Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 500-800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers 500-700 lbs sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher with heifers over 700 lbs selling uneven from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.19/cwt on 218 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −145.32 against this barn's trailing median of $434.51.

Average price

$289.19

218 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$22.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.79

vs NE average

+11.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	291.94	1,605	191
Medium and Large 1-2	530	269.74	1,429	27

One grade step is worth $22.19/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $470.00, low $355.00, median $434.51 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale218 hd

289.19

—

NE average4 barns · 818 hd

296.97

−7.79

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

+11.97

This barn, trailing median24 sales

434.51

−145.32

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

71 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 1	900–950	918	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	293.82/cwt	286.00–295.50	1,687	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	303.96/cwt	298.00–307.50	1,942	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,611	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	254.15/cwt	248.00–259.00	2,069	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	364.20/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,657	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	239.67/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,843	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	286.23/cwt	280.00–291.50	1,941	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	558	278.40/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,553	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,442	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	271.04/cwt	264.00–276.50	2,079	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	262.44/cwt	254.00–266.50	1,756	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	426	319.68/cwt	317.50–321.00	1,362	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	466	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,528	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	831	221.85/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,844	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	244.50/cwt	240.00–249.50	1,773	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	234.37/cwt	233.50–235.50	1,957	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	282.92/cwt	273.00–285.50	1,746	281
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	259.40/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,608	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	737	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	290.41/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,525	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	330.15/cwt	327.00–334.00	1,354	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	888	240.09/cwt	238.75–240.50	2,132	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	842	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	786	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	317.33/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,707	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	932	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	550	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	713	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	393	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	438	399.75/cwt	399.75–399.75	1,751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	287.63/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,671	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,579	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	558	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,456	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,312	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	436	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,221	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	697	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	500	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,355	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	504	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,593	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,300	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	314	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	578	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,734	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	567	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,520	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1000–1050	1,029	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	604	320.07/cwt	316.50–324.00	1,933	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	826	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,205	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	708	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	2,064	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	785	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,943	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	739	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,241	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	274.32/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,994	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	231.42/cwt	230.50–232.00	1,569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	344	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,359	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,141	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,202	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	406	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,299	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	335.87/cwt	329.00–339.00	1,777	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,169	24

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.

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Huss Livestock Market - Kearney, NE

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	341.00	341.00
18	400–450	410	327.00–334.00	330.15
17	450–500	452	319.00	319.00
24	500–550	523	308.00	308.00
76	550–600	574	286.00–295.50	293.82
281	600–650	617	273.00–285.50	282.92
217	650–700	669	254.00–266.50	262.44
140	700–750	725	240.00–249.50	244.50
209	750–800	769	232.50–242.50	239.67
41	800–850	835	233.50–235.50	234.37
5	900–950	918	213.50	213.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	326.00	326.00
19	400–450	426	317.50–321.00	319.68
27	500–550	525	286.00–294.00	290.41
38	550–600	558	271.00–280.00	278.40
130	600–650	620	253.00–263.00	259.40
9	650–700	678	248.00	248.00
10	700–750	713	235.00	235.00
12	750–800	786	225.50	225.50
13	800–850	831	220.00–223.00	221.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	486	270.00	270.00
6	500–550	519	272.00	272.00
5	550–600	550	249.00	249.00
13	650–700	678	230.50–232.00	231.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	280.00	280.00
11	500–550	500	271.00	271.00
10	550–600	558	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	287.00	287.00
6	500–550	537	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	366.00	366.00
15	500–550	504	316.00	316.00
39	750–800	785	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	739	248.50	248.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	361.00	361.00
42	500–550	529	329.00–339.00	335.87
6	550–600	551	321.00	321.00
29	600–650	639	298.00–307.50	303.96
95	650–700	678	280.00–291.50	286.23
129	700–750	727	265.00–281.00	274.32
92	750–800	767	264.00–276.50	271.04
146	800–850	814	248.00–259.00	254.15
24	900–950	917	236.50	236.50
6	1000–1050	1,005	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	344	395.00	395.00
5	400–450	406	387.00	387.00
19	450–500	455	360.00–368.00	364.20
186	600–650	604	316.50–324.00	320.07
37	700–750	708	291.50	291.50
50	800–850	826	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	466	328.00	328.00
18	500–550	538	316.00–318.00	317.33
7	700–750	737	257.50	257.50
5	800–850	842	240.50	240.50
38	850–900	888	238.75–240.50	240.09
8	900–950	932	230.50	230.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	399.75	399.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	581	283.00–291.00	287.63
5	650–700	688	259.00	259.00
11	700–750	702	242.00	242.00
5	950–1000	960	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	647	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	567	268.00	268.00
37	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
5	1000–1050	1,029	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	278.00	278.00
6	600–650	625	284.00	284.00
7	650–700	697	249.50	249.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	578	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	871	219.00	219.00
8	950–1000	955	207.00	207.00
12	1100–1150	1,141	193.00	193.00

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