Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 700-800 lbs sold 5.00 lower and steers over 800 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Heifers 550-650 lbs sold 3.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold 6.00 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 $246.35/cwt on 2,543 head.

Average price

$246.35

2,543 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$417

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

$23.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.88

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	532	267.03	1,422	266
Medium and Large 1	754	243.93	1,838	2,277

One grade step is worth $23.10/cwt here — about −$417 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 sale2,543 hd

246.35

—

NE average3 barns · 5,410 hd

269.23

−22.88

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

60 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	—	671	257.69/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,729	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	294.62/cwt	284.50–299.50	1,709	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,307	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	233.44/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,580	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	241.02/cwt	236.25–246.00	1,757	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	235.13/cwt	228.00–241.25	1,813	440
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	230.61/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,912	372
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,056	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	227.03/cwt	220.00–231.75	1,975	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	524	281.65/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,476	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	585	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	451	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,303	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	247.42/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,549	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	327.11/cwt	322.00–336.00	1,600	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	540	261.17/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,410	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,284	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	374	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,006	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	716	252.10/cwt	251.00–253.50	1,805	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	616	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	1,777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,794	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	784	206.53/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,619	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	613	235.31/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,442	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	209.82/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,511	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	252.79/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,360	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	463	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,227	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	915	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,999	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	881	214.51/cwt	213.75–217.50	1,890	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	563	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	772	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	245.59/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,653	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	506	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,265	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	351	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	948	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	623	238.32/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,485	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	230.15/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,675	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	626	261.88/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,639	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	733	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,668	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	810	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,729	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	756	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	562	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,546	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	666	242.51/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,615	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	427	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,132	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	225.80/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,565	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	249.76/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,566	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	227.26/cwt	219.50–232.50	1,632	349
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	869	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,834	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	758	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,698	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,309	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	282.68/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,303	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	206.80/cwt	202.50–210.25	1,729	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	264.56/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,495	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	215.46/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,469	23

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 Jan 3, 2024

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

Receipts 4,623Last week 3,075Year ago 1,111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
300	—	671	254.00–264.00	257.69
219	—	580	284.50–299.50	294.62
163	—	729	236.25–246.00	241.02
27	—	500	305.00	305.00
440	—	771	228.00–241.25	235.13
372	—	829	224.00–235.00	230.61
155	—	952	216.00	216.00
146	—	870	220.00–231.75	227.03
30	—	489	322.00–336.00	327.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	440	297.00	297.00
16	—	677	230.00–236.00	233.44
7	—	702	220.00	220.00
6	—	580	261.00	261.00
35	—	626	244.00–251.00	247.42
5	—	475	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	308.00	308.00
27	—	716	251.00–253.50	252.10
8	—	616	288.50	288.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	524	278.00–285.00	281.65
8	—	585	281.00	281.00
8	—	451	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	540	261.00–263.00	261.17
36	—	430	298.50	298.50
16	—	374	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	915	218.50	218.50
63	—	881	213.75–217.50	214.51
5	—	563	273.50	273.50
9	—	772	225.50	225.50
95	—	673	242.00–249.00	245.59
114	—	728	226.00–234.00	230.15
35	—	626	261.00–265.00	261.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	623	236.00–240.00	238.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	897	200.00	200.00
154	—	693	220.00–233.00	225.80
195	—	627	244.00–256.00	249.76
349	—	718	219.50–232.50	227.26
54	—	461	275.00–285.00	282.68
105	—	836	202.50–210.25	206.80
132	—	565	257.00–267.00	264.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	784	205.00–209.00	206.53
67	—	613	231.00–237.50	235.31
25	—	720	209.00–213.00	209.82
24	—	538	252.00–254.00	252.79
13	—	463	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	506	250.00	250.00
5	—	570	238.00	238.00
20	—	351	270.00	270.00
40	—	427	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	733	227.50	227.50
49	—	810	213.50	213.50
60	—	869	211.00	211.00
20	—	758	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	756	228.50	228.50
98	—	562	275.00	275.00
98	—	666	240.00–243.00	242.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	267.00	267.00
7	—	500	247.00	247.00
10	—	550	238.00	238.00
23	—	682	214.00–219.00	215.46

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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