Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good throughout the day. Very good demand was noted on Hereford replacement heifers. Large crowd of buyers on hand with active buying on internet. Next Wednesday will be a bred cow and pair sale. Two week's April 14th will be the next calf and feeder auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.62/cwt on 1,728 head.

Average price

$151.62

1,728 head · 755 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$34.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.37

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	718	156.59	1,124	1,364
Medium and Large 1-2	634	151.36	959	138
Large 1	1,049	121.78	1,278	226

One grade step is worth $34.81/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale1,728 hd

151.62

—

NE average4 barns · 5,405 hd

156.99

−5.37

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

61 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	—	977	126.44/cwt	125.50–127.75	1,235	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	688	156.36/cwt	156.25–156.50	1,076	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	148.09/cwt	144.50–149.50	841	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	820	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,089	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	430	163.44/cwt	161.50–165.50	703	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	868	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,137	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	736	139.12/cwt	139.00–139.50	1,024	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	188.18/cwt	188.00–188.25	911	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	158.59/cwt	155.00–162.00	979	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	172.66/cwt	165.50–180.00	820	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	611	174.16/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,064	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	142.30/cwt	138.75–146.00	1,168	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	170.11/cwt	168.50–172.25	968	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	126.32/cwt	122.00–128.50	1,115	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	822	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	171.59/cwt	169.50–176.00	927	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	582	184.25/cwt	184.25–184.25	1,072	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	157.71/cwt	157.50–158.00	894	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	446	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	910	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	153.70/cwt	150.50–158.00	1,122	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	778	145.96/cwt	140.50–150.00	1,136	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	761	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,119	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	892	12
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,024	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,239	124
Steers	Large 1	—	1,089	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,350	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,028	124.24/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,277	45
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,064	118.46/cwt	118.00–118.75	1,260	13
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,145	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,400	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	611	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	917	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	881	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,159	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	900	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	866	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,080	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	913	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	156.70/cwt	151.00–165.00	826	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	145.13/cwt	143.75–149.00	984	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	143.65/cwt	142.25–144.75	832	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	136.17/cwt	132.00–139.50	852	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	528	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	977	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	134.38/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,114	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	141.70/cwt	140.00–143.50	894	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	144.97/cwt	144.00–145.50	715	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	681	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	131.55/cwt	127.50–134.50	1,022	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,189	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	140.90/cwt	137.50–141.75	1,200	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	140.53/cwt	138.50–144.00	936	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	153.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,039	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.50	783	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	167.06/cwt	165.00–170.00	650	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	135.03/cwt	131.00–136.75	1,252	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	134.64/cwt	133.50–135.50	972	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	143.68/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,126	102

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 Mar 31, 2021

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

Receipts 3,588Last week 1,880Year ago 3,182

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	977	125.50–127.75	126.44
26	—	484	188.00–188.25	188.18
30	—	617	155.00–162.00	158.59
61	—	821	138.75–146.00	142.30
41	—	569	168.50–172.25	170.11
21	—	540	169.50–176.00	171.59
44	—	730	150.50–158.00	153.70
85	—	852	137.50–141.75	140.90
138	—	678	150.00–155.00	153.30
207	—	927	131.00–136.75	135.03
102	—	784	142.00–146.00	143.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	688	156.25–156.50	156.36
142	—	611	170.00–175.00	174.16
175	—	582	184.25	184.25
14	—	446	204.00	204.00
72	—	761	147.00	147.00
17	—	528	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	475	165.50–180.00	172.66
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	1,024	121.00	121.00
13	—	1,064	118.00–118.75	118.46
39	—	1,145	122.25	122.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	124.00	124.00
45	—	1,028	123.00–125.00	124.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	881	131.50	131.50
6	—	900	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	589	155.00	155.00
5	—	442	190.50	190.50
18	—	527	151.00–165.00	156.70
67	—	678	143.75–149.00	145.13
7	—	491	171.00	171.00
13	—	829	133.00–137.50	134.38
7	—	723	144.50	144.50
5	—	324	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	568	144.50–149.50	148.09
77	—	883	122.00–128.50	126.32
7	—	900	125.00	125.00
110	—	631	140.00–143.50	141.70
26	—	451	151.00	151.00
243	—	777	127.50–134.50	131.55
20	—	951	125.00	125.00
90	—	666	138.50–144.00	140.53
53	—	531	145.00–150.50	147.52
12	—	389	165.00–170.00	167.06
92	—	722	133.50–135.50	134.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	151.50	151.50
6	—	460	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	820	132.75	132.75
18	—	868	131.00	131.00
76	—	778	140.50–150.00	145.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	430	161.50–165.50	163.44
80	—	736	139.00–139.50	139.12
17	—	540	152.25	152.25
312	—	567	157.50–158.00	157.71
35	—	611	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	637	140.00	140.00
27	—	866	124.75	124.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	579	142.25–144.75	143.65
24	—	626	132.00–139.50	136.17
14	—	493	144.00–145.50	144.97
5	—	737	131.25	131.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	170.00	170.00

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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