Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the comparable offerings two weeks ago, steers 650-750 lbs sold 6.00 higher and steers 800-850 lbs sold 5.00 lower, the heifers 650-800 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd who were being selective on their purchases.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.25/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −139.25 against this barn's trailing median of $434.51.

Average price

$295.25

113 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.95

vs NE average

+29.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	298.13	1,665	96
Medium and Large 1-2	594	279.00	1,657	17thin

One grade step is worth $19.13/cwt here — about $7 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale113 hd

295.25

—

NE average5 barns · 964 hd

306.20

−10.95

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

+29.88

This barn, trailing median24 sales

434.51

−139.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$3,590	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,466	$3,046	16
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,303	$3,311	19

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	377	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	920	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	887	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	719	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	816	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	786	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,535	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,466	3,046.20/head	3,000.00–3,125.00	3,046	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,589.84/head	3,450.00–3,750.00	3,590	16
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	3,311.09/head	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,311	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	681	260.89/cwt	260.00–263.50	1,777	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	768	239.57/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	840	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,096	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	289.75/cwt	289.75–289.75	1,869	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	303.86/cwt	301.00–305.00	2,027	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	315.11/cwt	310.50–318.75	1,828	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	684	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,984	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,085	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,137	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	314.40/cwt	313.00–316.00	1,607	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,967	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	1,664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	272.38/cwt	266.00–276.50	1,697	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	295.64/cwt	295.00–298.50	1,670	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	239.62/cwt	235.00–243.50	1,970	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	248.08/cwt	244.50–251.50	1,910	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	655	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,657	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	557	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,782	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	300.51/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,820	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	1,560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	336	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	290.26/cwt	289.75–293.00	2,038	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	261.78/cwt	257.50–266.25	2,181	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	457	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,082	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	396	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	267.40/cwt	264.75–269.00	1,808	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	332.20/cwt	328.00–335.50	1,751	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,825	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	409	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,888	36

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 Jun 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,795Last week 1,371Year ago 1,728

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 0Year ago 152

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	588	289.00	289.00
33	600–650	623	266.00–276.50	272.38
19	650–700	681	260.00–263.50	260.89
6	700–750	719	250.50	250.50
12	750–800	768	239.00–240.00	239.57
7	800–850	816	229.00	229.00
5	850–900	887	223.50	223.50
7	900–950	920	219.00	219.00
8	1050–1100	1,085	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	465	321.00	321.00
17	500–550	511	313.00–316.00	314.40
67	550–600	565	295.00–298.50	295.64
6	600–650	601	283.50	283.50
216	650–700	676	264.75–269.00	267.40
164	750–800	770	244.50–251.50	248.08
157	800–850	822	235.00–243.50	239.62
33	850–900	884	235.50	235.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	594	279.00	279.00
7	750–800	751	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	396	341.00	341.00
5	450–500	489	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	392.00	392.00
7	400–450	409	351.00	351.00
7	450–500	455	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	450	341.00	341.00
94	550–600	580	310.50–318.75	315.11
19	600–650	645	289.75	289.75
19	650–700	684	290.00	290.00
10	700–750	730	269.50	269.50
8	750–800	786	264.00	264.00
15	800–850	840	249.50	249.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	476	349.50	349.50
26	500–550	527	328.00–335.50	332.20
18	550–600	553	330.00	330.00
36	600–650	607	311.00	311.00
85	650–700	667	301.00–305.00	303.86
148	700–750	702	289.75–293.00	290.26
103	800–850	833	257.50–266.25	261.78
5	900–950	904	245.50	245.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	493	316.50	316.50
10	550–600	582	300.00–301.00	300.51
16	600–650	642	283.50	283.50
7	650–700	666	276.00	276.00
7	750–800	771	251.00	251.00
5	800–850	837	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	655	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	457	341.00	341.00
13	550–600	557	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	642	271.00	271.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,466	3,000.00–3,125.00	3,046.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,425	3,450.00–3,750.00	3,589.84
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,303	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,311.09

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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