Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 500-700 lbs sold 40.00 to 50.00 lower and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 40.00 lower. Eight weight yearling steers sold steady to 15.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. Buyers were more selective with what they were bidding on, fall vaccinations and uniformity was in higher demand or the bidding slowed and the discount got rather large.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.50/cwt on 231 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −53.76 against this barn's trailing median of $483.26.

Average price

$429.50

231 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$33.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.99

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	542	434.91	2,357	194
Medium and Large 1-2	545	401.15	2,186	37

One grade step is worth $33.76/cwt here — about $172 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 sale231 hd

429.50

—

NE average9 barns · 6,047 hd

468.50

−38.99

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−0.22

This barn, trailing median23 sales

483.26

−53.76

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,361	$3,075	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,553	$3,003	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,443	$4,800	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,527	$4,050	7

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1Unweaned	750–800	780	324.03/cwt	321.00–326.00	2,527	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,994	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,119	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	380.92/cwt	374.00–383.00	2,419	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	750–800	781	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,663	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	462.75/cwt	455.00–478.00	1,754	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	340.18/cwt	334.00–344.00	2,296	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	708	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,308	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	556.88/cwt	554.00–560.00	2,033	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,361	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,207	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,527	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	448.64/cwt	444.00–464.00	1,943	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	703	332.94/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,341	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	462.49/cwt	456.00–471.00	2,331	84
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,553	3,003.47/head	3,000.00–3,010.00	3,003	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	465.53/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,188	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,443	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,875	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	914	322.95/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,952	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	825	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,549	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	629	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,554	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	662	410.50/cwt	410.50–410.50	2,718	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	855	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,907	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	451.75/cwt	450.00–454.00	1,997	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	700–750	708	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,305	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,058	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	678	335.60/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,275	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	372.90/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,954	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	388.57/cwt	388.00–389.00	2,172	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	688	319.07/cwt	317.00–321.00	2,195	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	628	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,054	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	340.96/cwt	333.00–352.00	2,018	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	351.77/cwt	342.00–367.50	2,846	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,433	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	384.13/cwt	364.00–393.00	2,370	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	900–950	908	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	407.19/cwt	406.00–408.00	2,191	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	323.39/cwt	319.00–326.00	2,471	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	354.37/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,410	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,499	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	413.85/cwt	403.00–428.50	2,363	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	676	364.44/cwt	342.00–374.00	2,464	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	367.00/cwt	357.00–390.00	2,125	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	398.28/cwt	391.00–420.00	2,143	124

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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,897Last week 2,295Year ago 2,580

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
74	600–650	617	364.00–393.00	384.13
76	650–700	676	342.00–374.00	364.44
19	700–750	703	330.00–334.00	332.94
26	750–800	780	321.00–326.00	324.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	365	554.00–560.00	556.88
5	400–450	431	512.00	512.00
28	450–500	470	450.00–475.00	465.53
84	500–550	504	456.00–471.00	462.49
110	550–600	571	403.00–428.50	413.85
53	600–650	635	374.00–383.00	380.92
13	650–700	680	354.00–355.00	354.37
9	700–750	710	352.00	352.00
116	800–850	809	342.00–367.50	351.77
11	850–900	858	349.00	349.00
5	1000–1050	1,000	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
94	900–950	914	318.00–325.00	322.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	650–700	662	410.50	410.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	455.00	455.00
18	400–450	442	450.00–454.00	451.75
25	500–550	538	406.00–408.00	407.19
12	550–600	559	388.00–389.00	388.57
23	700–750	735	331.00	331.00
11	800–850	834	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	650–700	678	330.00–340.00	335.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	379	455.00–478.00	462.75
32	400–450	433	444.00–464.00	448.64
25	450–500	473	448.00	448.00
124	500–550	538	391.00–420.00	398.28
131	550–600	579	357.00–390.00	367.00
86	750–800	764	319.00–326.00	323.39
20	900–950	904	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
73	750–800	781	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	675	334.00–344.00	340.18
13	700–750	708	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	800–850	825	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	600–650	629	406.00	406.00
18	850–900	855	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	708	325.50	325.50
11	900–950	908	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	437.50	437.50
50	500–550	524	367.00–380.00	372.90
21	550–600	592	333.00–352.00	340.96
18	600–650	641	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	628	327.00	327.00
21	650–700	688	317.00–321.00	319.07

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,361	3,075.00	3,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,553	3,000.00–3,010.00	3,003.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,527	4,050.00	4,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,443	4,800.00	4,800.00

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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