Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers 550-700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower and heifers over 700 lbs sold uneven from 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Some consignments were carrying some tag (mud) with demand being 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 $264.25/cwt on 1,566 head.

Average price

$264.25

1,566 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.42

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	719	265.52	1,909	1,451
Medium and Large 1-2	711	248.22	1,765	115

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $145 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 sale1,566 hd

264.25

—

NE average7 barns · 12,176 hd

288.67

−24.42

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

56 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	657	252.48/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,659	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	270.24/cwt	267.50–273.00	1,662	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	254.16/cwt	246.50–257.50	1,563	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	274.06/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,072	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	254.80/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,429	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,197	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	762	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	282.35/cwt	278.00–285.50	1,790	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	500	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,435	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	297.44/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,853	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	233.23/cwt	233.00–233.25	2,038	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	262.80/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,924	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	269.14/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,787	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	292.67/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,697	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	312.91/cwt	307.00–316.00	1,643	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	230.29/cwt	230.00–230.50	2,086	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,313	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	286.47/cwt	281.00–293.00	1,879	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,497	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,501	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,891	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	294.73/cwt	289.00–301.00	1,653	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	250.29/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,942	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	254.08/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,725	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	514	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,378	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,306	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	799	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,702	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,013	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,488	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,593	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,577	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	222.97/cwt	220.00–224.50	1,623	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,808	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,464	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	222.73/cwt	219.50–225.75	1,695	283
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	281.83/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,364	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	220.01/cwt	218.50–222.25	1,813	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,193	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	751	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,742	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	240.39/cwt	236.50–244.00	1,531	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	259.37/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,494	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	233.43/cwt	226.25–239.00	1,671	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	270.38/cwt	265.50–274.00	1,552	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	890	215.32/cwt	215.00–215.75	1,916	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	240.69/cwt	236.50–248.50	1,634	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	250.05/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,458	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,324	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	241.91/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,996	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	299.93/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,785	110

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Receipts 3,396Last week 5,248Year ago 4,918

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	657	252.00–253.00	252.48
71	—	615	267.50–273.00	270.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	615	246.50–257.50	254.16
19	—	865	209.00	209.00
28	—	523	280.00	280.00
283	—	761	219.50–225.75	222.73
28	—	484	280.00–283.00	281.83
75	—	824	218.50–222.25	220.01
203	—	716	226.25–239.00	233.43
115	—	574	265.50–274.00	270.38
236	—	679	236.50–248.50	240.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	391	272.00–277.00	274.06
57	—	561	250.00–256.00	254.80
24	—	426	281.00	281.00
6	—	340	296.00	296.00
9	—	743	213.00	213.00
18	—	459	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	500	287.00	287.00
17	—	583	249.00–251.00	250.05
15	—	462	286.50	286.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	268.00	268.00
6	—	480	272.00	272.00
11	—	690	228.50	228.50
29	—	728	220.00–224.50	222.97
26	—	637	236.50–244.00	240.39
23	—	576	258.00–261.00	259.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	751	232.00	232.00
33	—	890	215.00–215.75	215.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	236.00	236.00
99	—	634	278.00–285.50	282.35
85	—	664	260.00–272.50	269.14
36	—	580	286.00–294.00	292.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	301.00	301.00
5	—	595	276.00	276.00
12	—	442	297.00	297.00
8	—	529	283.00	283.00
45	—	888	213.00	213.00
35	—	679	253.00–255.00	254.08
5	—	626	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	623	291.00–301.00	297.44
56	—	874	233.00–233.25	233.23
275	—	732	256.00–266.00	262.80
43	—	525	307.00–316.00	312.91
40	—	906	230.00–230.50	230.29
87	—	656	281.00–293.00	286.47
5	—	420	334.00	334.00
310	—	776	247.00–258.00	250.29
213	—	825	238.00–248.00	241.91
110	—	595	299.00–300.00	299.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	478	314.00	314.00
5	—	532	298.00	298.00
29	—	561	289.00–301.00	294.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	799	213.00	213.00
6	—	330	307.00	307.00
32	—	477	312.00	312.00
25	—	608	262.00	262.00

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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