Sale reports / Nebraska / Huss Livestock / 2020-04-22

Huss Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kearney, Nebraska · Wed, Apr 22
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1848
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,940 head
▲ 1,390 vs last sale 1,550▲ 2,940 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 115▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 12▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher with flat 700 weights trading 8.00 higher. Heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and bulls sold 1.00 higher. Wide variety of kind, quality and flesh throughout the day. A lot more cattle showed up to the sale than previous advertised. Demand was good from start to finish with a large crowd of buyers. Several buyer numbers were passed out to new buyers throughout the day in house and on the internet. Next week will be a special slaughter cattle auction. Two weeks, May 6th will be a Special Calf and Feeder Auction.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.17/cwt on 1,558 head.
Average price
$135.17
1,558 head · 749 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,013
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$187
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$44.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.71
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2605144.33874261
Medium and Large 1736138.291,0181,128
Large 11,059100.221,061169
One grade step is worth $44.11/cwt here — about −$187 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 sale1,558 hd
135.17
—
NE average6 barns · 5,676 hd
143.88
−8.71
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,63079.581,29718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54656.418727thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33753.7871998
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15144.5951332

Every lot

77 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333190.00/cwt190.00–190.006336
Steers—Medium and Large 1422180.37/cwt176.00–181.5076125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432165.44/cwt146.00–172.0071519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486156.00/cwt156.00–156.007586
Steers—Medium and Large 1515167.59/cwt163.00–171.00863102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525158.68/cwt152.00–161.0083346
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned554151.00/cwt151.00–151.0083710
Steers—Medium and Large 1566169.19/cwt163.75–170.50958117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567149.40/cwt147.00–152.0084745
Steers—Medium and Large 1607152.93/cwt146.00–160.0092894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618138.67/cwt136.50–141.0085740
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned655137.50/cwt137.50–137.5090117
Steers—Medium and Large 1674147.60/cwt144.50–151.00995115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691135.21/cwt135.00–135.5093436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy705124.00/cwt124.00–124.008746
Steers—Medium and Large 1723140.80/cwt136.00–145.251,018160
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726127.55/cwt125.00–131.0092657
Steers—Medium and Large 1767125.50/cwt125.50–125.509635
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy785113.00/cwt113.00–113.008878
Steers—Large 1804116.00/cwt116.00–116.009337
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy826114.00/cwt114.00–114.0094212
Steers—Medium and Large 1845121.25/cwt121.25–121.251,02521
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy883112.56/cwt112.25–114.0099446
Steers—Medium and Large 1889118.74/cwt116.50–119.251,056183
Steers—Medium and Large 1906115.09/cwt109.00–115.501,043213
Steers—Large 1980106.25/cwt106.25–106.251,04112
Steers—Large 1Fleshy1,07799.00/cwt99.00–99.001,066150
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280161.50/cwt161.50–161.5045212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318153.50/cwt153.50–153.5048869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390145.96/cwt133.00–148.0056934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424138.94/cwt133.00–143.0058920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436158.00/cwt158.00–158.006896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478143.09/cwt142.50–144.0068423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned530130.00/cwt130.00–130.0068912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534134.70/cwt129.00–137.2571947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536143.74/cwt139.75–145.00770120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy567153.75/cwt153.75–153.7587221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570132.27/cwt128.50–138.0075441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576130.18/cwt125.00–136.5075026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626125.66/cwt120.00–130.25787138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned637121.00/cwt121.00–121.0077123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy646112.50/cwt112.50–112.5072710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662122.21/cwt120.50–123.5080995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676104.00/cwt104.00–104.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy681105.00/cwt105.00–105.007157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy720103.00/cwt103.00–103.007425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734116.23/cwt114.50–118.2585375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755115.75/cwt115.75–115.7587428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy762105.00/cwt105.00–105.008005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805115.50/cwt115.50–115.5093030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy807109.00/cwt109.00–109.008808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement835120.21/cwt115.00–130.501,004114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1861105.00/cwt105.00–105.0090410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement872115.80/cwt111.00–117.001,01083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330183.00/cwt183.00–183.0060412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2542147.00/cwt147.00–147.007977
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,19169.50/cwt69.50–69.508284
Bulls——1,59974.37/cwt70.00–77.001,1894
Bulls——1,75784.33/cwt80.00–90.001,4829
Bulls——2,36598.00/cwt98.00–98.002,3181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,02436.33/cwt26.00–44.503726
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,14451.38/cwt47.00–53.5058811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17347.51/cwt45.00–52.005575
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22340.62/cwt37.00–45.5049710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29250.83/cwt47.50–54.0065713
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,30047.54/cwt35.00–49.506188
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,33954.90/cwt50.50–60.0073567
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35344.04/cwt41.00–46.005964
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,45262.40/cwt62.00–63.509066
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54656.41/cwt53.50–58.008727
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 198276.94/cwt73.00–86.0075610
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,17663.61/cwt60.00–67.507488
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,194701.56/cwt650.00–735.008,37710
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,222885.00/cwt885.00–885.0010,8155
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1801,235.00/cwt1,235.00–1,235.0014,5734
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,236950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,7427
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,3351,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0015,6867

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.