Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers calves 400-700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher with feeder steers over 700 lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 400-700 lbs sold unevenly steady with instances 3.00 higher. Nearly all the calf consignments had received at least one round of fall vaccinations. Demand was moderate to 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 $268.57/cwt on 1,316 head.

Average price

$268.57

1,316 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$92.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.79

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	273.80	1,867	1,177
Medium and Large 1-2	591	264.22	1,561	41
Large 1	1,118	211.00	2,359	87
Large 1-2	1,098	181.00	1,987	11thin

One grade step is worth $92.80/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale1,316 hd

268.57

—

NE average9 barns · 15,907 hd

286.36

−17.79

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

53 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	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,098	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,377	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,302	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	722	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,704	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	246.53/cwt	240.00–248.50	2,253	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	279.72/cwt	269.50–287.25	1,578	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	313.53/cwt	304.00–323.00	1,517	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	230.98/cwt	230.50–232.75	2,236	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,705	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,273	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,058	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	248.27/cwt	245.75–249.00	2,165	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	311.40/cwt	311.00–311.50	1,657	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	397	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	428	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	607	289.39/cwt	287.50–290.75	1,757	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	247.69/cwt	245.50–249.50	1,778	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	246.68/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,307	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	636	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,100	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,118	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,011	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	2,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,445	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,596	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	276.44/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,131	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	284.78/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,068	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	267.27/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,219	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	892	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	246.58/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,401	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	423	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,104	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	242.99/cwt	240.00–249.50	1,509	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	226.75/cwt	226.75–226.75	2,091	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	260.41/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,346	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	822	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,895	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,411	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	237.72/cwt	235.50–238.50	1,864	101
Steers	Large 1	—	1,118	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,359	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	238.53/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,612	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	821	240.08/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,971	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	509	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,451	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	572	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	609	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,580	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	266.49/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,788	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,428	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,444	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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Receipts 2,264Last week 2,788Year ago 2,131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,098	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	847	235.00	235.00
8	—	395	287.00	287.00
7	—	527	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	483	285.00	285.00
34	—	821	237.00–241.00	240.08
19	—	509	285.00	285.00
8	—	572	262.50	262.50
24	—	609	259.50	259.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	412	316.00	316.00
67	—	914	240.00–248.50	246.53
129	—	564	269.50–287.25	279.72
167	—	484	304.00–323.00	313.53
98	—	968	230.50–232.75	230.98
12	—	634	269.00	269.00
29	—	1,024	222.00	222.00
6	—	778	247.00	247.00
111	—	828	248.50	248.50
85	—	872	245.75–249.00	248.27
75	—	532	311.00–311.50	311.40
49	—	718	245.50–249.50	247.69
78	—	671	254.00–270.00	266.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	722	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	397	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	342.00	342.00
123	—	607	287.50–290.75	289.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	367.00	367.00
26	—	408	350.00	350.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,118	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	530	244.00–248.00	246.68
9	—	636	236.00	236.00
7	—	1,100	192.50	192.50
7	—	1,011	198.50	198.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	517	279.50	279.50
18	—	614	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	409	275.00–278.00	276.44
5	—	455	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	284.00	284.00
30	—	375	280.00–288.00	284.78
19	—	456	266.00–268.00	267.27
8	—	805	235.50	235.50
50	—	568	244.00–250.00	246.58
35	—	621	240.00–249.50	242.99
8	—	705	249.00	249.00
7	—	961	219.00	219.00
41	—	922	226.75	226.75
107	—	517	254.00–268.00	260.41
101	—	784	235.50–238.50	237.72
35	—	676	237.00–240.00	238.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	892	207.00	207.00
9	—	423	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	822	230.50	230.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	515	274.00	274.00

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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