Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. 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 $214.24/cwt on 1,072 head.

Average price

$214.24

1,072 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$3.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.90

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	214.42	1,486	1,009
Medium and Large 1-2	584	211.26	1,234	63

One grade step is worth $3.16/cwt here — about $252 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 sale1,072 hd

214.24

—

NE average7 barns · 6,749 hd

207.33

+6.90

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

50 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	—	594	234.60/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,394	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	823	179.68/cwt	179.00–183.50	1,479	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,438	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,418	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	991	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,630	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,271	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,295	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	727	171.15/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,244	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	224.12/cwt	222.75–226.50	1,526	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	180.85/cwt	179.00–187.75	1,573	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	173.19/cwt	170.25–174.25	1,579	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,207	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	609	220.00/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,340	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	254.13/cwt	250.50–255.00	1,441	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	266.90/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,033	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	193.17/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,470	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	898	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	180.82/cwt	179.50–181.50	1,334	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	383	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	747	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	632	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,210	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	371	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	187.45/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,072	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,197	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	542	209.10/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,133	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	633	183.43/cwt	180.00–188.50	1,161	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,551	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	844	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	179.48/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,402	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,497	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	616	214.51/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,321	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	692	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,023	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	226.99/cwt	225.50–230.00	1,146	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	190.97/cwt	186.00–195.50	1,291	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	632	218.68/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,382	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	228.95/cwt	226.00–230.00	975	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	210.58/cwt	208.00–213.50	1,230	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	967	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,302	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	189.51/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,275	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,035	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	206.49/cwt	201.50–209.50	1,293	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	171.83/cwt	170.75–176.50	1,392	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	201.30/cwt	198.00–202.50	1,480	78

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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Receipts 2,234Last week 4,032Year ago 2,275

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	594	234.00–235.00	234.60
33	—	612	235.00	235.00
9	—	523	243.00	243.00
188	—	681	222.75–226.50	224.12
110	—	870	179.00–187.75	180.85
30	—	912	170.25–174.25	173.19
48	—	481	251.00	251.00
27	—	387	265.00–268.00	266.90
10	—	1,000	170.00	170.00
6	—	400	257.00	257.00
117	—	761	186.00–199.00	193.17
78	—	735	198.00–202.50	201.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	823	179.00–183.50	179.68
33	—	790	179.50	179.50
16	—	991	164.50	164.50
43	—	632	215.00–224.00	218.68
12	—	390	248.00	248.00
11	—	592	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	762	171.00	171.00
7	—	473	222.50	222.50
16	—	673	187.00–191.00	189.51
15	—	448	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	506	256.00	256.00
126	—	567	250.50–255.00	254.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	727	170.00–172.00	171.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	609	218.00–222.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	898	162.00	162.00
35	—	632	191.50	191.50
13	—	680	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	738	179.50–181.50	180.82
6	—	318	235.00	235.00
14	—	915	169.50	169.50
9	—	364	232.00	232.00
60	—	781	179.00–180.00	179.48
15	—	858	174.50	174.50
6	—	1,030	158.00	158.00
95	—	505	225.50–230.00	226.99
84	—	676	186.00–195.50	190.97
47	—	426	226.00–230.00	228.95
27	—	584	208.00–213.50	210.58
49	—	626	201.50–209.50	206.49
133	—	810	170.75–176.50	171.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	383	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	572	186.00–188.00	187.45
6	—	492	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	542	207.00–215.00	209.10
26	—	633	180.00–188.50	183.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	616	213.00–215.00	214.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	692	168.00	168.00

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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