Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of weaned and bawling spring calves on offer. Compared to last week steers over 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher and heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet that were bidding in the active market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.93/cwt on 368 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −155.33 against this barn's trailing median of $483.26.

Average price

$327.93

368 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$14.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.05

vs NE average

+3.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	328.91	1,836	343
Medium and Large 1-2	525	314.40	1,651	25

One grade step is worth $14.51/cwt here — about $186 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 sale368 hd

327.93

—

NE average8 barns · 3,594 hd

346.98

−19.05

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+3.58

This barn, trailing median23 sales

483.26

−155.33

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

55 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	Large 1	700–750	715	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,873	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	422	363.35/cwt	361.00–365.00	1,533	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	524	329.42/cwt	326.00–331.00	1,726	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,042	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	266.12/cwt	263.50–267.75	2,297	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	784	272.88/cwt	265.00–277.25	2,139	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	313.56/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,975	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	639	292.78/cwt	286.00–298.50	1,871	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	299.35/cwt	288.50–310.00	1,994	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	343.33/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,816	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	284.17/cwt	278.50–289.00	2,165	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	329.55/cwt	323.50–340.00	1,898	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,316	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	347.43/cwt	343.00–353.00	1,529	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	292.97/cwt	286.50–301.75	2,115	390
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	398.68/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,539	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	386.73/cwt	386.00–387.00	1,698	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	677	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,882	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	352.37/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,709	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	314.40/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,651	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	346	361.62/cwt	361.00–362.00	1,251	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	268.66/cwt	268.50–269.00	1,719	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	284.40/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,635	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	522	291.05/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,519	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	260.42/cwt	256.00–262.50	1,766	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	476	320.80/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,527	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,596	9
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	680	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,686	16
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	739	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,774	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	427	345.51/cwt	344.00–346.00	1,475	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	250.75/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,966	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	272.05/cwt	268.50–274.00	1,823	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	340.12/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,578	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	297.43/cwt	288.50–304.50	1,701	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	283.29/cwt	278.00–286.50	1,728	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	358.25/cwt	354.00–362.00	1,562	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	750–800	763	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,972	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	242.26/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,979	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	902	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,232	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	281.28/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,488	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	307.55/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,639	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	260.91/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,881	441
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	489	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	271.96/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,542	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	938	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,359	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	299.54/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,405	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	248.47/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,665	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	269.53/cwt	267.75–270.50	2,191	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	240.65/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,762	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	868	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,235	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	311.55/cwt	308.25–316.00	1,823	93
Steers	Large 1	850–900	869	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,203	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	728	276.08/cwt	270.00–281.00	2,010	99

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
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	700–750	715	262.00	262.00
20	850–900	869	253.50	253.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	422	361.00–365.00	363.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	524	326.00–331.00	329.42
93	550–600	585	308.25–316.00	311.55
66	600–650	639	286.00–298.50	292.78
99	700–750	728	270.00–281.00	276.08
196	750–800	784	265.00–277.25	272.88
26	850–900	868	257.50	257.50
110	900–950	938	251.50	251.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	351	375.00	375.00
18	400–450	440	343.00–353.00	347.43
25	500–550	525	305.00–322.00	314.40
30	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
8	1000–1050	1,042	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	350–400	386	390.00–400.00	398.68
30	400–450	439	386.00–387.00	386.73
35	450–500	485	348.00–356.00	352.37
106	500–550	529	338.00–350.00	343.33
107	550–600	576	323.50–340.00	329.55
285	600–650	630	303.00–325.00	313.56
312	650–700	666	288.50–310.00	299.35
390	700–750	722	286.50–301.75	292.97
221	750–800	762	278.50–289.00	284.17
209	800–850	813	267.75–270.50	269.53
155	850–900	863	263.50–267.75	266.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	650–700	677	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	346	361.00–362.00	361.62
20	400–450	427	344.00–346.00	345.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	450–500	476	317.00–325.00	320.80
34	500–550	522	290.00–293.00	291.05
75	550–600	575	281.00–287.00	284.40
19	600–650	640	268.50–269.00	268.66
92	650–700	678	256.00–262.50	260.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	320.00	320.00
23	450–500	469	290.00–303.00	299.54
25	500–550	529	278.00–285.00	281.28
46	550–600	567	261.00–275.00	271.96
9	600–650	646	247.00	247.00
13	650–700	670	247.50–250.00	248.47
22	700–750	732	240.00–241.00	240.65
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	680	248.00	248.00
15	700–750	739	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	400–450	436	354.00–362.00	358.25
31	450–500	464	335.00–345.00	340.12
151	500–550	533	300.00–321.00	307.55
217	550–600	572	288.50–304.50	297.43
120	600–650	610	278.00–286.50	283.29
207	650–700	670	268.50–274.00	272.05
441	700–750	721	254.00–264.00	260.91
51	750–800	784	245.00–252.00	250.75
19	800–850	817	242.00–243.00	242.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	763	258.50	258.50
43	900–950	902	247.50	247.50

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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