Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers under 800 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 800 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers from 650 to 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good from start to finish. Most lots of cattle came off of summer grass. Next week, Aug 5th will be a special calf and feeder auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.33/cwt on 2,158 head.

Average price

$140.33

2,158 head · 876 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$4.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	877	140.61	1,233	2,030
Medium and Large 1-2	856	135.85	1,163	128

One grade step is worth $4.76/cwt here — about $69 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 sale2,158 hd

140.33

—

NE average5 barns · 5,825 hd

142.29

−1.96

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

37 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 1Fleshy	—	838	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,039	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	917	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,201	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	890	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	148.12/cwt	145.00–148.50	946	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	129.96/cwt	127.50–131.75	1,075	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	138.78/cwt	135.00–139.60	1,234	409
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	133.53/cwt	131.00–137.10	1,282	525
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,169	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,238	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,078	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	167.86/cwt	165.00–174.00	797	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	139.01/cwt	138.50–139.25	1,164	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	143.73/cwt	141.00–144.75	1,189	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	168.56/cwt	166.50–169.25	1,074	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	154.18/cwt	151.75–155.00	1,104	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	125.59/cwt	125.00–129.50	977	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	156.23/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,055	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	138.05/cwt	137.25–139.50	1,260	705
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,090	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	145.93/cwt	140.75–148.25	976	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	137.78/cwt	136.00–138.75	1,072	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	140.76/cwt	139.75–142.50	1,028	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	793	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,071	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	786	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	817	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	993	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,064	9

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 Jul 29, 2020

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

Receipts 3,110Last week 1,695Year ago 2,166

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	838	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	156.00	156.00
8	—	455	161.00	161.00
8	—	1,017	106.00	106.00
37	—	580	153.50	153.50
73	—	639	145.00–148.50	148.12
98	—	827	127.50–131.75	129.96
113	—	669	140.75–148.25	145.93
120	—	778	136.00–138.75	137.78
172	—	730	139.75–142.50	140.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	602	133.50	133.50
31	—	778	125.00–129.50	125.59
6	—	500	145.00	145.00
8	—	665	138.00	138.00
9	—	722	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	793	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	529	148.50	148.50
9	—	435	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	917	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
409	—	889	135.00–139.60	138.78
525	—	960	131.00–137.10	133.53
8	—	381	170.00	170.00
18	—	475	165.00–174.00	167.86
81	—	827	141.00–144.75	143.73
84	—	637	166.50–169.25	168.56
101	—	716	151.75–155.00	154.18
39	—	675	154.00–161.00	156.23
705	—	913	137.25–139.50	138.05
6	—	560	166.00	166.00
7	—	770	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	882	132.50	132.50
6	—	967	128.00	128.00
13	—	733	147.00	147.00
41	—	837	138.50–139.25	139.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	490	166.75	166.75
19	—	616	161.25	161.25
9	—	320	645.00	645.00

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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