Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week , steers 450-600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, 600-800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, heifers 400-500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher and over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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 $153.71/cwt on 1,683 head.

Average price

$153.71

1,683 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$0.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.34

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	153.78	1,015	1,546
Medium and Large 1-2	530	152.95	811	137

One grade step is worth $0.83/cwt here — about $205 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 sale1,683 hd

153.71

—

NE average8 barns · 10,682 hd

162.05

−8.34

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

49 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	151.28/cwt	150.50–152.35	858	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,203	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	718	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,048	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	135.62/cwt	133.00–138.50	1,055	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	181.29/cwt	179.00–186.00	770	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	923	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,251	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	137.73/cwt	137.00–141.25	1,004	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,289	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	161.77/cwt	160.50–165.00	691	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	983	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,263	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	768	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	145.83/cwt	145.00–146.75	1,205	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	162.68/cwt	157.00–167.00	865	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	141.09/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,019	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	179.81/cwt	175.00–185.00	854	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	134.51/cwt	130.00–139.50	886	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	142.38/cwt	138.75–144.00	1,130	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	135.26/cwt	133.25–136.75	1,110	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	829	137.92/cwt	137.00–138.50	1,143	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	943	123.07/cwt	122.50–124.50	1,161	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	984	123.68/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,217	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	942	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.54/cwt	128.50–130.00	806	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,003	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	140.43/cwt	135.50–143.00	893	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	519	172.12/cwt	170.50–174.50	893	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.38/cwt	134.00–141.00	733	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	147.14/cwt	142.50–152.00	761	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	157.41/cwt	151.00–160.00	757	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	656	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	149.16/cwt	148.50–150.00	873	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	145.18/cwt	141.00–147.50	996	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	169.99/cwt	169.00–172.00	639	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	138.42/cwt	133.00–143.50	855	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.58/cwt	146.50–154.00	711	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.11/cwt	135.50–144.00	810	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,300	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	519	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	812	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	151.92/cwt	145.50–156.00	942	237
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	672	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	164.89/cwt	163.00–166.00	526	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,268	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	158.83/cwt	153.00–163.50	926	297

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 18, 2020

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

Receipts 3,056Last week 2,313Year ago 5,292

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	567	150.50–152.35	151.28
55	—	519	156.50	156.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	908	132.50	132.50
49	—	778	133.00–138.50	135.62
59	—	729	137.00–141.25	137.73
13	—	1,061	121.50	121.50
27	—	427	160.50–165.00	161.77
19	—	659	130.00–139.50	134.51
63	—	821	133.25–136.75	135.26
94	—	517	142.50–152.00	147.14
20	—	395	166.00	166.00
116	—	618	133.00–143.50	138.42
88	—	472	146.50–154.00	150.58
81	—	578	135.50–144.00	140.11
22	—	319	163.00–166.00	164.89
21	—	1,014	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	718	146.00	146.00
7	—	672	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	943	122.50–124.50	123.07
17	—	984	122.50–125.00	123.68
7	—	710	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	661	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	622	128.50–130.00	129.54
9	—	1,056	95.00	95.00
7	—	481	142.75	142.75
43	—	530	134.00–141.00	138.38
8	—	576	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	425	179.00–186.00	181.29
20	—	950	135.00	135.00
12	—	397	193.50	193.50
196	—	826	145.00–146.75	145.83
140	—	532	157.00–167.00	162.68
105	—	722	135.00–143.50	141.09
95	—	475	175.00–185.00	179.81
41	—	794	138.75–144.00	142.38
158	—	686	141.00–147.50	145.18
41	—	889	146.25	146.25
237	—	620	145.50–156.00	151.92
297	—	583	153.00–163.50	158.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	923	135.50	135.50
8	—	983	128.50	128.50
52	—	829	137.00–138.50	137.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	322	184.00	184.00
48	—	636	135.50–143.00	140.43
39	—	481	151.00–160.00	157.41
20	—	585	148.50–150.00	149.16
17	—	376	169.00–172.00	169.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	519	170.50–174.50	172.12

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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