Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 5.00 lower and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate for calves and feeders with good demand for pairs. Sharply lower CME and CBOT boards most of the day took some steam off of Wednesday feeder cattle sale. Also, only one load lot on the day so buyers had to piece together packages of cattle to make loads. Overall quality was not as attractive as last week. Next calf and feeder cattle sale will be June 1.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.68/cwt on 457 head.

Average price

$149.68

457 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$5.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

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	155.14	983	35
Medium and Large 1	712	149.23	1,062	422

One grade step is worth $5.91/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale457 hd

149.68

—

NE average5 barns · 4,528 hd

154.49

−4.81

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	353	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,220	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	476	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	789	134.16/cwt	131.25–140.00	1,059	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	713	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,205	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	153.69/cwt	153.50–154.00	1,243	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	194.53/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,050	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	146.71/cwt	145.50–149.25	1,288	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	837	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	161.09/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,100	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,204	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	495	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,222	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	908	141.23/cwt	136.50–144.00	1,282	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	185.65/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,214	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	166.16/cwt	161.50–171.00	935	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	145.04/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,059	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	176.72/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,087	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	621	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	452	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	152.79/cwt	147.50–155.50	967	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	174.33/cwt	172.00–178.00	849	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	156.31/cwt	153.00–159.00	810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	140.56/cwt	137.50–142.25	1,080	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	143.33/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,155	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	142.68/cwt	141.00–145.25	1,116	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,179	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	311	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	585	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,541	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	21,574	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,530	1,633.96/cwt	1,500.00–1,700.00	25,000	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,337	1,792.11/cwt	1,650.00–1,850.00	23,961	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,742	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	27,872	15
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	1,861.88/cwt	1,700.00–1,900.00	23,199	19
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	2,274.95/cwt	2,200.00–2,300.00	27,140	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,525	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 May 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,189Last week 3,381Year ago 3,150

Replacement CattleReceipts 164Last week 0Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	165.00	165.00
5	—	980	112.00	112.00
6	—	326	184.00	184.00
7	—	551	160.00	160.00
30	—	730	144.00–147.50	145.04
58	—	633	147.50–155.50	152.79
25	—	487	172.00–178.00	174.33
94	—	806	138.00–144.00	143.33
126	—	782	141.00–145.25	142.68
19	—	870	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	789	131.25–140.00	134.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	495	181.50	181.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	160.00	160.00
5	—	440	180.00	180.00
9	—	452	181.50	181.50
6	—	311	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	153.00–159.00	156.31
17	—	768	137.50–142.25	140.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	535	177.00	177.00
13	—	438	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	353	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	634	192.50	192.50
37	—	809	153.50–154.00	153.69
18	—	540	189.00–199.00	194.53
48	—	878	145.50–149.25	146.71
8	—	437	211.00	211.00
8	—	787	153.00	153.00
14	—	575	190.00	190.00
24	—	719	170.00	170.00
28	—	654	185.00–188.00	185.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	713	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	179.00	179.00
29	—	683	157.00–167.00	161.09
6	—	727	155.00	155.00
12	—	563	161.50–171.00	166.16
5	—	488	183.00	183.00
31	—	615	170.00–182.00	176.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	908	136.50–144.00	141.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	201.00	201.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,541	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,530	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,633.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,337	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,792.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,742	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,246	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,861.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,193	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,274.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,242	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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