Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 750 to 950 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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 $179.43/cwt on 966 head.

Average price

$179.43

966 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$2.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.84

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	800	179.60	1,436	889
Medium and Large 1-2	607	177.40	1,078	77

One grade step is worth $2.20/cwt here — about $358 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 sale966 hd

179.43

—

NE average4 barns · 4,141 hd

185.27

−5.84

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

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,079	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	937	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,429	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,739	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	700	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	202.53/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,167	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	191.42/cwt	188.00–196.50	1,290	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,188	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	194.97/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,511	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	723	209.08/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,512	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	183.83/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,629	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,110	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	692	192.32/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,331	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	162.77/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,577	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	980	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	184.97/cwt	182.00–187.50	1,060	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	173.23/cwt	172.00–174.25	1,687	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	892	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,472	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,698	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	166.72/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,540	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	186.63/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,532	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	181.56/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,140	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	720	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,282	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	737	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,585	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	995	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,565	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	456	191.60/cwt	191.00–193.00	874	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	827	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,464	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,010	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,583	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	208.00/cwt	201.00–210.00	953	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	181.09/cwt	175.50–183.00	1,335	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	171.48/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,504	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	973	166.18/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,617	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	751	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,318	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	182.32/cwt	176.00–184.50	1,243	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	174.57/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,444	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,661	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	188.92/cwt	184.00–190.50	990	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	183.74/cwt	178.50–186.50	1,163	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	214.44/cwt	214.00–216.00	802	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	173.91/cwt	172.50–175.25	1,630	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,015	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,029	17

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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Receipts 2,203Last week 4,342Year ago 3,053

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 750 to 950 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	937	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	205.00	205.00
13	—	1,035	168.00	168.00
14	—	294	238.00	238.00
48	—	458	201.00–210.00	208.00
65	—	737	175.50–183.00	181.09
36	—	877	167.00–174.00	171.48
41	—	682	176.00–184.50	182.32
95	—	827	173.00–178.00	174.57
54	—	960	173.00	173.00
37	—	633	178.50–186.50	183.74
27	—	374	214.00–216.00	214.44
188	—	937	172.50–175.25	173.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	720	178.00	178.00
133	—	827	177.00	177.00
74	—	973	164.00–167.00	166.18
23	—	751	175.50	175.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	185.00	185.00
6	—	800	160.00	160.00
31	—	524	184.00–190.50	188.92
9	—	608	167.00	167.00
17	—	575	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	576	198.00–206.00	202.53
15	—	674	188.00–196.50	191.42
252	—	775	190.00–198.00	194.97
42	—	886	183.00–186.00	183.83
33	—	455	244.00	244.00
134	—	974	172.00–174.25	173.23
6	—	724	190.00	190.00
66	—	919	184.75	184.75
43	—	821	183.00–189.00	186.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	198.00	198.00
15	—	692	187.00–197.00	192.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	723	208.00–210.00	209.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	315	240.00	240.00
17	—	969	161.00–164.00	162.77
18	—	500	196.00	196.00
26	—	573	182.00–187.50	184.97
10	—	433	224.00	224.00
24	—	924	161.00–170.00	166.72
14	—	628	179.00–184.00	181.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	892	165.00	165.00
9	—	995	157.25	157.25
17	—	456	191.00–193.00	191.60
44	—	1,010	156.75	156.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	737	215.00	215.00

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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