Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers 450-800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. 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 $150.35/cwt on 1,648 head.

Average price

$150.35

1,648 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.06

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	151.02	1,090	1,529
Medium and Large 1-2	648	143.99	933	88
Large 1	759	135.00	1,025	31

One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about $65 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 sale1,648 hd

150.35

—

NE average11 barns · 16,939 hd

165.40

−15.06

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

51 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 1	—	920	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,191	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	722	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,107	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	153.06/cwt	152.25–153.75	807	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	783	125.87/cwt	125.00–128.00	986	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	160.65/cwt	157.00–164.50	917	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	148.75/cwt	140.00–151.25	1,157	308
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	431	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	143.03/cwt	137.50–147.50	888	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	739	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	146.17/cwt	140.00–148.35	1,191	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	137.70/cwt	136.50–141.00	1,223	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	969	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	862	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	496	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	150.37/cwt	150.25–150.50	916	82
Steers	Large 1	—	709	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	957	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	705	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	883	24
Steers	Large 1	—	787	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,062	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	135.12/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,026	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	627	147.47/cwt	147.00–148.25	925	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	916	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	137.90/cwt	135.00–138.50	946	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	654	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	156.71/cwt	149.00–159.50	1,047	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	542	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	887	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.75	1,165	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	659	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	844	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	836	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.75	951	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	938	133.12/cwt	133.00–133.50	1,249	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	372	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	770	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.25/cwt	135.50–138.50	781	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	133.30/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,029	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,270	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	153.88/cwt	150.00–156.50	951	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	149.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,081	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,211	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	133.15/cwt	130.50–135.00	908	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	183.10/cwt	180.75–186.00	861	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	185.15/cwt	184.00–186.00	807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	962	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.81/cwt	146.75–155.00	858	103

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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Receipts 2,658Last week 3,772Year ago 4,328

Compared to last week steers and heifers 450-800 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$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	920	129.50	129.50
50	—	527	152.25–153.75	153.06
91	—	621	137.50–147.50	143.03
13	—	471	157.00	157.00
28	—	724	130.00–132.75	131.34
88	—	772	132.00–135.00	133.30
6	—	957	126.50	126.50
150	—	682	130.50–135.00	133.15
5	—	449	166.00	166.00
103	—	573	146.75–155.00	149.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	783	125.00–128.00	125.87
6	—	862	125.50	125.50
5	—	496	146.00	146.00
16	—	659	128.00	128.00
8	—	836	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	156.50	156.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	609	150.25–150.50	150.37
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	705	125.25	125.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	132.50	132.50
5	—	542	132.50	132.50
11	—	481	136.00	136.00
45	—	573	135.50–138.50	136.25
13	—	785	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	722	140.00	140.00
31	—	820	135.00	135.00
44	—	627	147.00–148.25	147.47
5	—	542	163.00	163.00
29	—	887	130.00–132.75	131.32
68	—	938	133.00–133.50	133.12
10	—	650	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	571	157.00–164.50	160.65
308	—	778	140.00–151.25	148.75
106	—	815	140.00–148.35	146.17
90	—	888	136.50–141.00	137.70
190	—	668	149.00–159.50	156.71
75	—	907	140.00	140.00
124	—	618	150.00–156.50	153.88
170	—	721	145.00–155.00	149.92
9	—	394	184.00	184.00
58	—	470	180.75–186.00	183.10
12	—	436	184.00–186.00	185.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	718	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	709	135.00	135.00
20	—	787	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	759	134.00–136.00	135.12
14	—	643	142.50	142.50
29	—	686	135.00–138.50	137.90
14	—	470	170.00	170.00
7	—	701	133.00	133.00
8	—	565	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	372	207.00	207.00

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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