Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 550 lbs sold 15.00 higher on a thin test, 550 lbs sold 3.00 higher and over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher on a thin test, 650 to 750 lbs sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher and over 750 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was very good for all weights of calves, feeder cattle and cow/calf pairs. Demand was also good for the dispersion of cow/calf pairs and bred cows. Bulks of the pairs are heading out of state. Seats were filled with the regular order buyers along with quite a few farmer/feeders looking for grass cattle and replacement heifers. Next Wednesday, will be a special calf and feeder auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.24/cwt on 1,205 head.

Average price

$224.24

1,205 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$171

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.70

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	227.63	1,562	1,109
Medium and Large 1-2	820	187.00	1,533	10thin
Large 1	938	184.77	1,733	86

One grade step is worth $42.86/cwt here — about −$171 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 sale1,205 hd

224.24

—

NE average7 barns · 7,505 hd

218.54

+5.70

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)	1,412	$2,125	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,604	$2,020	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,407	$1,485	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,221	$2,498	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$2,307	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,443	$2,135	39
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$2,750	31

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	491	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,196	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	736	195.83/cwt	195.50–196.00	1,441	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	275.13/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,334	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	231.23/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,540	395
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	225.12/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,592	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	207.42/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,599	134
Steers	Large 1	—	1,056	174.56/cwt	169.00–175.50	1,843	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	245.89/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,404	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,482	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	192.10/cwt	191.25–194.50	1,696	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	265.83/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,374	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,427	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	604	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,480	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	186.08/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,358	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	188.84/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,479	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	609	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	831	177.30/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,473	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	734	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,376	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,412	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,604	2,020.00/head	2,020.00–2,020.00	2,020	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,407	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	2,749.97/head	2,725.00–2,775.00	2,750	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	2,497.60/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,498	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,413	2,306.69/head	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,307	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,482	2,233.19/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,233	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,328	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	230.88/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,228	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	192.37/cwt	190.00–195.50	1,372	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	210.16/cwt	204.50–214.00	1,314	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	192.95/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,312	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	228.41/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,279	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,100	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	755	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,461	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	182.17/cwt	181.50–183.50	1,477	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	205.57/cwt	201.50–209.00	1,365	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	176.39/cwt	176.00–176.50	1,550	42
Steers	Large 1	—	847	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,575	24
Steers	Large 1	—	660	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,459	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	927	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	222.50/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,084	53

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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,780Last week 1,812Year ago 2,819

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 309Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	491	243.50	243.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	736	195.50–196.00	195.83
51	—	755	193.50	193.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	730	181.00–188.00	186.08
12	—	680	190.00–196.00	192.95
11	—	570	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	400	227.00	227.00
54	—	783	188.00–189.00	188.84
58	—	532	220.00–237.00	230.88
158	—	713	190.00–195.50	192.37
77	—	625	204.50–214.00	210.16
54	—	560	217.00–231.00	228.41
18	—	811	181.50–183.50	182.17
11	—	943	172.00	172.00
263	—	664	201.50–209.00	205.57
6	—	391	219.00	219.00
42	—	879	176.00–176.50	176.39
53	—	487	210.00–233.00	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	609	199.00	199.00
57	—	831	177.00–178.00	177.30
12	—	734	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	485	273.00–284.00	275.13
395	—	666	224.00–237.50	231.23
148	—	707	221.00–229.00	225.12
134	—	771	200.00–211.00	207.42
5	—	352	301.00	301.00
85	—	571	241.00–256.00	245.89
14	—	620	239.00	239.00
112	—	883	191.25–194.50	192.10
11	—	919	183.00	183.00
58	—	517	260.00–267.00	265.83
14	—	955	179.50	179.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	820	187.00	187.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,056	169.00–175.50	174.56
24	—	847	186.00	186.00
13	—	660	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	710	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	604	245.00	245.00
6	—	415	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	927	178.00	178.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,412	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,604	2,020.00	2,020.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,407	1,485.00	1,485.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,118	2,725.00–2,775.00	2,749.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,221	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,497.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,413	2,175.00–2,450.00	2,306.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,482	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,233.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,328	1,850.00	1,850.00

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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