Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and yearling steers 850-900 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 650 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Nearly all the spring calves had received preconditioning shots. 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 $277.85/cwt on 1,304 head.

Average price

$277.85

1,304 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$19.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.28

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	716	280.61	2,010	1,123
Medium and Large 1-2	649	260.72	1,693	181

One grade step is worth $19.88/cwt here — about $317 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 sale1,304 hd

277.85

—

NE average9 barns · 10,288 hd

298.13

−20.28

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

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	322.77/cwt	305.00–326.50	1,691	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,375	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	250.47/cwt	248.50–252.00	1,681	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,082	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	255.42/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,589	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,452	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	292.79/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,663	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	2,352	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	265.13/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,787	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	339.49/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,589	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	279.40/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,707	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	257.59/cwt	244.75–259.75	2,233	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	591	271.44/cwt	271.00–272.50	1,604	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,907	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,417	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	244.73/cwt	243.00–247.00	2,384	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	545	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,406	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	706	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,518	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	347	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,173	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	807	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,868	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	928	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,042	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	299.19/cwt	299.00–299.25	1,819	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,512	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	302.94/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,436	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	256.95/cwt	256.00–257.50	1,444	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	308.16/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,032	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,710	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	230.44/cwt	230.00–230.50	1,943	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	242.47/cwt	228.00–244.00	2,267	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	709	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,497	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	263.78/cwt	258.50–267.00	1,596	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	274.25/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,451	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	290.37/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,240	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	282.41/cwt	282.00–283.00	1,296	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,451	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	217.24/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,831	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,344	7

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 18, 2023

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

Receipts 2,310Last week 1,119Year ago 1,612

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	524	305.00–326.50	322.77
14	—	381	361.00	361.00
108	—	568	288.00–300.00	292.79
105	—	1,028	228.75	228.75
54	—	674	259.00–267.50	265.13
45	—	468	335.00–342.00	339.49
40	—	611	267.00–290.00	279.40
203	—	867	244.75–259.75	257.59
21	—	732	260.50	260.50
11	—	428	331.00	331.00
121	—	974	243.00–247.00	244.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	671	248.50–252.00	250.47
26	—	884	235.50	235.50
23	—	622	252.50–258.00	255.42
21	—	515	282.00	282.00
6	—	933	234.50	234.50
16	—	593	255.00	255.00
19	—	474	290.00–311.00	302.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	755	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	591	271.00–272.50	271.44
8	—	665	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
260	—	608	299.00–299.25	299.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	731	240.00	240.00
5	—	1,027	197.00	197.00
5	—	983	217.00	217.00
20	—	562	256.00–257.50	256.95
21	—	335	302.00–311.00	308.16
41	—	684	250.00	250.00
41	—	843	230.00–230.50	230.44
71	—	935	228.00–244.00	242.47
153	—	605	258.50–267.00	263.78
179	—	529	264.00–280.00	274.25
9	—	777	235.00	235.00
47	—	427	288.00–298.00	290.37
20	—	459	282.00–283.00	282.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	545	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	706	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	347	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	807	231.50	231.50
10	—	928	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	709	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	664	230.00	230.00
11	—	611	245.00	245.00
5	—	400	280.00	280.00
7	—	457	268.00	268.00
15	—	577	251.50	251.50
17	—	843	213.00–221.00	217.24
7	—	525	256.00	256.00

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