Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 650 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher and heifers 500-750 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 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 $235.07/cwt on 834 head.

Average price

$235.07

834 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$329

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

$13.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.18

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	665	246.01	1,636	144
Medium and Large 1	844	232.79	1,965	690

One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about −$329 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 sale834 hd

235.07

—

NE average5 barns · 4,090 hd

248.25

−13.18

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,278	$1,360	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,328	$2,767	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,522	$2,459	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,517	$2,044	61

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	—	684	257.25/cwt	256.50–261.00	1,760	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,006	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	696	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,733	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	650	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	267.91/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,557	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	200.19/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,676	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	197	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,814	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	307	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	214.79/cwt	209.00–220.50	1,950	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	242	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	242.44/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,636	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	477	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	535	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,527	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	239	801.48/head	760.00–825.00	801	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	270.14/cwt	268.00–270.50	1,424	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,492	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	836	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	936	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,638	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,034	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,175	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,516	2,403.70/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,404	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,387	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,497	1,964.87/head	1,775.00–2,250.00	1,965	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	2,766.67/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,767	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,634	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,538	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	245.47/cwt	244.75–250.00	1,566	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,614	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	168	378.53/head	375.00–385.00	379	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	220	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	236.42/cwt	228.00–242.50	1,603	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	257	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,280	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,111	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	936	230.54/cwt	229.75–234.50	2,158	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	320	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	280.37/cwt	280.00–280.50	1,590	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	246.47/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,918	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	279	744.13/head	710.00–760.00	744	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	6

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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,728Last week 2,099Year ago 1,130

Replacement CattleReceipts 152Last week 0Year ago 58

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 650 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher and heifers 500-750 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 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
98	—	684	256.50–261.00	257.25
78	—	1,008	199.00	199.00
33	—	742	244.50	244.50
179	—	908	209.00–220.50	214.79
4	—	437	302.00	302.00
23	—	567	280.00–280.50	280.37
52	—	778	242.00–252.00	246.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	696	249.00	249.00
7	—	477	286.00	286.00
11	—	535	285.50	285.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	650	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	581	261.00–271.00	267.91
27	—	837	198.00–204.00	200.19
5	—	761	212.50	212.50
17	—	675	241.00–245.00	242.44
6	—	531	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
8	—	197	375.00	375.00
5	—	307	625.00	625.00
10	—	623	231.00	231.00
7	—	242	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	265.00	265.00
15	—	300	295.00	295.00
30	—	239	760.00–825.00	801.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	936	229.75–234.50	230.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	527	268.00–270.50	270.14
17	—	561	266.00	266.00
56	—	638	244.75–250.00	245.47
35	—	711	227.00	227.00
107	—	678	228.00–242.50	236.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	836	193.00	193.00
29	—	936	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,034	166.50	166.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
16	—	168	375.00–385.00	378.53
6	—	257	375.00	375.00
5	—	320	575.00	575.00
6	—	420	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
9	—	220	660.00	660.00
24	—	279	710.00–760.00	744.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	731	213.50	213.50
9	—	497	257.50	257.50
6	—	413	269.00	269.00
6	—	515	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	445	264.00	264.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,516	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,403.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,328	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,766.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,634	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,538	2,625.00	2,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,387	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,497	1,775.00–2,250.00	1,964.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,278	1,360.00	1,360.00

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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