Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 650-750 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower and steers over 750 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 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 $227.71/cwt on 2,303 head.

Average price

$227.71

2,303 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$12.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	734	227.97	1,674	2,255
Medium and Large 1-2	623	215.51	1,344	48

One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about $330 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 sale2,303 hd

227.71

—

NE average6 barns · 7,959 hd

233.46

−5.76

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

77 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	—	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	284.14/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,236	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	483	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	202.10/cwt	199.00–205.50	1,673	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	220.32/cwt	217.50–224.00	1,611	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,879	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	255.55/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,357	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,290	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	661	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	762	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,524	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	277.20/cwt	277.00–277.50	1,037	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	247.96/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,443	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,717	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	294.59/cwt	276.00–300.00	1,220	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,672	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	255	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	895	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	656	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,397	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	807	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,727	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	725	233.33/cwt	228.00–233.75	1,692	567
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	327	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	231.04/cwt	226.00–236.50	1,555	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	528	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,436	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	285.47/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	253.65/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,324	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	628	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,551	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	761	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,443	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	512	236.91/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,213	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	186.20/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,350	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,340	88
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,283	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	310	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	902	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	422	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,203	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	657	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,281	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,586	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	263.08/cwt	259.00–267.00	981	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	245.69/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,066	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	206.71/cwt	204.00–207.50	1,399	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	212.86/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,113	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	721	204.16/cwt	202.00–207.50	1,472	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,213	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	533	223.53/cwt	221.50–226.00	1,191	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	194.54/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,420	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	234.75/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,211	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	217.95/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,249	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,517	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	238.38/cwt	237.50–245.00	999	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	215.43/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,327	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	461	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	346	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	653	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,244	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	231.84/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,226	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	236.29/cwt	230.00–240.50	1,120	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	229.32/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,096	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,177	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,138	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	488	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	839	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,628	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	620	223.93/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,388	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	882	192.35/cwt	189.50–193.50	1,697	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	210.30/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,531	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	773	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	1,803	489
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	315	272.67/cwt	272.50–273.00	859	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	229.90/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,446	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	261	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	204.48/cwt	203.00–207.75	1,773	74

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 12, 2023

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

Receipts 3,636Last week 2,780Year ago 3,767

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	275.00	275.00
11	—	435	278.00–289.00	284.14
123	—	828	199.00–205.50	202.10
69	—	731	217.50–224.00	220.32
30	—	1,038	181.00	181.00
45	—	531	254.00–256.00	255.55
12	—	374	277.00–277.50	277.20
177	—	582	246.00–253.00	247.96
166	—	911	188.50	188.50
8	—	980	186.00	186.00
35	—	783	213.50	213.50
102	—	673	226.00–236.50	231.04
34	—	629	227.00–232.00	229.90
74	—	867	203.00–207.75	204.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	260.00	260.00
9	—	656	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	603	214.00	214.00
5	—	1,083	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	762	200.00	200.00
57	—	839	194.00	194.00
37	—	882	189.50–193.50	192.35
13	—	728	207.00–213.00	210.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	414	276.00–300.00	294.59
10	—	255	351.00	351.00
9	—	327	320.00	320.00
7	—	387	274.00–300.00	285.47
5	—	487	265.00	265.00
31	—	522	249.00–256.00	253.65
4	—	761	191.00	191.00
18	—	614	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	807	214.00	214.00
567	—	725	228.00–233.75	233.33
13	—	528	272.00	272.00
13	—	628	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	183.00	183.00
15	—	512	236.00–237.50	236.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
489	—	773	233.25	233.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	725	182.00–188.00	186.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	562	238.50	238.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	210.00	210.00
17	—	523	210.00–215.00	212.86
5	—	551	201.00	201.00
10	—	1,009	149.00	149.00
8	—	670	181.00	181.00
6	—	612	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	881	180.00	180.00
36	—	373	259.00–267.00	263.08
23	—	434	241.00–252.00	245.69
22	—	677	204.00–207.50	206.71
5	—	282	285.00	285.00
5	—	767	190.00	190.00
62	—	730	193.00–196.00	194.54
50	—	516	233.00–239.00	234.75
43	—	573	215.00–221.00	217.95
22	—	811	187.00	187.00
77	—	616	210.00–216.00	215.43
75	—	474	230.00–240.50	236.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	721	202.00–207.50	204.16
6	—	461	250.00	250.00
5	—	346	290.00	290.00
11	—	760	201.00	201.00
81	—	620	222.00–225.00	223.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	533	221.50–226.00	223.53
10	—	653	190.50	190.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	419	237.50–245.00	238.38
14	—	529	228.00–234.00	231.84
33	—	478	226.00–232.00	229.32
16	—	555	212.00	212.00
8	—	632	180.00	180.00
21	—	315	272.50–273.00	272.67
7	—	261	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	553	232.00	232.00
11	—	310	291.00	291.00
7	—	422	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	657	195.00	195.00

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