Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, not enough feeder steers to establish a trend, the feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Around 850 head of bawling spring calves sold in the mix and about 50 percent had not received any precondition shots with the majority selling at a discount. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.66/cwt on 1,075 head.

Average price

$252.66

1,075 head · 774 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$552

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$73.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.10

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	273.00	1,838	540
Medium and Large 1-2	830	238.66	1,982	438
Large 2	673	211.82	1,426	22
Large 1	1,195	200.00	2,390	75

One grade step is worth $73.00/cwt here — about −$552 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 sale1,075 hd

252.66

—

NE average8 barns · 9,465 hd

271.76

−19.10

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

51 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	—	611	258.07/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,577	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	244.50/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,214	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,057	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	759	229.86/cwt	226.50–230.50	1,745	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,045	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	2,158	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	972	210.16/cwt	208.75–211.50	2,043	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	828	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,871	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	282.74/cwt	281.00–286.50	1,637	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	233.33/cwt	231.50–233.50	2,037	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,364	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	258.12/cwt	256.75–262.00	1,920	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	300.08/cwt	294.00–305.50	1,554	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	287.70/cwt	283.75–288.00	1,795	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	634	258.39/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,638	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	765	230.31/cwt	230.25–230.50	1,762	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	249.84/cwt	249.00–251.50	2,041	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,080	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	334.49/cwt	331.00–342.00	1,545	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	261.54/cwt	256.00–273.00	1,504	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	695	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,703	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	243.65/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,859	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	702	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,608	8
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,195	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,390	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,130	41
Heifers	Large 2	—	608	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,070	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	259.04/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,448	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	247.38/cwt	240.00–249.50	1,826	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	269.74/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,411	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	223.99/cwt	220.50–228.00	2,027	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	810	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	2,003	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	937	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,061	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,071	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,281	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,009	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,220	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	296.01/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,397	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	259.50/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,746	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,233	7
Steers	Large 2	—	681	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,430	17
Steers	Large 2	—	646	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,888	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,554	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,549	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,756	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,570	14

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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Receipts 2,010Last week 3,406Year ago 1,441

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	611	256.00–259.00	258.07
6	—	1,025	216.00	216.00
121	—	559	255.00–264.00	259.04
40	—	738	240.00–249.50	247.38
32	—	523	265.00–276.00	269.74
58	—	905	220.50–228.00	223.99
74	—	472	294.00–301.00	296.01
31	—	673	255.00–262.00	259.50
7	—	407	303.00	303.00
14	—	780	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	244.00–245.00	244.50
8	—	410	270.00	270.00
6	—	686	242.00	242.00
7	—	577	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,057	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	759	226.50–230.50	229.86
55	—	1,045	206.50	206.50
14	—	972	208.75–211.50	210.16
64	—	828	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	702	229.00	229.00
15	—	638	243.50	243.50
13	—	662	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	608	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	810	247.25	247.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	400	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	579	281.00–286.50	282.74
73	—	744	256.75–262.00	258.12
83	—	518	294.00–305.50	300.08
142	—	817	249.00–251.50	249.84
11	—	865	240.50	240.50
39	—	462	331.00–342.00	334.49
6	—	680	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	873	231.50–233.50	233.33
6	—	973	226.50	226.50
30	—	487	280.00	280.00
36	—	575	256.00–273.00	261.54
19	—	763	241.00–249.00	243.65
41	—	914	233.00	233.00
6	—	640	260.00	260.00
18	—	711	247.00	247.00
14	—	545	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	624	283.75–288.00	287.70
23	—	765	230.25–230.50	230.31
25	—	695	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	634	258.00–260.00	258.39
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,195	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	937	220.00	220.00
14	—	1,071	213.00	213.00
117	—	1,009	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	681	210.00	210.00
5	—	646	218.00	218.00

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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