Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. 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 $144.66/cwt on 3,186 head.

Average price

$144.66

3,186 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$261

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

$5.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	149.77	816	46
Medium and Large 1	745	144.59	1,077	3,140

One grade step is worth $5.19/cwt here — about −$261 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 sale3,186 hd

144.66

—

NE average5 barns · 11,958 hd

152.26

−7.60

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

58 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 1	—	569	164.96/cwt	160.00–167.50	939	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	148.06/cwt	146.25–151.25	1,073	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	177.07/cwt	175.00–182.00	846	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	151.16/cwt	146.00–156.50	786	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	148.86/cwt	143.75–150.25	859	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	128.81/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,047	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	144.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,109	379
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	140.01/cwt	135.75–144.50	1,222	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	146.83/cwt	144.00–153.25	984	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	154.49/cwt	152.00–160.00	964	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	129.53/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,004	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	697	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	850	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,103	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	127.84/cwt	127.00–129.25	785	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	731	133.25/cwt	132.25–133.50	974	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	846	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,077	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	592	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	805	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	755	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	870	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	939	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	723	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	877	132.51/cwt	130.50–133.00	1,162	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	161.30/cwt	160.00–163.00	855	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	132.83/cwt	132.50–133.50	817	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	129.43/cwt	127.00–131.00	861	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	593	134.29/cwt	133.00–136.00	796	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	891	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	129.52/cwt	128.75–131.50	1,255	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	133.62/cwt	132.00–136.50	903	258
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	141.45/cwt	136.00–144.50	880	348
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	125.45/cwt	123.75–126.50	1,143	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	132.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	955	413
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,138	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	626	145.75/cwt	143.50–148.00	912	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	815	134.52/cwt	132.50–136.75	1,096	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	138.33/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,000	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	142.97/cwt	138.00–145.75	1,167	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	169.92/cwt	168.00–174.50	877	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	137.09/cwt	134.75–138.50	1,252	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	786	136.73/cwt	132.50–137.25	1,075	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	684	138.98/cwt	135.00–142.50	951	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	487	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	830	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	621	134.81/cwt	134.25–135.50	837	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	560	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	136.50/cwt	134.00–139.00	734	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	146.97/cwt	145.00–148.00	673	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	971	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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Receipts 5,513Last week 2,403Year ago 4,910

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
258	—	569	160.00–167.50	164.96
234	—	725	146.25–151.25	148.06
22	—	478	175.00–182.00	177.07
7	—	395	188.00	188.00
379	—	770	140.00–149.00	144.04
302	—	873	135.75–144.50	140.01
264	—	670	144.00–153.25	146.83
201	—	624	152.00–160.00	154.49
179	—	969	128.75–131.50	129.52
274	—	816	138.00–145.75	142.97
30	—	516	168.00–174.50	169.92
43	—	913	134.75–138.50	137.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	697	130.00	130.00
7	—	755	122.50	122.50
21	—	547	159.00	159.00
21	—	626	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	877	130.50–133.00	132.51
31	—	530	160.00–163.00	161.30
31	—	626	143.50–148.00	145.75
215	—	815	132.50–136.75	134.52
238	—	723	135.00–142.00	138.33
79	—	786	132.50–137.25	136.73
168	—	684	135.00–142.50	138.98
10	—	578	155.00	155.00
12	—	487	170.00–171.00	170.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	134.25–135.50	134.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	440	169.50	169.50
5	—	370	176.00	176.00
6	—	465	159.00	159.00
6	—	747	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	520	146.00–156.50	151.16
104	—	577	143.75–150.25	148.86
81	—	813	128.00–129.50	128.81
159	—	775	128.00–132.00	129.53
258	—	676	132.00–136.50	133.62
348	—	622	136.00–144.50	141.45
34	—	911	123.75–126.50	125.45
413	—	722	130.00–135.00	132.28
61	—	880	128.00–130.00	129.34
8	—	341	176.00	176.00
10	—	465	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	850	129.75	129.75
87	—	731	132.25–133.50	133.25
43	—	846	127.25	127.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	614	127.00–129.25	127.84
19	—	592	136.00	136.00
16	—	515	144.00	144.00
9	—	723	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	615	132.50–133.50	132.83
30	—	665	127.00–131.00	129.43
22	—	593	133.00–136.00	134.29
9	—	713	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	538	134.00–139.00	136.50
7	—	395	161.00	161.00
7	—	400	157.00	157.00
15	—	458	145.00–148.00	146.97

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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