Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable offering with last week a trend will not be given. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.29/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$179.29

261 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$231

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

$5.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.85

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	497	184.64	918	22
Medium and Large 1	643	178.80	1,149	239

One grade step is worth $5.84/cwt here — about −$231 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 sale261 hd

179.29

—

NE average7 barns · 8,217 hd

187.14

−7.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$1,360	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,412	$1,272	23

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	920	162.81/cwt	162.75–163.00	1,498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	164.50/cwt	163.50–165.00	1,408	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	202.88/cwt	201.00–206.00	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	178.86/cwt	177.50–179.85	1,009	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	219.20/cwt	216.00–222.00	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	182.99/cwt	178.50–184.75	966	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,630	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	324	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,164	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	222.36/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,150	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	1,209	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	963	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	200.37/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,240	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	157.27/cwt	155.00–159.25	1,532	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	179.36/cwt	178.00–182.00	865	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	195.01/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,026	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412	1,272.25/head	1,225.00–1,285.00	1,272	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	5

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 2,203Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

Not enough comparable offering with last week a trend will not be given. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	920	162.75–163.00	162.81
9	—	856	163.50–165.00	164.50
16	—	411	201.00–206.00	202.88
45	—	564	177.50–179.85	178.86
18	—	528	178.50–184.75	182.99
24	—	1,009	161.50	161.50
7	—	630	184.75	184.75
17	—	680	177.75	177.75
26	—	974	155.00–159.25	157.27
55	—	482	178.00–182.00	179.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	400	211.50	211.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	193.00	193.00
11	—	329	203.00	203.00
6	—	864	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	409	216.00–222.00	219.20
11	—	455	225.00	225.00
36	—	517	220.00–227.00	222.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	833	178.25	178.25
5	—	404	197.00	197.00
11	—	450	214.00	214.00
5	—	387	211.00	211.00
11	—	526	191.00–200.00	195.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	619	200.00–201.00	200.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	550	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,412	1,225.00–1,285.00	1,272.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,203	1,360.00	1,360.00

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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