Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and heifers over 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was 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 $168.61/cwt on 3,119 head.

Average price

$168.61

3,119 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$220

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

$6.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.52

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	634	174.55	1,107	46
Medium and Large 1	788	168.52	1,327	3,073

One grade step is worth $6.03/cwt here — about −$220 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 sale3,119 hd

168.61

—

NE average8 barns · 14,238 hd

176.13

−7.52

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 1Thin Fleshed	—	581	204.70/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,189	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,506	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	968	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,467	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	911	151.45/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,380	482
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	166.49/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,300	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	196.44/cwt	191.00–197.50	1,139	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	487	220.90/cwt	219.00–222.50	1,076	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	638	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,241	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	175.72/cwt	169.50–178.00	1,277	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	166.57/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,129	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	165.13/cwt	163.25–166.25	1,361	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	185.20/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,158	97
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,200	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	611	178.81/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,093	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	162.23/cwt	158.50–163.00	1,465	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	619	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,093	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	163.96/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,428	93
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,140	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	723	181.09/cwt	180.25–182.00	1,309	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	162.50/cwt	160.75–165.00	1,047	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	622	162.63/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,012	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	783	149.91/cwt	149.00–151.75	1,174	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	688	156.65/cwt	154.00–159.75	1,078	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	168.22/cwt	166.50–169.25	966	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	877	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	810	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,082	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	151.04/cwt	148.25–153.25	1,086	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	541	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	972	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	727	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,051	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	683	148.59/cwt	147.75–149.00	1,015	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	184.70/cwt	182.00–190.00	981	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	148.17/cwt	147.00–152.10	1,237	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	194.21/cwt	194.00–194.50	936	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	164.04/cwt	162.75–166.00	1,084	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	154.41/cwt	153.00–156.75	1,200	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	168.51/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,073	258
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	386	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	618	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	989	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	157.69/cwt	156.25–158.25	1,113	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	792	160.83/cwt	158.00–164.25	1,274	369
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	629	200.40/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,261	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	757	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,355	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,250	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	194.75/cwt	194.75–194.75	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	182.46/cwt	181.50–183.75	1,254	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	175.33/cwt	173.50–175.50	1,040	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	877	156.39/cwt	156.00–156.50	1,372	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	814	161.17/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,312	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	161.59/cwt	160.00–164.75	1,180	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	674	175.91/cwt	175.50–177.75	1,186	45

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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Receipts 5,271Last week 4,362Year ago 1,480

Compared to last week steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and heifers over 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was 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 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	581	204.00–206.00	204.70
39	—	487	219.00–222.50	220.90
20	—	638	194.50	194.50
194	—	723	180.25–182.00	181.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,011	149.00	149.00
180	—	781	165.00–171.00	166.49
72	—	580	191.00–197.50	196.44
204	—	727	169.50–178.00	175.72
8	—	1,057	145.00	145.00
196	—	824	163.25–166.25	165.13
97	—	625	183.00–189.00	185.20
237	—	903	158.50–163.00	162.23
93	—	871	163.00–165.00	163.96
145	—	687	181.50–183.75	182.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	968	151.50	151.50
482	—	911	150.00–156.00	151.45
61	—	619	176.50	176.50
369	—	792	158.00–164.25	160.83
44	—	877	156.00–156.50	156.39
222	—	814	155.00–162.00	161.17
30	—	730	160.00–164.75	161.59
45	—	674	175.50–177.75	175.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	678	164.00–171.00	166.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	455	217.00	217.00
8	—	567	194.00	194.00
22	—	644	160.75–165.00	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	611	177.00–180.00	178.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	629	199.00–202.00	200.40
87	—	757	179.00	179.00
8	—	658	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,200	69.00	69.00
6	—	1,140	68.00	68.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	622	162.00–164.00	162.63
102	—	783	149.00–151.75	149.91
38	—	688	154.00–159.75	156.65
35	—	574	166.50–169.25	168.22
8	—	490	179.00	179.00
101	—	719	148.25–153.25	151.04
57	—	541	179.75	179.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,082	140.00	140.00
65	—	531	182.00–190.00	184.70
247	—	835	147.00–152.10	148.17
26	—	482	194.00–194.50	194.21
128	—	661	162.75–166.00	164.04
111	—	777	153.00–156.75	154.41
258	—	637	166.00–169.00	168.51
118	—	706	156.25–158.25	157.69
66	—	593	173.50–175.50	175.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	727	144.50	144.50
155	—	683	147.75–149.00	148.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	161.00	161.00
5	—	577	161.00	161.00
5	—	740	148.75	148.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	168.00	168.00
7	—	691	144.00	144.00
6	—	416	194.75	194.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	386	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	618	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	810	145.00	145.00

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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