Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, yearling steers over 800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with not enough yearling heifers from the last auction to establish a trend. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $405.50/cwt on 9 head, down $18.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 20 comparable sales and sits −27.82 against this barn's trailing median of $433.32.

Average price

$405.50

▼ 18.75 vs prior sale

9 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−42.55

vs NE average

+31.61 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	629	405.50	2,551	9thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

20 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $483.18, low $370.37, median $433.32 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

405.50

—

NE average4 barns · 189 hd

448.05

−42.55

National average152 barns · 7,091 hd

373.89

+31.61

This barn, trailing median20 sales

433.32

−27.82

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

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 1	900–950	932	355.40/cwt	355.25–355.75	3,312	405
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	468	467.64/cwt	464.00–472.50	2,189	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,557	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	360.00/cwt	357.00–368.00	2,945	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,091	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	377.87/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,755	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	331.54/cwt	331.00–333.50	2,596	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	482	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	305.62/cwt	303.00–313.50	2,696	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	368.32/cwt	364.00–376.00	2,862	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	405.50/cwt	405.50–405.50	2,551	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,390	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,478	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	315.02/cwt	299.00–322.25	3,034	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	339.44/cwt	324.00–341.75	3,282	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	324.55/cwt	310.00–327.25	3,012	32
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	329.24/cwt	315.00–331.35	3,385	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	345.76/cwt	344.00–355.00	3,032	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	342.54/cwt	333.50–351.00	2,477	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,829	5
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,039	290.67/cwt	280.00–296.50	3,020	35
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,127	268.10/cwt	260.00–281.50	3,021	17
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,051	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	977	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,745	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	421	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,899	5

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 Aug 12, 2026

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	478	500.00	500.00
19	700–750	729	372.00–380.00	377.87
61	750–800	777	364.00–376.00	368.32
66	800–850	818	357.00–368.00	360.00
192	850–900	877	344.00–355.00	345.76
405	900–950	932	355.25–355.75	355.40
312	950–1000	967	324.00–341.75	339.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	468	464.00–472.50	467.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	629	405.50	405.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
194	1000–1050	1,028	315.00–331.35	329.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	589	355.00	355.00
52	800–850	804	318.00	318.00
40	850–900	882	303.00–313.50	305.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	650–700	696	356.00	356.00
24	700–750	723	333.50–351.00	342.54
32	750–800	783	331.00–333.50	331.54
5	850–900	856	330.50	330.50
32	900–950	928	310.00–327.25	324.55
57	950–1000	963	299.00–322.25	315.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	451.00	451.00
6	450–500	482	432.00	432.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	1000–1050	1,039	280.00–296.50	290.67
7	1050–1100	1,051	296.00	296.00
17	1100–1150	1,127	260.00–281.50	268.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	950–1000	977	281.00	281.00

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