Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 600-750 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and steers over 750 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in attendance. Smaller crowd today as a winter storm moves through the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.93/cwt on 1,008 head.

Average price

$164.93

1,008 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,211

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

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

$1.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.69

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	611	166.52	1,017	101
Medium and Large 1	748	164.75	1,232	907

One grade step is worth $1.77/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale1,008 hd

164.93

—

NE average8 barns · 12,412 hd

179.61

−14.69

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

47 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	—	671	155.16/cwt	155.00–155.25	1,041	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	189.33/cwt	186.00–191.50	1,168	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	201.49/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,161	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	781	154.29/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,205	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,243	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	684	167.17/cwt	166.00–167.50	1,143	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	153.82/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,238	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	901	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	954	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	140.23/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,024	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	666	145.63/cwt	144.25–146.25	970	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	551	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,008	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	733	157.93/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,158	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	203.59/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,002	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,367	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	629	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,351	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	832	148.87/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,239	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	173.74/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,112	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	943	143.05/cwt	142.50–144.50	1,349	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	709	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,156	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	666	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,069	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	159.96/cwt	158.00–161.50	1,232	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	583	156.03/cwt	155.50–159.00	910	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	876	145.77/cwt	142.50–146.25	1,277	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,083	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	159.91/cwt	157.00–163.50	755	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	144.19/cwt	142.00–145.25	1,077	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	667	148.47/cwt	146.00–157.00	990	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	744	143.19/cwt	142.50–143.50	1,065	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	810	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	521	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	144.14/cwt	142.25–145.00	1,113	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	900	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	787	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	153.88/cwt	152.00–154.50	962	48

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 Mar 9, 2022

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

Receipts 1,985Last week 2,710Year ago 3,768

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	671	155.00–155.25	155.16
5	—	640	160.00	160.00
8	—	702	150.00	150.00
9	—	365	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	617	186.00–191.50	189.33
98	—	576	195.00–204.00	201.49
18	—	731	170.00	170.00
118	—	805	153.00–157.00	153.82
17	—	492	201.00–205.00	203.59
9	—	956	143.00	143.00
11	—	866	156.00	156.00
268	—	770	158.00–161.50	159.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	781	154.00–155.00	154.29
65	—	684	166.00–167.50	167.17
61	—	832	148.00–150.00	148.87
16	—	640	173.00–175.00	173.74
22	—	943	142.50–144.50	143.05
21	—	709	163.00	163.00
6	—	495	194.00	194.00
88	—	876	142.50–146.25	145.77
11	—	576	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	560	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	551	183.00	183.00
21	—	733	157.00–161.00	157.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	157.00	157.00
10	—	450	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	840	135.00	135.00
18	—	590	152.75	152.75
23	—	640	149.00	149.00
47	—	730	139.00–141.00	140.23
48	—	666	144.25–146.25	145.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	880	140.25	140.25
107	—	747	142.00–145.25	144.19
33	—	508	159.00–160.00	159.50
132	—	772	142.25–145.00	144.14
9	—	587	164.50	164.50
48	—	625	152.00–154.50	153.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	666	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	583	155.50–159.00	156.03
9	—	521	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	705	139.00	139.00
26	—	472	157.00–163.50	159.91
5	—	423	173.00	173.00
10	—	621	145.00	145.00
20	—	521	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	667	146.00–157.00	148.47
51	—	744	142.50–143.50	143.19

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