Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No feeder sale last week a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was moderate to 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 $295.18/cwt on 346 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −139.33 against this barn's trailing median of $434.51.

Average price

$295.18

346 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$21.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

vs NE average

+24.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	296.42	1,655	326
Medium and Large 1-2	555	275.00	1,526	20

One grade step is worth $21.42/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale346 hd

295.18

—

NE average9 barns · 1,846 hd

294.04

+1.14

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

+24.99

This barn, trailing median24 sales

434.51

−139.33

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

66 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	600–650	628	277.96/cwt	274.25–283.25	1,746	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,182	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	226.60/cwt	226.60–226.60	1,894	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	246.05/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,769	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	329.20/cwt	326.00–337.00	1,422	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,708	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	315.56/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,499	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,814	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	293.13/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,685	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	302.09/cwt	299.00–306.00	1,610	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	233.99/cwt	232.75–239.00	1,795	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	229.10/cwt	229.10–229.10	1,963	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	843	239.17/cwt	239.00–239.50	2,016	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,083	208.75/cwt	208.75–208.75	2,261	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	617	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	289.28/cwt	283.00–294.00	1,944	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	347.49/cwt	346.00–348.00	1,699	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	870	213.63/cwt	208.50–218.00	1,859	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	772	227.69/cwt	226.50–228.00	1,758	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	731	241.16/cwt	236.25–243.75	1,763	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	541	293.96/cwt	289.00–294.50	1,590	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	906	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,803	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,397	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	263.44/cwt	262.50–264.50	1,615	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	681	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	593	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	896	241.17/cwt	240.00–241.50	2,161	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	804	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	439	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,964	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,331	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	224.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,869	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	1,752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	262.33/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,459	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	289.80/cwt	286.00–293.00	1,417	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	265.29/cwt	261.00–268.50	1,671	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,463	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	293.67/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,771	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	270.75/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,844	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	759	263.82/cwt	263.00–267.00	2,002	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,580	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	302.37/cwt	301.00–307.00	1,717	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	387	358.92/cwt	352.00–362.50	1,389	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	296	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	582	336.32/cwt	333.00–339.00	1,957	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	451	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,669	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	357	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	482	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	388	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,412	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	329.12/cwt	324.00–335.50	1,741	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	310.58/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,873	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	249.72/cwt	248.00–251.00	2,010	35

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 Apr 24, 2024

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

Receipts 2,651Last week 2,767Year ago 4,172

No feeder sale last week a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	432	326.00–337.00	329.20
95	450–500	475	306.00–320.00	315.56
52	500–550	533	299.00–306.00	302.09
79	550–600	575	287.50–295.00	293.13
186	600–650	628	274.25–283.25	277.96
12	650–700	667	256.00	256.00
53	700–750	719	245.00–247.00	246.05
25	750–800	767	232.75–239.00	233.99
71	800–850	836	226.60	226.60
202	850–900	857	229.10	229.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	439	297.00	297.00
17	450–500	475	294.00	294.00
51	500–550	541	289.00–294.50	293.96
15	600–650	613	262.50–264.50	263.44
11	650–700	681	240.00	240.00
123	700–750	731	236.25–243.75	241.16
24	750–800	772	226.50–228.00	227.69
5	800–850	804	214.00	214.00
32	850–900	870	208.50–218.00	213.63
17	900–950	906	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	305.00	305.00
20	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
6	600–650	645	243.50	243.50
5	700–750	706	223.50	223.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	489	286.00–293.00	289.80
9	500–550	532	275.00	275.00
13	550–600	556	258.00–265.00	262.33
14	600–650	630	261.00–268.50	265.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	296	380.00	380.00
32	350–400	387	352.00–362.50	358.92
122	550–600	568	301.00–307.00	302.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
76	450–500	489	346.00–348.00	347.49
65	500–550	529	324.00–335.50	329.12
52	600–650	603	308.00–314.00	310.58
138	650–700	672	283.00–294.00	289.28
35	800–850	805	248.00–251.00	249.72
34	900–950	913	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	478	335.00	335.00
7	500–550	527	315.00	315.00
6	550–600	593	304.00	304.00
5	600–650	617	295.00	295.00
5	750–800	765	248.00	248.00
35	800–850	843	239.00–239.50	239.17
85	850–900	896	240.00–241.50	241.17
20	1050–1100	1,083	208.75	208.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	407	327.00	327.00
7	550–600	595	294.50	294.50
7	600–650	647	275.00	275.00
13	700–750	721	256.50	256.50
12	800–850	834	220.00–230.00	224.13
16	950–1000	958	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	434	364.00	364.00
6	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
8	550–600	564	305.00	305.00
49	600–650	603	292.00–294.00	293.67
30	650–700	681	268.00–272.00	270.75
29	750–800	759	263.00–267.00	263.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	357	420.00	420.00
12	450–500	451	370.00	370.00
180	550–600	582	333.00–339.00	336.32
10	600–650	608	327.00	327.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	588	289.00	289.00
12	750–800	772	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	364.00	364.00
7	450–500	482	326.00	326.00

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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