Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower over 800 lbs sold 3.00 higher, heifers under 750 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower over 750 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good throughout the auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.35/cwt on 1,361 head.

Average price

$151.35

1,361 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$5.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	691	151.52	1,047	1,317
Medium and Large 1-2	563	146.27	823	44

One grade step is worth $5.25/cwt here — about $224 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 sale1,361 hd

151.35

—

NE average10 barns · 16,831 hd

157.78

−6.42

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

50 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 1Fancy	—	515	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	841	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	706	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,029	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	831	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,163	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	654	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	162.75/cwt	158.50–167.00	850	72
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,354	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,644	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,341	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,594	1,564.59/cwt	1,530.00–1,585.00	24,940	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,234	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,611	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	23,923	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	24,075	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	20,762	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,606	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	24,251	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,701	1,437.74/cwt	1,410.00–1,475.00	24,456	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,467	1,673.17/cwt	1,600.00–1,725.00	24,545	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,441	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	22,696	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,618	1,560.52/cwt	1,485.00–1,585.00	25,249	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	144.90/cwt	143.00–146.25	1,261	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	141.72/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,088	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	131.05/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,224	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	998	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	899	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,585.00/cwt	1,585.00–1,585.00	20,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	135.41/cwt	132.50–137.00	1,181	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	954	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	533	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	752	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	824	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	146.34/cwt	142.50–147.50	1,007	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,309	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	136.08/cwt	134.50–138.00	1,275	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	141.01/cwt	136.00–144.50	821	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	682	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,091	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	150.40/cwt	149.75–151.25	726	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,165	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	128.62/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,235	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	171.16/cwt	167.00–174.00	810	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	147.83/cwt	141.50–152.00	908	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	751	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	144.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	763	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	186.29/cwt	185.00–188.00	719	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	157.52/cwt	150.00–159.50	881	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,326	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.79/cwt	153.00–160.00	674	89

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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,650Last week 2,795Year ago 2,683

Replacement CattleReceipts 222Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	515	163.25	163.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	704	137.50	137.50
11	—	380	172.00	172.00
36	—	768	140.00–142.00	141.72
39	—	934	129.00–133.50	131.05
40	—	622	144.50	144.50
69	—	872	132.50–137.00	135.41
100	—	688	142.50–147.50	146.34
92	—	582	136.00–144.50	141.01
42	—	483	149.75–151.25	150.40
63	—	844	138.00	138.00
45	—	960	128.00–129.00	128.62
123	—	528	140.00–150.00	144.51
89	—	430	153.00–160.00	156.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	157.00	157.00
13	—	621	132.75	132.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	706	145.75	145.75
95	—	831	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	522	158.50–167.00	162.75
142	—	870	143.00–146.25	144.90
39	—	659	151.50	151.50
178	—	1,001	130.75	130.75
11	—	937	134.50–138.00	136.08
96	—	473	167.00–174.00	171.16
77	—	614	141.50–152.00	147.83
29	—	423	175.00–180.00	177.52
16	—	386	185.00–188.00	186.29
11	—	785	150.00	150.00
316	—	559	150.00–159.50	157.52
12	—	986	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	564	146.50	146.50
5	—	903	128.00	128.00
8	—	632	138.50	138.50
8	—	312	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	603	158.25	158.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	533	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	682	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,354	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	—	1,334	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	25	—	1,393	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,594	1,530.00–1,585.00	1,564.59
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,611	1,485.00	1,485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,605	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,483	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,606	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,701	1,410.00–1,475.00	1,437.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,467	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,673.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,441	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,618	1,485.00–1,585.00	1,560.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,280	1,585.00	1,585.00

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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