Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 3.00 higher and heifers sold steady. Demand was good for grass cattle, feeders and on the dispersal of bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Large crowd of buyers and spectators on hand to bid on the cows and pairs with a moderate crowd of mostly order buyers procuring calves and feeders. Some of the top prices of the day were on grass cattle in small packages at the end of the sale. Next week will be a special calf, feeder and bred cow sale with slaughter cows and bulls at 8:00 sharp.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.30/cwt on 759 head.

Average price

$201.30

759 head · 786 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$266

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

$14.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

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	618	215.23	1,330	45
Medium and Large 1	796	200.42	1,596	714

One grade step is worth $14.80/cwt here — about −$266 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 sale759 hd

201.30

—

NE average4 barns · 4,448 hd

206.04

−4.74

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,981	54
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,286	$1,825	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,351	$1,426	39
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,300	16
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,063	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,083	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,911	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$1,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,321	$1,375	14
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$2,190	38

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	671	189.80/cwt	186.00–196.50	1,274	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,375	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,465	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	222.69/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,047	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,403	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	205.02/cwt	204.75–207.00	1,507	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,149	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,533	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,743	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,212	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	190.81/cwt	189.50–192.00	1,567	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,577	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	738	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,387	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	208.29/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,321	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	189.85/cwt	188.50–190.00	1,699	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	705	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	193.08/cwt	189.00–194.75	1,238	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	181.71/cwt	179.75–183.50	1,330	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,442	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,314	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,367	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	224.53/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,435	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	210.56/cwt	207.50–213.00	1,225	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	210.78/cwt	209.00–212.00	995	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	760	185.95/cwt	184.50–186.75	1,413	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	972	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	886	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,573	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,321	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,344	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,286	1,825.48/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,825	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,980.92/head	1,775.00–2,100.00	1,981	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,359	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,063.16/head	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,063	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,910.96/head	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,911	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,082.85/head	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,083	42
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	2,190.47/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,190	38

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,812Last week 2,234Year ago 1,953

Replacement CattleReceipts 309Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	671	186.00–196.50	189.80
22	—	852	172.00	172.00
40	—	470	219.00–225.00	222.69
5	—	351	251.00	251.00
16	—	525	220.00	220.00
18	—	926	170.25	170.25
86	—	641	189.00–194.75	193.08
88	—	732	179.75–183.50	181.71
172	—	769	187.50	187.50
56	—	582	207.50–213.00	210.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	790	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	738	188.00	188.00
81	—	760	184.50–186.75	185.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	209.00–212.00	210.78
5	—	384	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	676	207.50	207.50
5	—	530	224.00	224.00
6	—	454	250.00	250.00
13	—	634	208.00–209.00	208.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	735	204.75–207.00	205.02
9	—	442	260.00	260.00
18	—	665	230.50	230.50
22	—	1,009	172.75	172.75
8	—	466	260.00	260.00
5	—	781	188.00	188.00
192	—	821	189.50–192.00	190.81
219	—	895	188.50–190.00	189.85
28	—	534	246.00	246.00
39	—	565	242.00	242.00
44	—	639	223.00–230.00	224.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	705	220.50	220.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	972	174.00	174.00
43	—	886	177.50	177.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,321	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,320	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,310	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,910.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,165	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,082.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,344	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,286	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,825.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	54	—	1,225	1,775.00–2,100.00	1,980.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,359	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,165	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,230	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,063.16
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,138	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,190.47

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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