Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 900-950 lbs sold 6.00 lower and heifers 1000-1050 sold 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $281.46/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −201.80 against this barn's trailing median of $483.26.

Average price

$281.46

45 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$17.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.01

vs NE average

+10.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	291.65	1,496	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	549	274.01	1,504	26

One grade step is worth $17.64/cwt here — about −$8 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

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.86, low $448.60, median $483.26 across 23 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 sale45 hd

281.46

—

NE average4 barns · 340 hd

307.47

−26.01

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+10.96

This barn, trailing median23 sales

483.26

−201.80

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

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	235.22/cwt	232.00–237.00	2,188	412
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	241.64/cwt	240.00–241.75	2,126	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	227.64/cwt	225.00–227.75	2,356	533
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	933	211.94/cwt	208.25–213.25	1,977	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,048	197.10/cwt	197.10–197.10	2,066	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	622	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	542	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,410	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	550–600	571	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,456	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	237.92/cwt	235.75–240.00	1,858	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	249.80/cwt	248.50–251.50	2,076	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	256.78/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,998	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	215.63/cwt	213.50–217.50	2,236	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	251.39/cwt	251.25–252.00	1,745	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	215.20/cwt	211.00–223.00	2,120	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	933	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,109	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	835	242.12/cwt	237.50–243.00	2,022	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	669	263.36/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	894	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,913	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	232.80/cwt	229.00–235.00	2,114	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	272.75/cwt	272.75–272.75	1,503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	252.83/cwt	247.00–256.75	1,818	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	708	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	600–650	620	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,912	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,056	199.18/cwt	198.00–200.35	2,103	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	265.54/cwt	260.50–268.00	1,633	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	278.25/cwt	278.25–278.25	1,478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	926	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,084	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	273.65/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,527	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,062	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,384	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	265.21/cwt	263.00–266.00	1,875	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	817	237.27/cwt	230.50–239.00	1,938	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,644	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	291.65/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,496	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,686	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,002	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,154	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	650–700	696	247.75/cwt	247.75–247.75	1,724	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	275.78/cwt	271.00–279.25	1,867	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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Receipts 3,342Last week 2,181Year ago 1,471

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 900-950 lbs sold 6.00 lower and heifers 1000-1050 sold 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	513	290.00–294.00	291.65
35	650–700	677	271.00–279.25	275.78
44	700–750	707	263.00–266.00	265.21
201	750–800	778	247.00–258.00	256.78
173	800–850	831	248.50–251.50	249.80
246	850–900	880	240.00–241.75	241.64
412	900–950	930	232.00–237.00	235.22
533	1000–1050	1,035	225.00–227.75	227.64
150	1050–1100	1,062	224.50	224.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	524	275.00	275.00
19	550–600	558	273.00–275.00	273.65
33	600–650	635	265.50	265.50
12	650–700	655	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	669	261.00–265.00	263.36
61	800–850	835	237.50–243.00	242.12
27	900–950	933	226.00	226.00
30	1000–1050	1,002	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	383.00	383.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	267.00	267.00
5	550–600	576	262.00	262.00
8	600–650	622	249.00	249.00
14	850–900	894	214.00	214.00
167	900–950	933	208.25–213.25	211.94
34	1000–1050	1,048	197.10	197.10
214	1050–1100	1,056	198.00–200.35	199.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	571	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	531	278.25	278.25
11	550–600	551	272.75	272.75
66	600–650	615	260.50–268.00	265.54
42	650–700	694	251.25–252.00	251.39
45	700–750	719	247.00–256.75	252.83
104	750–800	781	235.75–240.00	237.92
14	800–850	800	239.00	239.00
30	900–950	908	229.00–235.00	232.80
14	950–1000	985	211.00–223.00	215.20
38	1000–1050	1,037	213.50–217.50	215.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	620	252.00	252.00
12	650–700	696	247.75	247.75
8	700–750	708	250.00	250.00
198	800–850	817	230.50–239.00	237.27
64	900–950	926	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	693	238.50	238.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	493	286.00	286.00

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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