Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 650-900 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher and heifers 550-850 lbs sold unevenly steady. Demand was 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 $364.20/cwt on 348 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −119.06 against this barn's trailing median of $483.26.

Average price

$364.20

348 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$7.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.75

vs NE average

+0.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	364.72	2,118	323
Medium and Large 1-2	539	357.42	1,927	25

One grade step is worth $7.30/cwt here — about $191 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

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 sale348 hd

364.20

—

NE average5 barns · 806 hd

379.95

−15.75

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

+0.22

This barn, trailing median23 sales

483.26

−119.06

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,536	60

Every lot, as filed

60 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	400–450	422	422.76/cwt	418.00–431.00	1,784	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	594	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,097	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	930	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,418	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	315.23/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,263	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,240	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	258.64/cwt	258.00–259.00	2,628	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,001	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,422	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	960	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,124	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	309.98/cwt	304.00–312.50	2,415	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	407.42/cwt	396.00–411.00	1,984	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	711	331.11/cwt	329.50–335.25	2,354	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	462	430.50/cwt	430.50–430.50	1,989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	287.96/cwt	285.50–291.75	2,494	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	295.91/cwt	288.00–301.25	2,426	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	342.83/cwt	333.00–346.50	2,270	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,985	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	371.65/cwt	366.00–385.00	2,130	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	831	259.45/cwt	258.00–262.00	2,156	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	786	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	492	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	462	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,806	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,971	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,170	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	2,605.44/head	2,475.00–2,775.00	2,605	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,165	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,305	2,613.61/head	2,350.00–2,725.00	2,614	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	367.18/cwt	359.00–371.00	1,744	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,857	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	283.28/cwt	282.00–293.50	2,065	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	297.21/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,694	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,007	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	272.65/cwt	271.00–275.00	2,118	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	403.41/cwt	403.00–407.00	1,783	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	352.92/cwt	351.00–354.00	1,828	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	271.51/cwt	270.00–272.00	2,205	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	567	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,938	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	760	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,143	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	259.08/cwt	255.00–261.00	2,241	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	251.75/cwt	251.75–251.75	2,266	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	316.63/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,821	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	641	333.46/cwt	333.00–335.00	2,137	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	676	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,204	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	878	272.71/cwt	271.00–277.00	2,394	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	293.21/cwt	286.00–299.50	1,988	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	319.16/cwt	308.00–327.50	1,944	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	459	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,501	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,083	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	787	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,330	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,522	72

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 Mar 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,058Last week 2,581Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers 650-900 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher and heifers 550-850 lbs sold unevenly steady. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	338	472.00	472.00
32	400–450	422	418.00–431.00	422.76
127	450–500	487	396.00–411.00	407.42
203	550–600	573	366.00–385.00	371.65
242	650–700	662	333.00–346.50	342.83
115	700–750	718	310.00–324.00	315.23
225	750–800	779	304.00–312.50	309.98
294	800–850	820	288.00–301.25	295.91
313	850–900	866	285.50–291.75	287.96
72	900–950	917	275.00	275.00
25	1000–1050	1,016	258.00–259.00	258.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
120	550–600	594	353.00	353.00
34	600–650	641	333.00–335.00	333.46
19	650–700	676	326.00	326.00
107	750–800	787	296.00	296.00
120	850–900	878	271.00–277.00	272.71
8	900–950	930	260.00	260.00
10	950–1000	960	252.00	252.00
11	1000–1050	1,001	242.00	242.00
5	1050–1100	1,083	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	390.00	390.00
7	550–600	550	322.50	322.50
8	600–650	622	328.50	328.50
10	650–700	683	311.00	311.00
6	700–750	724	292.00	292.00
11	800–850	836	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	462	430.50	430.50
122	700–750	711	329.50–335.25	331.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	650	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	535	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	492	350.00	350.00
5	750–800	786	264.00	264.00
27	800–850	831	258.00–262.00	259.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	450–500	462	391.00	391.00
19	500–550	516	382.00	382.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
53	400–450	442	403.00–407.00	403.41
59	450–500	475	359.00–371.00	367.18
28	500–550	518	351.00–354.00	352.92
138	550–600	575	310.00–334.00	316.63
148	600–650	609	308.00–327.50	319.16
160	650–700	678	286.00–299.50	293.21
109	700–750	729	282.00–293.50	283.28
129	750–800	777	271.00–275.00	272.65
109	800–850	812	270.00–272.00	271.51
16	850–900	865	255.00–261.00	259.08
13	900–950	900	251.75	251.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	477	334.00	334.00
6	500–550	537	310.00	310.00
22	550–600	570	290.00–301.00	297.21
10	600–650	621	299.00	299.00
18	800–850	801	250.50	250.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	459	327.00	327.00
11	550–600	567	284.00	284.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
73	500–550	528	367.00	367.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
31	750–800	760	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	707	307.00	307.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,338	2,475.00–2,775.00	2,605.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,165	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,305	2,350.00–2,725.00	2,613.61

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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