Sale reports / Nebraska / Huss Livestock / 2019-10-02

Huss Livestock

Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kearney, Nebraska · Wed, Oct 2

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1848

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,454 head

▼ 2,263 vs last sale 3,717▲ 1,454 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 45▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 800 lbs and heifers over 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Not enough calves for a market test. Demand was very good for yearlings off of summer grass. Many consignments were cancelled today due to rain showers in the trade area the last couple of days.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.22/cwt on 877 head.

Average price

$148.22

877 head · 881 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$0.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.36

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	892	148.28	1,323	817
Medium and Large 1-2	721	147.45	1,063	60

One grade step is worth $0.83/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale877 hd

148.22

—

NE average4 barns · 4,883 hd

158.58

−10.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

24 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	695	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	823	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	933	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,008	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	699	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,094	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,074	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,146	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	143.37/cwt	142.50–143.75	1,158	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	147.94/cwt	139.25–149.85	1,269	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	146.37/cwt	145.85–147.10	1,364	636
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	145.20/cwt	145.20–145.20	1,406	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	613	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	698	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	149.39/cwt	149.00–150.50	877	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	697	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	991	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	143.09/cwt	137.50–147.00	1,050	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	137.12/cwt	136.00–138.50	1,074	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	137.48/cwt	136.50–139.35	1,140	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,151	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	129.30/cwt	129.30–129.30	1,254	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,286	1,495.32/cwt	1,475.00–1,510.00	19,230	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,393	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,502	11

This sale against other markets

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 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,454Last week 3,717Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	697	142.25	142.25
9	—	458	152.50	152.50
11	—	859	134.00	134.00
14	—	406	151.00	151.00
32	—	829	136.50–139.35	137.48
34	—	587	149.00–150.50	149.39
7	—	970	129.30	129.30
8	—	340	151.00	151.00
65	—	783	136.00–138.50	137.12
96	—	734	137.50–147.00	143.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	699	156.50	156.50
13	—	755	151.75	151.75
16	—	473	174.00	174.00
18	—	388	179.00	179.00
18	—	578	161.50	161.50
33	—	968	145.20	145.20
72	—	858	139.25–149.85	147.94
636	—	932	145.85–147.10	146.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	161.00	161.00
9	—	728	147.50	147.50
10	—	505	150.00	150.00
33	—	808	142.50–143.75	143.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,393	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,286	1,475.00–1,510.00	1,495.32

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.