Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week on comparable offerings, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from start to finish for calves and feeder cattle. With very good demand for 700 lbs Hereford replacement heifers. Most of the slaughter type cows went back to county to be placed on feed. Next week, April 15th will consist of cow/calf pairs and bred cows along with slaughter cattle. April 22nd will be a calf and feeder auction.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.83/cwt on 787 head.

Average price

$128.83

787 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$9.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.36

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	130.09	867	685
Medium and Large 1-2	631	120.36	759	102

One grade step is worth $9.73/cwt here — about $108 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 sale787 hd

128.83

—

NE average8 barns · 5,977 hd

124.47

+4.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,880	78.94	1,484	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	55.50	932	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	52.77	684	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	44.46	509	31

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1Replacement	—	720	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,094	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	858	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,055	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	778	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	126.56/cwt	123.50–129.50	862	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	120.19/cwt	118.75–123.25	855	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	148.41/cwt	144.00–150.50	837	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	143.18/cwt	140.50–144.00	756	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.89/cwt	137.50–143.50	667	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	115.78/cwt	115.50–116.00	967	43
Steers	Medium 1	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.50	747	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	111.50/cwt	109.00–112.50	781	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	775	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	859	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.33/cwt	127.50–129.50	796	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	827	110.04/cwt	100.00–111.35	910	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	773	103.74/cwt	100.00–106.75	802	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,089	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	117.10/cwt	117.10–117.10	985	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	170.18/cwt	165.50–175.00	832	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	162.33/cwt	162.00–163.00	841	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	132.49/cwt	131.25–136.00	963	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	156.60/cwt	151.00–161.00	965	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	145.66/cwt	142.00–152.00	976	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	120.48/cwt	119.25–120.85	1,067	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	124.14/cwt	120.00–126.00	983	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	168.45/cwt	160.50–172.00	943	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	156.02/cwt	151.00–160.00	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	141.88/cwt	141.00–144.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	939	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	832	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	69.52/cwt	60.50–76.00	738	8
Bulls	—	—	1,805	74.72/cwt	72.50–78.00	1,349	6
Bulls	—	—	1,955	83.15/cwt	82.50–84.50	1,626	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,300	44.65/cwt	36.00–48.50	580	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,296	54.62/cwt	48.75–58.50	708	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	932	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,115	38.25/cwt	32.00–41.50	426	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,164	46.53/cwt	43.50–50.00	542	22

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 Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,550Last week 3,182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	720	152.00	152.00
14	—	858	123.00	123.00
8	—	778	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	681	123.50–129.50	126.56
105	—	711	118.75–123.25	120.19
91	—	564	144.00–150.50	148.41
45	—	528	140.50–144.00	143.18
39	—	470	137.50–143.50	141.89
23	—	779	110.25	110.25
15	—	620	127.50–129.50	128.33
10	—	347	176.00	176.00
8	—	850	113.50	113.50
7	—	393	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	618	120.00–122.50	120.82
21	—	700	109.00–112.50	111.50
21	—	674	115.00	115.00
12	—	596	130.25	130.25
6	—	532	129.00	129.00
6	—	484	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	827	100.00–111.35	110.04
41	—	773	100.00–106.75	103.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	835	115.50–116.00	115.78
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	590	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	913	119.25	119.25
16	—	841	117.10	117.10
26	—	489	165.50–175.00	170.18
31	—	518	162.00–163.00	162.33
38	—	727	131.25–136.00	132.49
47	—	616	151.00–161.00	156.60
50	—	670	142.00–152.00	145.66
70	—	886	119.25–120.85	120.48
85	—	792	120.00–126.00	124.14
193	—	560	160.50–172.00	168.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	151.00–160.00	156.02
8	—	374	170.00	170.00
10	—	588	141.00–144.00	141.88
10	—	639	147.00	147.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,008	82.50	82.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,062	60.50–76.00	69.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,805	72.50–78.00	74.72
6	—	1,955	82.50–84.50	83.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	36.00–48.50	44.65
35	—	1,296	48.75–58.50	54.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	55.50	55.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	48.50	48.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,115	32.00–41.50	38.25
22	—	1,164	43.50–50.00	46.53

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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Huss Livestock

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Huss Livestock Market - Kearney, NE

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle