.50	1,029	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	902	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,128	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	849	129.10/cwt	129.10–129.10	1,096	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	875	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	149.90/cwt	147.50–156.50	658	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.37/cwt	140.00–142.25	810	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	131.25/cwt	129.00–134.50	950	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.57/cwt	138.25–148.00	890	269
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,129	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	168.43/cwt	160.00–177.00	807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	131.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,034	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	152.22/cwt	149.00–154.00	968	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,191	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	957	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	167.57/cwt	166.50–169.00	734	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	144.68/cwt	142.00–148.00	981	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	925	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,078	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,283	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	183.94/cwt	182.00–184.50	898	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	137.35/cwt	137.35–137.35	1,250	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	163.46/cwt	158.50–167.00	1,023	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	178.08/cwt	177.00–180.00	768	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	939	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	741	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	963	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	682	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,050	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	630	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	912	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	529	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	821	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,142	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	132.93/cwt	131.75–133.00	892	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.11/cwt	137.50–142.75	943	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	154.69/cwt	151.00–157.00	741	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,051	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	149.74/cwt	144.50–154.50	854	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	155.12/cwt	150.00–158.00	827	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	131.23/cwt	128.10–134.25	1,001	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	141.91/cwt	137.10–146.00	1,104	372
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	144.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,049	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	132.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,080	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	180.30/cwt	171.50–185.00	952	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	168.01/cwt	164.00–177.50	981	173

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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Receipts 4,216Last week 4,215Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
266	—	672	146.50–156.50	153.17
20	—	879	135.50	135.50
33	—	488	182.00–184.50	183.94
41	—	910	137.35	137.35
154	—	626	158.50–167.00	163.46
5	—	359	190.00	190.00
18	—	431	177.00–180.00	178.08
372	—	778	137.10–146.00	141.91
290	—	725	140.00–150.00	144.73
247	—	816	130.00–138.00	132.39
192	—	528	171.50–185.00	180.30
173	—	584	164.00–177.50	168.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	902	125.00	125.00
40	—	849	129.10	129.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	479	160.00–177.00	168.43
32	—	787	130.00–135.00	131.41
37	—	636	149.00–154.00	152.22
16	—	704	136.00	136.00
23	—	438	166.50–169.00	167.57
23	—	678	142.00–148.00	144.68
8	—	388	179.00	179.00
11	—	589	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,078	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	538	174.50	174.50
8	—	619	152.00	152.00
5	—	741	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	580	166.00	166.00
65	—	682	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	672	127.00	127.00
22	—	770	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	612	143.00	143.00
29	—	439	147.50–156.50	149.90
31	—	573	140.00–142.25	141.37
12	—	383	156.50	156.50
7	—	976	117.00	117.00
7	—	518	147.00	147.00
137	—	671	131.75–133.00	132.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	724	129.00–134.50	131.25
269	—	620	138.25–148.00	143.57
34	—	865	130.50	130.50
101	—	668	137.50–142.75	141.11
55	—	479	151.00–157.00	154.69
23	—	810	129.75	129.75
6	—	953	123.00	123.00
5	—	417	164.50	164.50
187	—	570	144.50–154.50	149.74
161	—	533	150.00–158.00	155.12
135	—	763	128.10–134.25	131.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	630	144.75	144.75
30	—	529	155.25	155.25

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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