Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Instances, 3.00 to 5.00 higher on yearling weight calves that had been weaned for a longtime. Demand was good throughout the day. Offering comprised of bawling calves, weaned calves with bulk of the run having precondition shots. Next Wednesday will be the annual day before Thanksgiving Bred Heifer and Cow sale. Two weeks, December 1 next special calf and feeder auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.27/cwt on 1,861 head.

Average price

$173.27

1,861 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	174.20	1,067	1,713
Medium and Large 1-2	594	163.24	969	112
Large 1	687	159.94	1,100	36

One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale1,861 hd

173.27

—

NE average8 barns · 12,171 hd

176.53

−3.26

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

59 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	—	527	168.97/cwt	159.00–174.25	890	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	586	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	149.58/cwt	146.50–151.00	993	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,222	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	165.20/cwt	165.00–165.50	948	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	166.96/cwt	163.50–170.00	1,049	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	966	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	170.94/cwt	163.00–175.25	981	361
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	230.50/cwt	229.00–232.00	738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	175.94/cwt	171.00–178.75	1,270	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	172.04/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,337	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	504	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	950	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,478	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	190.06/cwt	186.00–196.00	922	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	167.70/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,355	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	160.27/cwt	159.50–160.50	1,492	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	177.97/cwt	175.00–182.00	941	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	218.51/cwt	215.00–223.00	833	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,204	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	693	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	722	153.85/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,111	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,100	82
Heifers	Large 1	—	531	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	778	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,143	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,277	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	506	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	602	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	916	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	141.42/cwt	140.00–146.50	892	32
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,125	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,463	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	145.67/cwt	145.00–146.00	829	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	145.27/cwt	145.00–146.00	780	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	184.47/cwt	181.00–188.00	686	41
Heifers	Large 1	—	629	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	912	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	153.08/cwt	146.00–157.75	886	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	712	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	159.46/cwt	156.75–163.00	1,097	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	155.75/cwt	148.50–159.75	827	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	153.38/cwt	145.75–156.50	936	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	160.09/cwt	157.50–161.50	1,151	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	161.90/cwt	161.50–162.00	714	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,227	21
Steers	Large 1	—	593	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	981	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,357	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,064	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	983	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	148.39/cwt	148.25–148.75	996	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,334	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.23/cwt	151.00–165.75	758	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	802	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	199.02/cwt	193.00–203.00	834	36
Steers	Large 1	—	729	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,148	25

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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Receipts 3,272Last week 3,602Year ago 3,056

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	527	159.00–174.25	168.97
8	—	488	181.00	181.00
19	—	664	146.50–151.00	149.58
15	—	809	151.00	151.00
15	—	574	165.00–165.50	165.20
11	—	643	150.25	150.25
13	—	438	183.00	183.00
5	—	389	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	161.50	161.50
5	—	518	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
294	—	628	163.50–170.00	166.96
361	—	574	163.00–175.25	170.94
15	—	320	229.00–232.00	230.50
17	—	722	171.00–178.75	175.94
12	—	777	167.00–177.00	172.04
25	—	885	167.00	167.00
153	—	485	186.00–196.00	190.06
116	—	808	167.00–168.00	167.70
41	—	931	159.50–160.50	160.27
148	—	529	175.00–182.00	177.97
16	—	381	215.00–223.00	218.51
73	—	682	176.50	176.50
36	—	419	193.00–203.00	199.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	504	188.50	188.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	722	148.00–157.00	153.85
82	—	655	168.00	168.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	593	165.50	165.50
25	—	729	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	566	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	531	146.50	146.50
16	—	1,125	130.00	130.00
13	—	629	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	728	157.00	157.00
29	—	840	152.00	152.00
8	—	506	142.50	142.50
7	—	602	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	567	161.50	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	393	175.00	175.00
32	—	631	140.00–146.50	141.42
5	—	679	141.00	141.00
18	—	569	145.00–146.00	145.67
28	—	537	145.00–146.00	145.27
19	—	483	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	372	181.00–188.00	184.47
10	—	273	185.00	185.00
177	—	579	146.00–157.75	153.08
6	—	320	184.00	184.00
16	—	688	156.75–163.00	159.46
132	—	531	148.50–159.75	155.75
143	—	610	145.75–156.50	153.38
58	—	719	157.50–161.50	160.09
24	—	441	161.50–162.00	161.90
21	—	794	154.50	154.50
16	—	914	148.50	148.50
8	—	960	139.00	139.00
120	—	473	151.00–165.75	160.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	710	138.50	138.50
39	—	671	148.25–148.75	148.39

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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