Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A nice run of cow/calf pairs and bred cows along with a smaller run of calves and feeders on offer. 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 $359.56/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −74.95 against this barn's trailing median of $434.51.

Average price

$359.56

102 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$37.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.75

vs NE average

+25.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	376.23	1,967	57
Medium and Large 1-2	565	338.44	1,911	45

One grade step is worth $37.80/cwt here — about $56 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

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 sale102 hd

359.56

—

NE average5 barns · 814 hd

373.31

−13.75

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

+25.45

This barn, trailing median24 sales

434.51

−74.95

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$3,249	27
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,246	$2,759	18
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,600	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,392	$2,581	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,107	$4,400	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,491	$4,281	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,562	$4,100	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,697	$4,050	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,438	$3,300	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$3,000	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,402	$4,462	57

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,332	4,482.45/head	4,400.00–4,570.00	4,482	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,412	4,323.44/head	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,323	21
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	4,393.34/head	4,300.00–4,600.00	4,393	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	3,249.22/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,249	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,642	4,200.25/head	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,200	11
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	4,587.45/head	4,575.00–4,600.00	4,587	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,401	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	395.56/cwt	389.00–397.00	2,302	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,434	2,645.51/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,646	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,272	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	2,759.22/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,759	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,108	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	403.12/cwt	394.00–407.00	2,298	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	292.31/cwt	289.50–293.50	2,663	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,263	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	380.53/cwt	375.00–388.00	1,983	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,046	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	625	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	984	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	321.55/cwt	319.50–327.00	2,511	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	503	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	342.78/cwt	331.00–355.00	1,810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	712	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,994	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	696	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,227	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,397	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	336.86/cwt	327.00–343.00	1,947	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	298.33/cwt	294.50–302.00	2,026	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,278	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,070	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	310.78/cwt	303.00–322.00	1,970	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	279.53/cwt	273.00–280.00	2,320	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	427.56/cwt	423.00–436.00	1,791	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,627	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	563	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,385	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,438	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,335	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,010	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,562	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,697	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	7
Heifer Pairs	Large 1	—	1,530	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	6

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 Jun 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,035Last week 2,077Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 276Last week 37Year ago 0

A nice run of cow/calf pairs and bred cows along with a smaller run of calves and feeders on offer. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,332	4,400.00–4,570.00	4,482.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,372	4,300.00–4,600.00	4,393.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,455	4,575.00–4,600.00	4,587.45
Heifer Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,530	4,200.00	4,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,412	4,300.00–4,350.00	4,323.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,642	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,200.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,107	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,438	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,263	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,562	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,697	4,050.00	4,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,130	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,249.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,434	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,645.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,246	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,759.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,090	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,272	2,400.00	2,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	441	464.00	464.00
40	550–600	582	389.00–397.00	395.56
24	650–700	695	345.50	345.50
7	700–750	733	345.00	345.00
18	750–800	781	319.50–327.00	321.55
5	800–850	830	306.50	306.50
12	850–900	883	297.50	297.50
17	900–950	911	289.50–293.50	292.31
6	1000–1050	1,020	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	479	440.00	440.00
27	550–600	570	394.00–407.00	403.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	498	388.00	388.00
11	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
8	650–700	666	342.00	342.00
9	700–750	725	329.00	329.00
20	750–800	799	300.00	300.00
6	950–1000	984	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	563	365.00	365.00
20	650–700	696	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	419	423.00–436.00	427.56
10	450–500	470	389.00	389.00
44	500–550	521	375.00–388.00	380.53
6	550–600	560	359.00	359.00
9	750–800	789	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	625	302.00	302.00
9	700–750	712	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	503	364.00	364.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	528	331.00–355.00	342.78
33	550–600	578	327.00–343.00	336.86
27	600–650	634	303.00–322.00	310.78
21	650–700	679	294.50–302.00	298.33
22	700–750	729	284.00	284.00
76	800–850	830	273.00–280.00	279.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	602	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	565	365.00	365.00

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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