Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of bawling spring calves and yearling feeders along with some spring bred cows on offer. Almost all the bawling spring calves had received fall vaccinations. Compared to last week steers calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and steer calves over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers over 800 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves sold uneven and yearling heifers over 800 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.96/cwt on 626 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −180.30 against this barn's trailing median of $483.26.

Average price

$302.96

626 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$33.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.02

vs NE average

+3.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	305.14	1,680	585
Medium and Large 1-2	560	271.94	1,523	41

One grade step is worth $33.20/cwt here — about $157 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

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 sale626 hd

302.96

—

NE average11 barns · 6,949 hd

311.98

−9.02

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

+3.63

This barn, trailing median23 sales

483.26

−180.30

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
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$2,567	19
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,323	$2,312	14
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,324	$1,875	7

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1Fleshy	800–850	801	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	955	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,263	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	302.42/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,712	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,014	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	2,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,373	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	258.58/cwt	255.75–260.50	2,263	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	907	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,195	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	526	303.94/cwt	296.00–307.00	1,599	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,204	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	372	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	817	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	282.24/cwt	277.00–288.00	1,781	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,312	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	656	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750–800	776	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,994	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	763	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,957	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	339.42/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,643	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	335.07/cwt	331.00–338.00	1,444	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	670	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,645	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	674	273.95/cwt	268.50–277.00	1,846	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	713	254.08/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,812	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	271.94/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,523	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,224	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	531	266.73/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,416	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	964	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,063	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	322.73/cwt	321.00–323.00	1,462	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	502	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,519	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	588	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,655	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,324	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	2,312.17/head	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,312	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	2,566.75/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,567	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	569	260.07/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,480	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	291.98/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,352	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,281	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	290.12/cwt	277.00–295.50	1,503	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	242.03/cwt	240.50–242.50	2,026	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,159	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	312.81/cwt	308.00–319.00	1,323	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	616	258.67/cwt	250.00–266.50	1,593	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	308.90/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,467	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	246.25/cwt	246.25–246.25	1,854	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	928	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,037	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,177	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	256.25/cwt	256.25–256.25	1,786	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	321.14/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,551	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	626	271.61/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,700	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	273.54/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,595	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	300.17/cwt	299.50–301.00	1,846	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	674	234.84/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,583	10
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	461	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,176	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	300.48/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,403	15
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	396	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,105	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,138	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	436	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,360	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	574	287.04/cwt	286.75–288.00	1,648	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	314.50/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,689	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	265.88/cwt	265.00–267.50	2,154	101

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 Oct 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,114Last week 1,974Year ago 2,310

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	340.00	340.00
9	400–450	436	312.00	312.00
31	450–500	483	320.00–323.00	321.14
95	500–550	526	296.00–307.00	303.94
60	550–600	574	286.75–288.00	287.04
23	600–650	626	270.00–274.00	271.61
11	800–850	801	250.50	250.50
6	900–950	907	242.00	242.00
10	950–1000	955	237.00	237.00
6	1000–1050	1,014	229.75	229.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	367	374.00	374.00
32	400–450	431	331.00–338.00	335.07
67	450–500	484	337.00–340.00	339.42
196	500–550	537	310.00–319.00	314.50
234	550–600	566	295.00–307.50	302.42
101	800–850	810	265.00–267.50	265.88
107	850–900	875	255.75–260.50	258.58
12	900–950	914	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	341	350.00	350.00
11	400–450	404	303.00	303.00
15	450–500	467	300.00–301.00	300.48
41	550–600	560	270.00–277.00	271.94
10	650–700	688	251.00	251.00
11	950–1000	995	221.50	221.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
171	600–650	631	277.00–288.00	282.24
103	650–700	674	268.50–277.00	273.95
23	700–750	713	253.00–258.00	254.08
13	750–800	763	256.50	256.50
7	800–850	817	230.50	230.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	656	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	750–800	776	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	670	245.50	245.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
162	600–650	615	299.50–301.00	300.17
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	461	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	450–500	463	290.00–296.00	291.98
49	500–550	531	263.00–268.00	266.73
159	550–600	569	255.00–262.00	260.07
8	600–650	630	242.00	242.00
11	900–950	928	219.50	219.50
8	950–1000	964	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	450–500	453	321.00–323.00	322.73
42	500–550	502	302.50	302.50
30	550–600	588	281.50	281.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	334	347.00	347.00
22	350–400	380	337.00	337.00
23	400–450	423	308.00–319.00	312.81
58	450–500	475	302.00–311.00	308.90
223	500–550	518	277.00–295.50	290.12
99	550–600	583	272.00–275.00	273.54
18	650–700	697	256.25	256.25
13	750–800	753	246.25	246.25
93	800–850	837	240.50–242.50	242.03
11	850–900	864	236.50	236.50
20	950–1000	957	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
191	600–650	616	250.00–266.50	258.67
10	650–700	674	230.00–240.00	234.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	436	261.00	261.00
6	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	396	279.00	279.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,324	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,323	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,312.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	19	—	1,308	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,566.75

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