Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 650-800 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and steers over 800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, on the heifer offerings heifers 750-900 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Around 200 head of bawling calves sold in the mix with some having received pre- weaning vaccinations and some not. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.47/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −94.04 against this barn's trailing median of $434.51.

Average price

$340.47

125 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$16.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.22

vs NE average

+6.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	344.68	1,892	94
Medium and Large 1-2	570	327.69	1,869	31

One grade step is worth $16.99/cwt here — about $23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale125 hd

340.47

—

NE average6 barns · 1,563 hd

363.69

−23.22

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

+6.21

This barn, trailing median24 sales

434.51

−94.04

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

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	450–500	480	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	326.47/cwt	321.00–340.00	2,494	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	2,690	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	253.05/cwt	245.00–258.00	2,584	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	375.72/cwt	368.00–379.00	2,194	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	351.62/cwt	348.00–357.00	1,857	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	347.04/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,950	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	378.13/cwt	375.00–381.00	1,823	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	393.13/cwt	382.00–402.00	1,714	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	282.53/cwt	270.00–287.50	2,297	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	288.95/cwt	287.00–301.00	2,257	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	302.58/cwt	297.00–311.50	2,197	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	269.76/cwt	267.00–281.00	2,368	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,043	232.28/cwt	231.00–234.00	2,423	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,071	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	310.47/cwt	306.00–323.00	2,142	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	323.61/cwt	319.00–332.00	2,071	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	353.46/cwt	340.50–360.00	2,382	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	303.17/cwt	298.50–314.00	2,507	195
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,045	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	400.06/cwt	396.00–401.00	2,180	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	877	258.65/cwt	257.50–260.00	2,268	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	964	236.37/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,279	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	792	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	872	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,442	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	326.48/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,887	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,135	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,279	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,023	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	241.50/cwt	238.00–246.00	2,128	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,282	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	751	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,960	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	392	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	444	394.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,754	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	597	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,887	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	364.09/cwt	355.00–369.00	2,243	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	546	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,009	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	1,816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	680	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,196	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	447	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,882	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	482	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	406.17/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,181	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,749	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	773	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,118	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	285.26/cwt	280.00–288.00	2,596	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	331.47/cwt	322.00–341.50	2,393	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	293.51/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,559	91

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 May 21, 2025

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

Receipts 3,508Last week 1,814Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	390	451.00	451.00
9	450–500	480	381.00	381.00
42	500–550	537	390.00–410.00	406.17
43	550–600	584	368.00–379.00	375.72
71	600–650	616	355.00–369.00	364.09
222	650–700	674	340.50–360.00	353.46
100	700–750	722	322.00–341.50	331.47
60	750–800	764	321.00–340.00	326.47
195	800–850	827	298.50–314.00	303.17
91	850–900	872	290.00–297.50	293.51
187	900–950	910	280.00–288.00	285.26
58	950–1000	973	276.50	276.50
45	1000–1050	1,021	245.00–258.00	253.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	392	448.00	448.00
16	400–450	447	421.00	421.00
7	450–500	482	385.00	385.00
32	500–550	545	396.00–401.00	400.06
19	650–700	680	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	792	312.00	312.00
28	850–900	872	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
6	550–600	565	358.00	358.00
21	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
9	750–800	770	296.00	296.00
15	800–850	812	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	424.00	424.00
24	400–450	436	382.00–402.00	393.13
26	450–500	482	375.00–381.00	378.13
43	500–550	528	348.00–357.00	351.62
33	550–600	562	340.00–349.00	347.04
95	600–650	640	319.00–332.00	323.61
157	650–700	690	306.00–323.00	310.47
296	700–750	726	297.00–311.50	302.58
240	750–800	781	287.00–301.00	288.95
257	800–850	813	270.00–287.50	282.53
274	850–900	878	267.00–281.00	269.76
14	1000–1050	1,043	231.00–234.00	232.28
6	1050–1100	1,071	234.50	234.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	850–900	877	257.50–260.00	258.65
37	950–1000	964	235.00–240.00	236.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	334.00	334.00
26	550–600	578	324.00–330.00	326.48
6	600–650	642	309.00	309.00
9	800–850	818	261.00	261.00
33	850–900	881	238.00–246.00	241.50
6	900–950	901	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	751	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
42	400–450	444	390.00–400.00	394.95
7	450–500	471	385.50	385.50
5	500–550	516	344.00	344.00
13	550–600	597	316.00	316.00
16	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	458	385.00	385.00
22	600–650	605	338.00	338.00
7	700–750	713	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	424	412.50	412.50
20	500–550	546	368.00	368.00
10	750–800	773	274.00	274.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Huss Livestock