Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good to very good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.64/cwt on 840 head.

Average price

$156.64

840 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$242

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

$4.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

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	535	160.71	860	86
Medium and Large 1	706	156.17	1,102	754

One grade step is worth $4.54/cwt here — about −$242 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 sale840 hd

156.64

—

NE average6 barns · 4,921 hd

156.28

+0.36

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

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	170.06/cwt	169.00–171.00	806	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	631	171.84/cwt	170.00–172.75	1,084	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	806	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,217	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,185	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	180.07/cwt	179.00–184.50	1,203	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,270	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	928	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,299	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	542	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,182	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	141.81/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,227	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	916	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	706	180.17/cwt	178.00–181.25	1,272	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	608	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,176	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,366	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	175.92/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,258	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	532	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,080	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	473	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,073	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	188.34/cwt	185.50–189.00	1,175	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	833	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	641	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,103	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	471	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	933	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	910	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,227	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	794	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,112	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	164.84/cwt	163.00–166.00	860	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	164.50/cwt	163.00–165.25	1,035	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	954	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,119	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	139.09/cwt	138.75–139.50	1,341	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	574	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,005	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	411	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	561	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	964	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	795	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	552	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	900	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	156.27/cwt	153.00–158.50	1,055	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	472	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	656	167.78/cwt	164.00–169.75	1,101	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	168.29/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,225	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	622	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,135	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	757	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	146.26/cwt	144.00–149.50	1,119	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	497	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	549	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	200.98/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,158	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	990	6

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 30, 2022

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

Receipts 1,953Last week 2,275Year ago 3,588

Compared to last week steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good to very good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	169.00–171.00	170.06
7	—	549	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	631	170.00–172.75	171.84
24	—	574	175.00	175.00
10	—	411	189.00	189.00
5	—	472	185.00	185.00
77	—	656	164.00–169.75	167.78
8	—	757	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	833	130.50	130.50
7	—	612	156.00	156.00
74	—	910	134.85	134.85
29	—	794	140.00	140.00
19	—	660	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	641	172.00	172.00
11	—	471	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	522	163.00–166.00	164.84
5	—	582	158.00	158.00
11	—	494	161.00	161.00
10	—	606	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	629	163.00–165.25	164.50
17	—	527	181.00	181.00
21	—	814	137.50	137.50
13	—	964	138.75–139.50	139.09
89	—	675	153.00–158.50	156.27
7	—	457	181.00	181.00
188	—	765	144.00–149.50	146.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	552	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	492	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	806	151.00	151.00
82	—	750	158.00	158.00
15	—	928	140.00	140.00
50	—	728	167.00–169.00	168.29
16	—	622	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	668	179.00–184.50	180.07
23	—	754	168.50	168.50
70	—	870	157.00	157.00
67	—	715	175.00–176.00	175.92
98	—	624	185.50–189.00	188.34
21	—	576	200.00–203.00	200.98
6	—	444	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	542	218.00	218.00
7	—	497	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	865	140.00–142.50	141.81
24	—	539	170.00	170.00
5	—	591	182.00	182.00
5	—	443	210.00	210.00
13	—	654	164.00	164.00
6	—	605	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	706	178.00–181.25	180.17
17	—	608	193.50	193.50
9	—	580	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	532	203.00	203.00
6	—	473	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	610	153.00	153.00
6	—	371	217.00	217.00

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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