Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 450-600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, 600-700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and 800 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Heifers 400-600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.31/cwt on 870 head.

Average price

$155.31

870 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$9.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	155.81	924	821
Medium and Large 1-2	525	146.80	771	49

One grade step is worth $9.02/cwt here — about $153 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 sale870 hd

155.31

—

NE average10 barns · 15,029 hd

157.99

−2.68

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	858	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	126.84/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,024	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	958	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	180.28/cwt	175.00–185.00	690	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	153.56/cwt	149.75–155.00	874	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	310	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	552	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	145.77/cwt	138.25–150.75	924	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	507	172.11/cwt	169.75–175.50	873	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	158.52/cwt	154.50–165.00	840	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	157.70/cwt	155.50–164.00	599	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	139.79/cwt	135.75–144.00	939	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	865	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	135.56/cwt	128.00–139.50	828	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	130.51/cwt	130.00–130.75	957	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	142.23/cwt	138.00–146.25	757	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	828	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,222	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	785	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.44/cwt	145.00–151.50	701	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	682	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	587	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,202	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	554	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	817	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.39/cwt	170.50–176.00	820	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	151.94/cwt	150.75–154.00	658	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	167.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.65/cwt	132.50–143.00	796	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	762	6

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Receipts 1,683Last week 2,736Year ago 3,350

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	464	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	410	171.00	171.00
35	—	383	175.00–185.00	180.28
96	—	569	149.75–155.00	153.56
199	—	634	138.25–150.75	145.77
98	—	530	154.50–165.00	158.52
44	—	672	135.75–144.00	139.79
17	—	912	134.00	134.00
8	—	326	180.00	180.00
72	—	801	150.00	150.00
66	—	473	170.50–176.00	173.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	507	169.75–175.50	172.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	733	130.00–130.75	130.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	151.00	151.00
6	—	531	149.00	149.00
11	—	390	165.00–170.00	167.27
20	—	574	132.50–143.00	138.65
6	—	661	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	158.50	158.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	135.00	135.00
6	—	910	120.00	120.00
19	—	807	125.00–127.50	126.84
26	—	720	133.00	133.00
45	—	380	155.50–164.00	157.70
61	—	611	128.00–139.50	135.56
122	—	532	138.00–146.25	142.23
49	—	651	127.25	127.25
87	—	472	145.00–151.50	148.44
57	—	433	150.75–154.00	151.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	310	178.00	178.00
6	—	865	133.75	133.75
34	—	554	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	633	124.00	124.00
20	—	509	134.00	134.00
5	—	725	125.00	125.00
12	—	440	141.00	141.00
6	—	586	130.00	130.00

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