Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. Next Auction: June 16th

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.78/cwt on 698 head.

Average price

$135.78

698 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$8.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	746	136.42	1,017	643
Medium and Large 1-2	685	128.31	879	55

One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about $138 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 sale698 hd

135.78

—

NE average2 barns · 1,293 hd

136.66

−0.88

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

44 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 1-2Fleshy	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,129	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.48/cwt	134.50–139.50	901	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	903	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	145.90/cwt	141.00–149.50	903	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	142.60/cwt	142.50–143.25	1,179	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Registered	—	2,332	2,600.00/cwt	2,600.00–2,600.00	60,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	832	132.35/cwt	132.35–132.35	1,101	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	768	138.65/cwt	138.00–139.50	1,065	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	813	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,000	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	927	128.15/cwt	125.00–128.50	1,188	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,205	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,316	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,239.23/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	17,139	29
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,954	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,350.79/cwt	1,275.00–1,425.00	17,493	13
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	2,288.13/cwt	2,275.00–2,300.00	29,219	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,582	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	20,329	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,434	1,699.03/cwt	1,585.00–1,800.00	24,364	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,200.00/cwt	2,200.00–2,200.00	28,446	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,681	2,700.00/cwt	2,700.00–2,700.00	45,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	138.15/cwt	134.75–138.25	981	186
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,014	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	17,238	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,455	2,500.00/cwt	2,500.00–2,500.00	36,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,676.57/cwt	1,660.00–1,700.00	22,634	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,436	1,479.71/cwt	1,250.00–1,660.00	21,249	27
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	2,200.00/cwt	2,200.00–2,200.00	24,288	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,603	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,479	1,219.62/cwt	1,135.00–1,310.00	18,038	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	751	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,051	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	131.73/cwt	128.00–132.85	1,037	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,047	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	149.22/cwt	148.00–149.50	1,152	163
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,937.50/cwt	1,900.00–2,000.00	24,471	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,051	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	803	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,032	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	792	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	990	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	862	8

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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,425Last week 3,150Year ago 1,914

Replacement CattleReceipts 350Last week 50Year ago 247

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. Next Auction: June 16th

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	915	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	665	134.50–139.50	135.48
5	—	465	157.00	157.00
186	—	710	134.75–138.25	138.15
107	—	787	128.00–132.85	131.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	628	134.00	134.00
6	—	860	118.00	118.00
5	—	489	144.00	144.00
8	—	684	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	832	132.35	132.35
103	—	768	138.00–139.50	138.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	813	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	751	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	875	129.00	129.00
13	—	588	153.50	153.50
7	—	514	169.00	169.00
28	—	619	141.00–149.50	145.90
10	—	775	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	827	142.50–143.25	142.60
23	—	964	125.00	125.00
96	—	705	148.50	148.50
163	—	772	148.00–149.50	149.22
33	—	678	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	927	125.00–128.50	128.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	803	128.50	128.50
9	—	792	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	2,332	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,582	1,285.00	1,285.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,479	1,135.00–1,310.00	1,219.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,434	1,585.00–1,800.00	1,699.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,293	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,350	1,660.00–1,700.00	1,676.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,436	1,250.00–1,660.00	1,479.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,437	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,263	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,937.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,681	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,332	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,383	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,239.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,295	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,350.79
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,211	1,400.00	1,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,277	2,275.00–2,300.00	2,288.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,104	2,200.00	2,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,014	1,700.00	1,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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