Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, most steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, 650 and 900 lbs sold fully steady. Heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was mostly good throughout the day. Some load lots with many packages on hand Wednesday. Offering comprised of weaned and fresh fall calves along with yearling cattle. Next week is a Special Bred Cow and Pair sale. In two weeks will be the next calf and feeder sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.89/cwt on 1,412 head.

Average price

$149.89

1,412 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$370

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

$7.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	393	153.13	601	20
Medium and Large 1	741	150.39	1,114	1,247
Medium and Large 1-2	669	145.21	971	145

One grade step is worth $7.92/cwt here — about −$370 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 sale1,412 hd

149.89

—

NE average7 barns · 5,042 hd

146.79

+3.10

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

56 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 1-2	—	442	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	861	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	156.79/cwt	155.00–161.00	991	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,042	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	138.41/cwt	135.25–143.75	735	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	130.30/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,141	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,161	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	165.54/cwt	160.00–171.50	1,093	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	166.68/cwt	148.00–177.25	715	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	175.76/cwt	170.50–180.00	919	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	778	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	144.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,058	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	137.15/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,071	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	181.02/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,030	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	170.18/cwt	166.50–171.50	1,070	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	166.32/cwt	161.50–170.50	873	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	121.41/cwt	121.00–122.00	771	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	731	119.26/cwt	118.50–120.00	872	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,073	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	708	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	797	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	738	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	926	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	912	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	801	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	969	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	482	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	740	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	363	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	555	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	934	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	999	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	889	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	133.21/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,010	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	488	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	752	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	122.64/cwt	122.50–122.75	1,033	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	935	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	922	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	124.49/cwt	118.50–127.75	952	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.23/cwt	134.50–143.75	876	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	149.90/cwt	142.00–154.25	800	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	130.96/cwt	125.00–136.50	888	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	155.13/cwt	154.50–156.00	751	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,056	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	127.60/cwt	127.60–127.60	1,216	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	122.72/cwt	122.50–122.75	990	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	145.42/cwt	140.00–149.00	854	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	116.89/cwt	115.00–120.25	1,032	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	186.25/cwt	186.25–186.25	767	19

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 May 5, 2021

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

Receipts 2,923Last week 1,820Year ago 4,718

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	442	172.00	172.00
26	—	632	155.00–161.00	156.79
5	—	517	163.00	163.00
22	—	696	149.75	149.75
13	—	550	165.00	165.00
19	—	758	131.00–134.00	133.21
24	—	842	122.50–122.75	122.64
8	—	703	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	633	136.00	136.00
9	—	488	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	876	126.00–132.50	130.30
65	—	923	125.75	125.75
171	—	660	160.00–171.50	165.54
8	—	390	184.00	184.00
114	—	523	170.50–180.00	175.76
16	—	466	167.00	167.00
65	—	732	140.00–148.00	144.57
41	—	781	137.00–138.00	137.15
41	—	569	175.00–183.00	181.02
243	—	629	166.50–171.50	170.18
24	—	819	131.00	131.00
284	—	953	127.60	127.60
19	—	412	186.25	186.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	139.50	139.50
6	—	435	165.00	165.00
16	—	731	118.50–120.00	119.26
6	—	770	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	738	125.50	125.50
5	—	912	114.00	114.00
10	—	801	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	153.50	153.50
15	—	363	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	609	134.00	134.00
27	—	531	135.25–143.75	138.41
10	—	694	126.25	126.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	429	148.00–177.25	166.68
100	—	723	125.00–130.00	127.48
10	—	326	185.00	185.00
95	—	765	118.50–127.75	124.49
36	—	625	134.50–143.75	140.23
151	—	534	142.00–154.25	149.90
113	—	678	125.00–136.50	130.96
24	—	484	154.50–156.00	155.13
10	—	910	116.00	116.00
30	—	807	122.50–122.75	122.72
229	—	587	140.00–149.00	145.42
108	—	883	115.00–120.25	116.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	500	137.00	137.00
12	—	491	146.00	146.00
9	—	369	161.00	161.00
19	—	635	121.00–122.00	121.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	525	161.50–170.50	166.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	820	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	708	112.50	112.50
8	—	934	107.00	107.00
6	—	889	110.00	110.00

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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