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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 500-700 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher and heifers 400-700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.13/cwt on 1,106 head.

Average price

$144.13

1,106 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$11.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	144.53	947	1,066
Medium and Large 1-2	578	133.38	771	40

One grade step is worth $11.16/cwt here — about $176 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 sale1,106 hd

144.13

—

NE average11 barns · 7,506 hd

148.85

−4.72

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

35 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	—	344	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,306	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.26/cwt	138.00–142.75	875	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	137.49/cwt	136.75–138.00	1,125	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.66/cwt	144.50–152.50	702	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,040	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	156.15/cwt	153.50–159.50	915	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.25	1,190	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,316	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	138.97/cwt	136.00–139.75	1,145	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	184.34/cwt	184.00–184.50	780	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	147.88/cwt	141.75–152.00	859	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	142.61/cwt	140.50–144.50	1,081	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,219	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	152.79/cwt	144.50–158.00	949	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	137.52/cwt	136.50–138.75	1,053	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	151.97/cwt	146.00–159.00	786	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	154.06/cwt	152.00–156.00	658	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	134.58/cwt	132.25–138.00	1,322	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	886	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,019	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	154.37/cwt	152.00–156.00	823	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,326	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	900	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	138.74/cwt	130.00–141.25	986	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	177.25/cwt	177.00–178.00	741	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	129.22/cwt	127.50–131.00	806	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	170.21/cwt	164.00–175.50	827	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	167.41/cwt	165.00–171.50	876	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	590	8

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 11, 2020

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

Receipts 2,313Last week 1,683Year ago 3,815

Compared to last week steers 500-700 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher and heifers 400-700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	344	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	338	179.00	179.00
15	—	969	134.75	134.75
33	—	624	138.00–142.75	140.26
48	—	818	136.75–138.00	137.49
58	—	472	144.50–152.50	148.66
110	—	875	135.00–137.25	136.02
201	—	581	141.75–152.00	147.88
120	—	906	134.50	134.50
63	—	766	136.50–138.75	137.52
200	—	517	146.00–159.00	151.97
92	—	427	152.00–156.00	154.06
111	—	711	130.00–141.25	138.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	624	127.50–131.00	129.22
8	—	393	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	711	146.25	146.25
114	—	586	153.50–159.50	156.15
5	—	349	198.00	198.00
6	—	280	209.00	209.00
12	—	397	190.50	190.50
19	—	914	144.00	144.00
24	—	824	136.00–139.75	138.97
24	—	423	184.00–184.50	184.34
30	—	758	140.50–144.50	142.61
216	—	621	144.50–158.00	152.79
17	—	982	132.25–138.00	134.58
23	—	693	145.00–149.00	146.99
49	—	899	147.50	147.50
91	—	486	164.00–175.50	170.21
191	—	523	165.00–171.50	167.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	642	138.00	138.00
30	—	533	152.00–156.00	154.37
10	—	687	131.00	131.00
27	—	418	177.00–178.00	177.25
9	—	496	161.00	161.00

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