Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady. Instances 5.00 higher on flat 600 and 750 lbs steers. Demand was good throughout the day with very good demand for F1 baldy replacement heifers. Two lots of the F1 baldies weighed around 750 lbs sold from 157.00-159.00. Normal crowd of order buyers with a few farmer feeders buyers in attendance. Some procurement from internet buyers. Variety of flesh scores on hand throughout the day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.12/cwt on 1,797 head.

Average price

$140.12

1,797 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$218

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

$19.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.50

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	561	157.51	884	171
Medium and Large 1	797	138.29	1,102	1,626

One grade step is worth $19.22/cwt here — about −$218 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 sale1,797 hd

140.12

—

NE average6 barns · 6,939 hd

155.62

−15.50

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

49 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	—	445	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	167.09/cwt	161.50–168.25	1,019	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	164.53/cwt	160.50–168.50	936	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	173.12/cwt	166.00–177.50	928	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	135.31/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,120	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	129.63/cwt	128.75–130.75	1,171	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	147.27/cwt	145.00–148.25	1,140	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	150.58/cwt	148.50–153.75	1,018	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	152.02/cwt	143.00–157.25	716	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	134.25/cwt	131.75–137.00	917	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	126.62/cwt	123.25–130.50	983	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	151.85/cwt	144.75–154.25	890	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	853	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,071	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	787	130.67/cwt	128.50–135.50	1,028	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	905	125.35/cwt	125.35–125.35	1,134	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	716	134.25/cwt	133.00–136.00	961	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	584	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	121.78/cwt	119.50–122.35	968	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	924	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,100	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	887	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	646	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	980	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	406	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	725	151.59/cwt	151.25–151.75	1,099	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	768	148.32/cwt	134.50–159.00	1,139	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	671	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	1,110	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	132.09/cwt	125.50–135.00	954	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.50	995	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	139.34/cwt	137.00–141.25	867	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.22/cwt	165.00–165.50	595	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	162.89/cwt	156.00–167.00	839	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	144.65/cwt	143.00–149.00	973	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	155.68/cwt	150.00–160.50	903	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	983	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	139.97/cwt	139.00–140.25	813	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	530	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	128.34/cwt	126.50–128.50	1,091	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	170.94/cwt	158.00–174.50	785	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	144.11/cwt	142.25–146.50	1,064	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	945	7

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 Mar 4, 2020

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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
7	—	445	171.50	171.50
42	—	515	156.00–167.00	162.89
34	—	673	143.00–149.00	144.65
33	—	580	150.00–160.50	155.68
13	—	739	133.00	133.00
24	—	459	158.00–174.50	170.94
11	—	370	180.00	180.00
7	—	645	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	610	161.50–168.25	167.09
37	—	569	160.50–168.50	164.53
24	—	536	166.00–177.50	173.12
302	—	828	131.00–139.00	135.31
170	—	903	128.75–130.75	129.63
155	—	774	145.00–148.25	147.27
86	—	676	148.50–153.75	150.58
89	—	850	126.50–128.50	128.34
59	—	738	142.25–146.50	144.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	853	125.50	125.50
165	—	787	128.50–135.50	130.67
262	—	905	125.35	125.35
48	—	716	133.00–136.00	134.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	150.00	150.00
10	—	517	171.50	171.50
9	—	646	151.75	151.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	725	151.25–151.75	151.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	157.50	157.50
8	—	400	156.00	156.00
50	—	471	143.00–157.25	152.02
187	—	683	131.75–137.00	134.25
111	—	776	123.25–130.50	126.62
100	—	586	144.75–154.25	151.85
8	—	919	120.75	120.75
7	—	345	157.50	157.50
89	—	722	125.50–135.00	132.09
31	—	826	120.00–121.50	120.49
28	—	622	137.00–141.25	139.34
14	—	360	165.00–165.50	165.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	705	124.00	124.00
11	—	584	140.00	140.00
159	—	795	119.50–122.35	121.78
53	—	924	119.00	119.00
25	—	640	130.00	130.00
11	—	670	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	135.00	135.00
9	—	406	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	768	134.50–159.00	148.32
10	—	671	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	581	139.00–140.25	139.97
9	—	342	155.00	155.00

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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