Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher and steers over 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good from the buyers within the active market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $273.31/cwt on 2,503 head.

Average price

$273.31

2,503 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$584

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$48.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.01

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	720	276.14	1,988	2,266
Medium and Large 1-2	717	255.41	1,832	158
Large 2	617	227.80	1,404	79

One grade step is worth $48.34/cwt here — about $584 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 sale2,503 hd

273.31

—

NE average9 barns · 18,315 hd

286.31

−13.01

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

57 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	Large 2	—	556	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,034	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	240.86/cwt	239.75–241.00	2,071	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	334.01/cwt	329.00–335.50	1,723	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	789	250.44/cwt	249.00–254.25	1,976	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,001	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,952	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	951	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,879	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	247.29/cwt	243.50–249.00	1,916	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	722	263.34/cwt	259.25–265.00	1,901	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	262.99/cwt	258.25–268.25	2,020	443
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,697	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	316.12/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,780	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	233.87/cwt	228.00–235.50	2,131	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,188	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	253.04/cwt	244.00–258.00	2,075	339
Steers	Large 2	—	572	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,350	67
Steers	Large 2	—	865	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,574	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	291.15/cwt	282.00–301.00	1,930	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	275.56/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,956	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	577	263.42/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,520	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	803	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	694	233.66/cwt	232.00–235.75	1,622	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	228.79/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,631	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	494	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,674	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	234.51/cwt	228.75–236.25	1,813	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	267.39/cwt	261.00–274.50	1,663	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,624	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	472	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,212	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	535	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,450	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	253.97/cwt	252.00–255.50	1,562	60
Heifers	Large 2	—	667	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	255.81/cwt	253.50–256.50	1,632	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	289.58/cwt	288.00–292.50	1,543	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	300.63/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,410	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,706	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,370	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	244.15/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,746	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	223.41/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,852	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	688	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,878	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	831	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,999	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	304.90/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,778	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,525	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	276.26/cwt	268.50–278.50	1,569	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	248.95/cwt	247.00–250.50	1,680	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	269.24/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,712	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	307.36/cwt	299.00–312.00	1,884	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	317.25/cwt	313.00–322.00	1,650	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	605	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,709	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	656	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,715	15

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 21, 2024

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

Receipts 4,430Last week 5,417Year ago 2,886

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	556	186.00	186.00
8	—	667	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	577	261.00–266.00	263.42
6	—	803	216.00	216.00
73	—	694	232.00–235.75	233.66
51	—	713	225.00–234.00	228.79
5	—	494	283.00	283.00
145	—	638	253.50–256.50	255.81
41	—	785	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	773	228.75–236.25	234.51
162	—	622	261.00–274.50	267.39
9	—	935	211.00	211.00
12	—	404	300.00	300.00
51	—	533	288.00–292.50	289.58
28	—	469	300.00–302.50	300.63
310	—	715	237.00–247.00	244.15
63	—	829	223.00–225.00	223.41
127	—	568	268.50–278.50	276.26
165	—	675	247.00–250.50	248.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	681	238.50	238.50
60	—	615	252.00–255.50	253.97
23	—	777	219.50	219.50
15	—	533	257.00	257.00
5	—	396	284.00	284.00
11	—	590	258.50	258.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	535	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	605	282.50	282.50
15	—	656	261.50	261.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	860	239.75–241.00	240.86
83	—	516	329.00–335.50	334.01
443	—	768	258.25–268.25	262.99
5	—	472	342.00	342.00
67	—	563	314.00–324.00	316.12
37	—	911	228.00–235.50	233.87
35	—	1,020	214.50	214.50
339	—	820	244.00–258.00	253.04
290	—	663	282.00–301.00	291.15
179	—	710	271.00–280.00	275.56
190	—	613	299.00–312.00	307.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	693	250.00	250.00
82	—	775	243.50–249.00	247.29
12	—	717	250.00	250.00
56	—	636	264.00–272.00	269.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	789	249.00–254.25	250.44
13	—	1,001	195.00	195.00
5	—	951	215.00	215.00
118	—	722	259.25–265.00	263.34
41	—	688	273.00	273.00
35	—	831	240.50	240.50
33	—	583	304.00–306.00	304.90
52	—	520	313.00–322.00	317.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	566	332.00	332.00
50	—	460	369.00	369.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	572	236.00	236.00
12	—	865	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	659	254.00	254.00

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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