Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers sold unevenly steady. Demand was good on a hot, windy June day. Wide variety of type of cattle and condition ranging from thin fleshed to fleshy. Bulk of the offering sold in packages with only a few load lots on the day. Next Special Calf and Feeder auction July 1.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.64/cwt on 958 head.

Average price

$125.64

958 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$183

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

$11.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

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	606	133.81	811	289
Medium and Large 1	814	122.12	994	669

One grade step is worth $11.69/cwt here — about −$183 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 sale958 hd

125.64

—

NE average5 barns · 3,047 hd

127.58

−1.93

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

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	981	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	694	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	954	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	759	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	834	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	951	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	918	116.27/cwt	113.50–118.00	1,067	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	457	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	619	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	461	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	710	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	877	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,085	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	142.78/cwt	140.00–144.50	800	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	962	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	128.26/cwt	125.75–129.85	934	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	124.42/cwt	123.75–126.25	978	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	138.58/cwt	135.50–140.00	1,014	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	1,346.18/cwt	1,335.00–1,350.00	18,295	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	155.91/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,063	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	140.91/cwt	139.35–143.75	1,067	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	512	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	858	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	594	139.38/cwt	139.00–139.85	828	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	508	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	768	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,071	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	800	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	898	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	131.98/cwt	131.50–132.75	833	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	149.78/cwt	147.50–153.00	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	132.22/cwt	129.00–135.50	1,034	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	811	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	131.08/cwt	130.25–132.50	891	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	120.34/cwt	118.50–121.25	1,002	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	147.94/cwt	147.50–149.50	979	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	953	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	160.28/cwt	158.75–161.25	991	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	132.53/cwt	131.25–134.00	1,085	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	616	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	131.48/cwt	131.25–132.00	1,137	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,194	75

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 Jun 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,939Last week 1,914Year ago 1,281

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 247Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	685	134.00	134.00
24	—	461	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	743	132.00	132.00
51	—	877	123.75	123.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	732	135.50–140.00	138.58
38	—	682	153.00–157.00	155.91
42	—	757	139.35–143.75	140.91
55	—	618	158.75–161.25	160.28
49	—	819	131.25–134.00	132.53
10	—	579	155.00–156.00	155.51
121	—	865	131.25–132.00	131.48
75	—	938	127.25	127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	705	131.00	131.00
8	—	495	158.00	158.00
5	—	268	200.00	200.00
121	—	782	129.00–135.50	132.22
38	—	568	142.75	142.75
7	—	519	156.50	156.50
23	—	662	147.50–149.50	147.94
16	—	619	154.00	154.00
12	—	371	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	512	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	694	121.00	121.00
8	—	954	110.00	110.00
10	—	759	107.00	107.00
13	—	745	122.00	122.00
46	—	834	114.00	114.00
205	—	918	113.50–118.00	116.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	457	135.50	135.50
55	—	583	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	560	140.00–144.50	142.78
21	—	859	112.00	112.00
7	—	522	148.00	148.00
7	—	658	131.00	131.00
36	—	736	122.00	122.00
23	—	631	131.50–132.75	131.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	728	125.75–129.85	128.26
104	—	786	123.75–126.25	124.42
45	—	915	117.00	117.00
15	—	520	150.00–160.00	153.92
12	—	562	147.50–153.00	149.78
6	—	626	133.00	133.00
56	—	680	130.25–132.50	131.08
54	—	833	118.50–121.25	120.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	594	139.00–139.85	139.38
29	—	508	151.25	151.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,359	1,335.00–1,350.00	1,346.18

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