Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 450-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower and steers 600-900 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.15/cwt on 2,335 head.

Average price

$192.15

2,335 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.18

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	193.37	1,363	2,107
Medium and Large 1-2	664	182.40	1,211	197
Large 1	807	170.87	1,379	31

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale2,335 hd

192.15

—

NE average6 barns · 10,961 hd

204.33

−12.18

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

55 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 1	—	584	204.11/cwt	195.50–212.50	1,192	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	165.64/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,398	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	187.82/cwt	183.00–191.25	1,452	335
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	187.78/cwt	182.50–191.00	1,099	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,180	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	168.61/cwt	167.50–169.25	1,565	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	182.57/cwt	176.50–184.00	1,607	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	198.55/cwt	188.00–204.00	1,255	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	189.43/cwt	181.75–197.00	1,379	433
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	762	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,219	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	220.18/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,046	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,014	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	524	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,195	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	918	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	184.93/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,526	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	188.42/cwt	185.75–190.25	1,193	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	196.24/cwt	186.50–201.00	1,301	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	196.38/cwt	189.00–205.50	1,135	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,140	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,064	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	1,451	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	210.61/cwt	207.00–212.00	882	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	783	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,257	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	683	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,130	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	175.71/cwt	175.00–182.00	931	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	193.56/cwt	193.00–194.00	705	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	171.50/cwt	167.50–177.00	995	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	187.69/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,074	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	181.34/cwt	178.00–184.00	773	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	173.92/cwt	170.00–180.50	1,172	395
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	184.62/cwt	179.50–187.50	978	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	172.01/cwt	169.50–177.00	1,340	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	169.42/cwt	166.50–171.00	1,377	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	377	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	176.87/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,098	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	169.48/cwt	167.00–171.50	1,122	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	195.64/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,010	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	574	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	193.96/cwt	192.00–196.00	935	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	179.85/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,210	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	172.09/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,239	231
Steers	Large 1	—	837	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,423	25
Steers	Large 1	—	681	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,188	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	901	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	467	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	799	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,069	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	166.45/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,032	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	233.62/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,005	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	211.98/cwt	205.50–219.00	1,107	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,228	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,557	7

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 Dec 14, 2022

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

Receipts 4,467Last week 4,408Year ago 4,405

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	584	195.50–212.50	204.11
335	—	773	183.00–191.25	187.82
102	—	928	167.50–169.25	168.61
51	—	880	176.50–184.00	182.57
10	—	961	170.00	170.00
150	—	632	188.00–204.00	198.55
433	—	728	181.75–197.00	189.43
41	—	475	217.00–222.00	220.18
16	—	384	238.00–240.00	239.00
297	—	825	177.00–189.00	184.93
226	—	663	186.50–201.00	196.24
28	—	430	232.00–236.00	233.62
160	—	522	205.50–219.00	211.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	204.00	204.00
25	—	844	165.00–166.00	165.64
13	—	585	182.50–191.00	187.78
22	—	643	183.50	183.50
6	—	397	219.50	219.50
73	—	673	171.00–184.00	179.85
33	—	532	201.00	201.00
7	—	740	166.00	166.00
7	—	998	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	490	207.00	207.00
71	—	633	185.75–190.25	188.42
43	—	578	189.00–205.50	196.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	524	228.00	228.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	837	170.00	170.00
6	—	681	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	708	161.00	161.00
42	—	624	170.50	170.50
8	—	328	211.00	211.00
48	—	530	175.00–182.00	175.71
14	—	364	193.00–194.00	193.56
30	—	580	167.50–177.00	171.50
21	—	426	178.00–184.00	181.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	865	167.75	167.75
18	—	419	207.00–212.00	210.61
170	—	572	182.00–195.00	187.69
395	—	674	170.00–180.50	173.92
103	—	779	169.50–177.00	172.01
93	—	813	166.50–171.00	169.42
225	—	621	173.00–184.00	176.87
116	—	516	189.00–199.00	195.64
54	—	482	192.00–196.00	193.96
231	—	720	165.00–177.50	172.09
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	783	160.50	160.50
15	—	683	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	530	179.50–187.50	184.62
7	—	377	200.00	200.00
20	—	662	167.00–171.50	169.48
29	—	620	164.00–171.00	166.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	160.00	160.00
16	—	533	169.00	169.00
25	—	467	171.00	171.00

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