Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs sold mostly 7.00 to 10.00 higher, instances 15.00 higher on fly weights. Over 700 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Large crowd of buyers bid readily from start to finish for fall calves and yearling feeder cattle. Light supply of buyers on the internet on Wednesday. Next special calf and feeder auction will be in two weeks on June 3rd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.21/cwt on 2,114 head.

Average price

$140.21

2,114 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$234

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

$33.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

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	673	140.73	948	322
Medium and Large 1	742	140.43	1,042	1,775
Large 1	1,104	107.00	1,181	17thin

One grade step is worth $33.73/cwt here — about −$234 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 sale2,114 hd

140.21

—

NE average4 barns · 5,122 hd

143.73

−3.52

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.95/cwt	157.00–159.50	600	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	838	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,056	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	735	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	127.70/cwt	123.50–128.25	914	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,030	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	144.78/cwt	137.00–147.75	835	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	137.11/cwt	128.00–147.50	915	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	120.20/cwt	115.25–121.50	939	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	151.27/cwt	150.25–153.00	812	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	136.97/cwt	134.25–142.50	834	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	154.77/cwt	144.00–159.00	760	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	955	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	110.63/cwt	108.00–112.50	912	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	787	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	866	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	126.04/cwt	124.75–127.50	838	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	944	102.25/cwt	102.25–102.25	965	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	548	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	729	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	799	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	808	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	742	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	139.06/cwt	134.00–146.50	958	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	906	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	125.61/cwt	123.00–129.00	977	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	174.07/cwt	169.00–177.00	841	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	122.15/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,013	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	131.26/cwt	131.00–131.50	958	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	159.91/cwt	157.00–166.00	838	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	142.37/cwt	141.00–145.50	837	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	133.06/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,033	405
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	118.13/cwt	112.00–119.25	1,105	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	153.87/cwt	150.25–158.00	948	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	143.91/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,038	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	164.87/cwt	160.00–171.00	938	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	122.76/cwt	119.75–123.00	1,094	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	132.97/cwt	130.75–133.75	1,102	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	109.90/cwt	107.00–114.75	1,075	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	170.20/cwt	169.00–175.00	887	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	149.78/cwt	145.50–155.75	999	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	182.40/cwt	177.00–190.00	792	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	180.45/cwt	179.00–182.00	835	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	896	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,044	44
Steers	Large 1	—	1,104	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,181	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.97/cwt	143.00–148.00	758	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	158.71/cwt	150.50–166.00	689	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	133.88/cwt	130.00–136.00	742	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	848	18

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 May 20, 2020

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

Receipts 4,100Last week 4,718Year ago 2,996

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	380	157.00–159.50	157.95
9	—	468	136.00	136.00
7	—	727	120.50	120.50
5	—	291	173.00	173.00
57	—	523	143.00–148.00	144.97
56	—	434	150.50–166.00	158.71
20	—	554	130.00–136.00	133.88
18	—	684	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	838	126.00	126.00
14	—	785	125.00	125.00
10	—	735	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
264	—	716	123.50–128.25	127.70
189	—	880	117.00	117.00
170	—	577	137.00–147.75	144.78
148	—	667	128.00–147.50	137.11
129	—	781	115.25–121.50	120.20
69	—	537	150.25–153.00	151.27
68	—	609	134.25–142.50	136.97
51	—	491	144.00–159.00	154.77
19	—	901	106.00	106.00
12	—	824	108.00–112.50	110.63
7	—	973	108.50	108.50
7	—	425	174.00	174.00
5	—	368	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	787	110.00	110.00
52	—	665	124.75–127.50	126.04
40	—	944	102.25	102.25
16	—	548	133.00	133.00
14	—	634	126.00	126.00
9	—	713	117.00	117.00
8	—	808	106.00	106.00
6	—	875	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	742	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	689	134.00–146.50	139.06
55	—	645	140.50	140.50
51	—	778	123.00–129.00	125.61
39	—	483	169.00–177.00	174.07
28	—	829	120.00–126.00	122.15
17	—	730	131.00–131.50	131.26
17	—	524	157.00–166.00	159.91
13	—	588	141.00–145.50	142.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
405	—	776	130.00–137.00	133.06
214	—	935	112.00–119.25	118.13
211	—	616	150.25–158.00	153.87
182	—	721	141.00–148.00	143.91
175	—	569	160.00–171.00	164.87
121	—	891	119.75–123.00	122.76
94	—	829	130.75–133.75	132.97
92	—	978	107.00–114.75	109.90
80	—	521	169.00–175.00	170.20
69	—	667	145.50–155.75	149.78
55	—	434	177.00–190.00	182.40
27	—	463	179.00–182.00	180.45
6	—	391	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	896	116.50	116.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,104	107.00	107.00

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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