Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 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 $494.91/cwt on 172 head, down $12.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 23 comparable sales and sits +11.65 against this barn's trailing median of $483.26.

Average price

$494.91

▼ 12.28 vs prior sale

172 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$22.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.06

vs NE average

+7.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	501.02	2,843	125
Medium and Large 1-2	525	478.68	2,515	47

One grade step is worth $22.34/cwt here — about $328 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

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 sale172 hd

494.91

—

NE average5 barns · 1,196 hd

518.97

−24.06

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

+7.89

This barn, trailing median23 sales

483.26

+11.65

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

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	361.83/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,757	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	464	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	2,292	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	313.71/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,855	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	395.36/cwt	385.00–401.50	2,886	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	825	325.47/cwt	322.00–329.00	2,685	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	2,411	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	326.07/cwt	323.00–327.00	2,801	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	402.54/cwt	394.00–409.00	2,705	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,342	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,906	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	467	541.00/cwt	541.00–541.00	2,526	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	376.76/cwt	369.00–390.00	2,698	198
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	794	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,636	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	717	365.23/cwt	365.00–365.50	2,619	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	510	473.49/cwt	470.00–476.00	2,415	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	473.89/cwt	472.00–475.00	2,739	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	821	367.95/cwt	365.00–370.00	3,021	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	348.28/cwt	338.50–357.50	2,884	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	427.13/cwt	415.00–446.00	2,695	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,284	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	743	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,719	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	883	351.00/cwt	346.00–352.25	3,099	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	777	345.00/cwt	344.00–345.50	2,681	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	926	304.43/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,819	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	517	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	579	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	588.00/cwt	588.00–588.00	2,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	425.04/cwt	423.00–426.00	2,678	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	470.21/cwt	463.00–474.00	2,939	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	443.11/cwt	431.00–454.50	2,938	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	492.17/cwt	484.00–501.00	2,609	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	544.95/cwt	542.50–547.00	2,572	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	379.41/cwt	373.00–385.50	3,119	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	501	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	418.02/cwt	413.00–420.00	3,001	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	371.39/cwt	364.75–377.00	3,194	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	330.91/cwt	328.00–337.50	3,180	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	323.11/cwt	322.25–324.50	3,305	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	498.62/cwt	495.00–503.00	2,897	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	401.16/cwt	388.50–411.75	3,073	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	614	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,763	5
Steers	Large 1	850–900	864	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,916	11
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,112	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	3,158	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	358.48/cwt	350.00–362.25	3,266	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	420.69/cwt	414.00–424.00	2,911	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	479	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	837	3,146.26/head	2,925.00–3,200.00	3,146	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	905	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	941	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,115	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	541.00/cwt	541.00–541.00	2,743	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	586.00/cwt	586.00–586.00	2,391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	480.62/cwt	475.00–487.50	2,538	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	460.94/cwt	451.00–463.00	2,664	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,793	13

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 Feb 25, 2026

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

Receipts 4,103Last week 2,378Year ago 4,944

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	588.00	588.00
7	450–500	488	494.00	494.00
17	500–550	528	475.00–487.50	480.62
73	550–600	578	451.00–463.00	460.94
122	600–650	631	415.00–446.00	427.13
104	650–700	672	394.00–409.00	402.54
198	700–750	716	369.00–390.00	376.76
79	750–800	762	352.00–365.00	361.83
161	800–850	828	338.50–357.50	348.28
26	850–900	859	323.00–327.00	326.07
91	900–950	910	312.50–322.50	313.71
38	950–1000	959	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	464	494.00	494.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	517	450.00	450.00
9	550–600	579	431.00	431.00
37	700–750	717	365.00–365.50	365.23
27	750–800	777	344.00–345.50	345.00
26	800–850	825	322.00–329.00	325.47
34	900–950	926	300.00–307.00	304.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	519	440.00	440.00
8	550–600	551	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	467	541.00	541.00
13	550–600	570	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	794	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	479	461.00	461.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
25	800–850	837	2,925.00–3,200.00	3,146.26
36	900–950	905	3,025.00	3,025.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	578	472.00–475.00	473.89
5	600–650	614	450.00	450.00
41	700–750	730	385.00–401.50	395.36
87	800–850	821	365.00–370.00	367.95
139	850–900	883	346.00–352.25	351.00
22	900–950	941	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	510	470.00–476.00	473.49
13	700–750	743	366.00	366.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	530	484.00–501.00	492.17
6	550–600	563	460.00	460.00
16	600–650	630	423.00–426.00	425.04
18	650–700	692	414.00–424.00	420.69
11	850–900	881	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	408	586.00	586.00
25	450–500	472	542.50–547.00	544.95
22	500–550	507	541.00	541.00
79	550–600	581	495.00–503.00	498.62
209	600–650	625	463.00–474.00	470.21
168	650–700	663	431.00–454.50	443.11
179	700–750	718	413.00–420.00	418.02
303	750–800	766	388.50–411.75	401.16
342	800–850	822	373.00–385.50	379.41
290	850–900	860	364.75–377.00	371.39
246	900–950	911	350.00–362.25	358.48
153	950–1000	961	328.00–337.50	330.91
222	1000–1050	1,023	322.25–324.50	323.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	501	456.00	456.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	578	466.00	466.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	864	337.50	337.50
12	1100–1150	1,112	284.00	284.00

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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