Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers weighing less than 600 lb sold 4.00 higher; 600 to 800 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower; more than 800 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifers overall sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Buyer demand and attendance was moderate to good for a moderate sale supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.28/cwt on 1,207 head.

Average price

$159.28

1,207 head · 786 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.50

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	798	159.73	1,275	1,079
Medium and Large 1-2	659	156.49	1,031	116
Large 1	897	145.42	1,304	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.32/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale1,207 hd

159.28

—

NE average7 barns · 8,275 hd

179.78

−20.50

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

52 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 1Fancy	—	710	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,179	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	161.88/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,025	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,177	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	192.09/cwt	190.00–202.00	970	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,248	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	861	10
Steers	Large 1	—	819	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,216	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,187	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,433	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	186.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	159.52/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,212	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	151.57/cwt	150.50–152.00	1,170	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	158.23/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,141	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	185.42/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,163	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	148.31/cwt	144.25–150.50	1,307	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,171	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	160.88/cwt	155.00–162.75	1,308	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	793	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,340	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,002	139.46/cwt	137.00–139.75	1,397	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	818	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,067	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	149.77/cwt	147.00–157.00	770	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	357	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	835	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	160.44/cwt	158.00–164.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	143.01/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,037	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	838	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	649	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	951	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	135.36/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,168	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	143.57/cwt	143.00–145.00	985	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	172.28/cwt	167.00–175.50	927	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	143.73/cwt	141.00–145.50	1,242	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	604	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	801	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,210	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	934	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	142.72/cwt	140.25–144.85	1,100	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	738	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,159	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	155.26/cwt	155.00–156.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	152.28/cwt	147.25–154.50	1,026	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,181	79
Steers	Large 1	—	1,053	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	461	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	148.21/cwt	147.00–149.25	1,350	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	154.34/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,063	11

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 16, 2022

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

Receipts 2,225Last week 1,985Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	710	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	872	135.00	135.00
6	—	594	179.00	179.00
20	—	849	147.00	147.00
10	—	492	175.00	175.00
4	—	505	180.00	180.00
24	—	772	150.50–152.00	151.57
4	—	605	155.00–156.00	155.26
12	—	373	175.00	175.00
11	—	689	152.50–155.00	154.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	505	190.00–202.00	192.09
12	—	579	205.00	205.00
94	—	990	144.75	144.75
7	—	413	185.00–190.00	186.50
156	—	760	154.00–161.00	159.52
63	—	721	157.00–160.00	158.23
56	—	627	183.00–192.00	185.42
194	—	881	144.25–150.50	148.31
26	—	658	178.00	178.00
274	—	813	155.00–162.75	160.88
73	—	911	147.00–149.25	148.21
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	819	148.50	148.50
4	—	1,053	139.25	139.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	793	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	604	140.00	140.00
7	—	461	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	801	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	633	161.00–164.00	161.88
17	—	480	174.00	174.00
4	—	363	187.00	187.00
7	—	960	135.50	135.50
63	—	538	167.00–175.50	172.28
36	—	864	141.00–145.50	143.73
160	—	771	140.25–144.85	142.72
101	—	674	147.25–154.50	152.28
79	—	828	140.00–145.00	142.63
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,002	137.00–139.75	139.46
33	—	649	146.50	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	818	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	147.00	147.00
10	—	474	158.00–164.00	160.44
37	—	725	140.00–144.50	143.01
5	—	548	153.00	153.00
17	—	863	135.00–136.00	135.36
14	—	686	143.00–145.00	143.57
4	—	798	143.50	143.50
12	—	631	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	738	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	147.00	147.00
2	—	858	134.00	134.00
11	—	514	147.00–157.00	149.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	205.00	205.00

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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