Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers over 850 lbs sold 10.00 higher. 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 $420.00/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −63.26 against this barn's trailing median of $483.26.

Average price

$420.00

13 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.63

vs NE average

+47.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	420.00	2,339	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale13 hd

420.00

—

NE average4 barns · 277 hd

444.63

−24.63

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

+47.57

This barn, trailing median23 sales

483.26

−63.26

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,379	$3,460	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$3,205	40
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,825	7

Every lot, as filed

25 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	900–950	946	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,838	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,488	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,691	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	284.31/cwt	284.00–285.00	2,701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	301.18/cwt	296.00–304.00	2,735	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	3,281.34/head	3,150.00–3,360.00	3,281	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	326.42/cwt	313.50–330.25	3,059	983
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	707	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,376	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	803	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,662	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	294.14/cwt	290.00–295.50	2,544	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,379	3,460.00/head	3,460.00–3,460.00	3,460	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,368	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	870	325.95/cwt	321.00–331.00	2,836	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	335.06/cwt	326.50–339.75	2,918	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	341.35/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,799	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,534	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,690	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,339	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,134	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,078	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,088	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	349.79/cwt	342.00–353.00	2,347	31

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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,734Last week 1,234Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago steers over 850 lbs sold 10.00 higher. 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 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	900–950	946	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	557	420.00	420.00
18	600–650	625	400.00	400.00
18	700–750	702	361.00	361.00
46	750–800	782	344.00	344.00
69	800–850	820	340.00–342.00	341.35
189	850–900	871	326.50–339.75	335.06
983	900–950	937	313.50–330.25	326.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	479	436.00	436.00
9	1050–1100	1,078	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	580	368.00	368.00
31	650–700	671	342.00–353.00	349.79
7	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
9	750–800	761	327.00	327.00
13	800–850	841	320.00	320.00
27	850–900	865	290.00–295.50	294.14
17	900–950	908	296.00–304.00	301.18
13	950–1000	950	284.00–285.00	284.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
36	700–750	707	336.00	336.00
48	800–850	803	331.50	331.50
24	850–900	870	321.00–331.00	325.95

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)	32	—	1,346	3,150.00–3,360.00	3,281.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,225	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,379	3,460.00	3,460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,368	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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