Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and steers 650-900 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower, heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the seats with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.60/cwt on 1,618 head.

Average price

$186.60

1,618 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$347

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

$9.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.33

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	523	194.96	1,020	213
Medium and Large 1	737	185.34	1,366	1,405

One grade step is worth $9.63/cwt here — about −$347 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 sale1,618 hd

186.60

—

NE average7 barns · 6,984 hd

193.94

−7.33

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	490	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	771	174.30/cwt	174.00–174.50	1,344	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	216.32/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,121	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	201.31/cwt	201.00–201.50	1,286	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,549	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,158	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	182.91/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,491	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	213.68/cwt	212.00–216.00	701	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,075	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	388	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	873	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	174.76/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,173	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	201.21/cwt	200.00–206.00	952	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,158	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,179	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	175.64/cwt	174.50–178.00	1,107	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	170.38/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,549	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	180.57/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,417	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	188.35/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,335	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	192.33/cwt	187.00–197.50	1,300	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	183.08/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,062	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	166.22/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,353	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	514	180.38/cwt	180.00–181.00	927	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	756	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,217	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	724	162.15/cwt	162.00–162.50	1,174	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	877	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,377	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	181.47/cwt	176.00–184.00	864	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	462	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	170.36/cwt	170.00–171.00	913	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	170.20/cwt	169.50–170.50	1,283	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	172.97/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,159	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	169.30/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,204	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,035	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	165.66/cwt	165.00–166.00	961	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,538	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,130	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	174.10/cwt	171.00–177.50	1,083	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,294	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	859	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	172.90/cwt	170.50–174.00	970	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,026	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	818	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,432	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	1,280	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,069	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	400	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	437	192.29/cwt	190.00–196.50	840	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	510	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	669	181.22/cwt	181.00–181.50	1,212	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	223.42/cwt	221.00–224.50	1,086	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	203.11/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,178	51

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 21, 2022

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

Receipts 2,775Last week 4,467Year ago 3,596

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	214.00	214.00
8	—	510	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	771	174.00–174.50	174.30
12	—	719	180.00	180.00
7	—	859	171.00	171.00
43	—	818	175.00	175.00
32	—	669	181.00–181.50	181.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	443	208.00	208.00
13	—	523	186.00	186.00
46	—	640	181.00	181.00
22	—	328	212.00–216.00	213.68
32	—	671	173.00–176.00	174.76
61	—	473	200.00–206.00	201.21
11	—	578	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	518	216.00–217.00	216.32
49	—	639	201.00–201.50	201.31
121	—	875	177.00	177.00
163	—	815	179.00–185.00	182.91
94	—	909	168.00–177.00	170.38
266	—	785	178.00–183.00	180.57
156	—	709	185.00–192.00	188.35
93	—	676	187.00–197.50	192.33
8	—	411	242.50	242.50
53	—	486	221.00–224.50	223.42
51	—	580	196.00–206.00	203.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	539	199.50	199.50
10	—	685	169.00	169.00
7	—	706	167.00	167.00
5	—	583	179.00	179.00
85	—	630	174.50–178.00	175.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	388	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	227.75	227.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	580	177.00–185.00	183.08
67	—	814	163.00–167.00	166.22
123	—	754	169.50–170.50	170.20
181	—	670	169.00–175.00	172.97
93	—	711	167.50–170.00	169.30
24	—	975	157.75	157.75
37	—	622	171.00–177.50	174.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	514	180.00–181.00	180.38
7	—	462	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	756	161.00	161.00
37	—	724	162.00–162.50	162.15
34	—	877	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	476	176.00–184.00	181.47
6	—	524	176.00	176.00
10	—	355	197.00	197.00
17	—	693	163.00	163.00
20	—	561	170.50–174.00	172.90
13	—	620	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	536	170.00–171.00	170.36
36	—	602	172.00	172.00
20	—	580	165.00–166.00	165.66
7	—	678	160.00	160.00
5	—	400	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	437	190.00–196.50	192.29

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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