Sale reports / Nebraska / Huss Livestock / 2019-12-11

Huss Livestock

Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Kearney, Nebraska · Wed, Dec 11

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1848

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Receipts

4,328 head

▲ 312 vs last sale 4,016▲ 4,328 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 3.00 lower except 550-600 lbs weaned steers sold 10.00 higher. Heifers sold 1.00-7.00 lower except 600-750 lbs heifers sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

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 $153.08/cwt on 2,207 head.

Average price

$153.08

2,207 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$0.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.26

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	153.17	1,080	2,020
Medium and Large 1-2	558	152.19	849	187

One grade step is worth $0.97/cwt here — about $231 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 sale2,207 hd

153.08

—

NE average11 barns · 17,277 hd

167.35

−14.26

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	776	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	751	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	437	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	745	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	179.93/cwt	174.00–185.00	828	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	476	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	871	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	151.82/cwt	150.00–155.00	732	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	169.35/cwt	164.00–177.00	821	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	781	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	166.99/cwt	165.50–169.00	862	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	155.41/cwt	155.00–156.00	807	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	528	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	787	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	168.24/cwt	167.00–172.50	905	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	153.49/cwt	150.50–156.00	881	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	575	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	983	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	156.58/cwt	155.25–160.00	905	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	165.18/cwt	159.50–167.50	958	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	606	166.06/cwt	166.00–166.50	1,006	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	156.72/cwt	152.00–169.00	973	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	146.31/cwt	146.00–147.00	913	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	626	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	876	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	934	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	150.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,012	319
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	139.02/cwt	137.00–141.75	987	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	152.96/cwt	145.50–156.00	1,089	413
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	149.13/cwt	143.50–152.00	1,169	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	145.52/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,186	223
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	144.41/cwt	142.50–146.25	1,249	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	146.93/cwt	139.50–148.25	1,330	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	142.28/cwt	139.50–144.50	1,380	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,015	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,314	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	411	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	690	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	155.76/cwt	147.00–158.00	679	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	666	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	451	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	677	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	149.39/cwt	145.00–157.00	705	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	670	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	514	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	685	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	515	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	816	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	151.24/cwt	148.00–159.00	785	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	141.66/cwt	135.50–147.00	751	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	555	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	724	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	139.56/cwt	134.50–146.00	790	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	142.36/cwt	135.00–144.50	813	184
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	144.49/cwt	137.00–148.00	907	294
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	143.75/cwt	135.50–147.00	957	279
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	895	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	144.27/cwt	133.00–146.75	1,052	206
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	778	145.10/cwt	145.10–145.10	1,129	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	138.04/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,077	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,096	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,340	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	341	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	733	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	474	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	843	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	744	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	896	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	872	7

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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Receipts 4,328Last week 4,016Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,015	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
413	—	712	145.50–156.00	152.96
16	—	970	139.50–144.50	142.28
17	—	485	164.00–177.00	169.35
21	—	538	167.00–172.50	168.24
319	—	674	145.00–155.00	150.11
69	—	865	142.50–146.25	144.41
99	—	580	159.50–167.50	165.18
128	—	621	152.00–169.00	156.72
128	—	905	139.50–148.25	146.93
213	—	784	143.50–152.00	149.13
223	—	815	142.00–150.00	145.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	574	150.50–156.00	153.49
52	—	624	146.00–147.00	146.31
19	—	482	150.00–155.00	151.82
20	—	519	155.00–156.00	155.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	183.00	183.00
11	—	575	171.00	171.00
78	—	606	166.00–166.50	166.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	578	155.25–160.00	156.58
6	—	417	180.00	180.00
24	—	710	137.00–141.75	139.02
35	—	460	174.00–185.00	179.93
7	—	390	199.00	199.00
15	—	667	140.00	140.00
36	—	516	165.50–169.00	166.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	485	161.00	161.00
6	—	528	149.00	149.00
7	—	437	170.50	170.50
11	—	626	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	780	135.00–141.00	138.04
99	—	530	135.50–147.00	141.66
184	—	571	135.00–144.50	142.36
206	—	729	133.00–146.75	144.27
279	—	666	135.50–147.00	143.75
294	—	628	137.00–148.00	144.49
5	—	438	152.00	152.00
8	—	380	155.00	155.00
8	—	807	135.75	135.75
13	—	985	136.00	136.00
23	—	472	145.00–157.00	149.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	605	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	778	145.10	145.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	515	158.50	158.50
41	—	411	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	519	148.00–159.00	151.24
76	—	566	134.50–146.00	139.56
5	—	667	134.25	134.25
9	—	451	150.00	150.00
38	—	436	147.00–158.00	155.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	130.50	130.50
9	—	493	136.00	136.00
15	—	514	130.00–135.00	133.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	341	215.00	215.00
38	—	474	177.75	177.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	146.50	146.50
6	—	577	155.25	155.25
7	—	614	142.00	142.00

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.