Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower and heifers 650 to 800 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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 $162.99/cwt on 3,029 head.

Average price

$162.99

3,029 head · 765 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

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

$9.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.66

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	621	172.03	1,069	127
Medium and Large 1	771	162.59	1,253	2,902

One grade step is worth $9.44/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale3,029 hd

162.99

—

NE average9 barns · 18,637 hd

177.65

−14.66

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	153.90/cwt	150.75–155.00	1,428	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	164.87/cwt	160.50–168.00	1,101	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	701	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,221	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	156.27/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,361	440
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	166.32/cwt	162.00–170.50	1,206	468
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	983	142.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,405	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	158.86/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,168	154
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	973	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	601	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	926	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	522	170.68/cwt	169.50–172.00	891	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	563	164.03/cwt	162.50–166.00	923	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	171.33/cwt	169.00–174.00	985	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	169.72/cwt	159.00–175.00	750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	174.19/cwt	172.50–177.50	1,160	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	199.17/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,048	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,482	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	155.87/cwt	155.50–156.00	1,155	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	168.68/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,041	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	881	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	182.78/cwt	180.00–184.50	1,053	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	178.50/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,114	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	157.56/cwt	155.75–158.50	1,308	361
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	174.38/cwt	174.00–174.50	1,090	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	164.61/cwt	161.75–168.00	1,124	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	962	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	149.79/cwt	143.00–152.50	1,165	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	161.52/cwt	160.25–164.50	1,249	482
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	174.89/cwt	174.00–175.25	1,037	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	155.73/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,230	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	161.29/cwt	156.50–165.00	997	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	152.74/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,029	490
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	189.38/cwt	181.00–193.00	998	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	190.93/cwt	184.50–196.00	916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	154.83/cwt	141.00–165.50	833	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	150.45/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,089	499
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	980	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	785	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,272	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	673	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,078	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	148.93/cwt	143.00–154.00	880	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	146.48/cwt	145.75–147.75	1,198	92

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 26, 2022

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

Receipts 5,327Last week 5,066Year ago 1,785

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower and heifers 650 to 800 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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
98	—	928	150.75–155.00	153.90
440	—	871	152.00–159.00	156.27
468	—	725	162.00–170.50	166.32
257	—	666	172.50–177.50	174.19
11	—	450	200.00	200.00
21	—	526	195.00–204.00	199.17
15	—	1,029	144.00	144.00
132	—	624	176.00–182.00	178.50
361	—	830	155.75–158.50	157.56
482	—	773	160.25–164.50	161.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	668	160.50–168.00	164.87
11	—	558	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	701	174.25	174.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	983	140.00–145.00	142.96
154	—	735	158.00–160.00	158.86
5	—	881	148.00	148.00
29	—	576	180.00–184.50	182.78
35	—	625	174.00–174.50	174.38
54	—	683	161.75–168.00	164.61
235	—	790	152.00–157.00	155.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	741	155.50–156.00	155.87
18	—	617	168.00–169.00	168.68
35	—	593	174.00–175.25	174.89
23	—	527	181.00–193.00	189.38
11	—	480	184.50–196.00	190.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	593	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	601	154.00	154.00
39	—	522	169.50–172.00	170.68
42	—	563	162.50–166.00	164.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	575	169.00–174.00	171.33
186	—	778	143.00–152.50	149.79
199	—	618	156.50–165.00	161.29
490	—	674	148.00–157.00	152.74
499	—	724	145.00–153.50	150.45
92	—	818	145.75–147.75	146.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	442	159.00–175.00	169.72
33	—	538	141.00–165.50	154.83
28	—	676	145.00	145.00
28	—	591	143.00–154.00	148.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	614	156.75	156.75
10	—	510	173.00	173.00
7	—	665	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	785	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	673	160.25	160.25

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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