Sale reports / Nebraska / Huss Livestock / 2020-08-05

Huss Livestock

Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Kearney, Nebraska · Wed, Aug 5

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1848

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,042 head

▼ 2,068 vs last sale 3,110▲ 1,042 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 0▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 800-900 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher, with not enough sales volume in the other weight classes of steers or heifers to establish a trend. Demand was moderate to 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 $147.96/cwt on 621 head.

Average price

$147.96

621 head · 805 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$7.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.37

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	812	148.44	1,205	582
Medium and Large 1-2	704	140.76	991	39

One grade step is worth $7.68/cwt here — about $214 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 sale621 hd

147.96

—

NE average5 barns · 3,171 hd

145.59

+2.37

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

Every lot

20 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	802	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	951	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,080	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	137.86/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,006	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	147.44/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,219	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	146.34/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,257	317
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	133.94/cwt	133.50–134.75	1,226	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	636	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	909	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	657	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	907	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	934	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	737	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,083	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,092	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	133.62/cwt	131.75–134.10	1,181	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	133.36/cwt	127.35–134.25	1,220	104
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	650	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,762	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,359	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	18,686	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,474	1,309.84/cwt	1,285.00–1,325.00	19,307	37

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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 3,110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	141.50	141.50
11	—	383	166.00	166.00
15	—	647	140.50	140.50
25	—	826	132.25	132.25
80	—	884	131.75–134.10	133.62
104	—	915	127.35–134.25	133.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	737	147.00	147.00
20	—	657	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
317	—	859	145.00–147.00	146.34
49	—	586	162.25	162.25
17	—	448	179.00	179.00
37	—	692	156.00	156.00
48	—	915	133.50–134.75	133.94
114	—	827	143.00–151.00	147.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	585	154.00	154.00
32	—	730	135.00–141.00	137.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,474	1,285.00–1,325.00	1,309.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,359	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,342	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.