Sale reports / Nebraska / Huss Livestock / 2021-03-03

Huss Livestock

Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Kearney, Nebraska · Wed, Mar 3

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1848

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Receipts

4,240 head

▼ 838 vs last sale 5,078▲ 1,131 vs year ago 3,109 · +36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 5.00 lower except a flat 700 lbs steer sold 3.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Several buyers at the auction with some buyers procuring cattle in the comfort of their office from the internet. Demand was good throughout the sale. Most lots on Wednesday, were longtime weaned with full vaccination programs and the bulk did not display the mud like last week. Next Wednesday, March 10 special calf and feeder auction with early estimates at 3000 head.

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 $141.24/cwt on 2,253 head.

Average price

$141.24

2,253 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$388

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

$20.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.06

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	704	142.97	1,006	358
Medium and Large 1	767	141.14	1,083	1,873
Large 1	1,143	122.00	1,394	22

One grade step is worth $20.97/cwt here — about −$388 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 sale2,253 hd

141.24

—

NE average8 barns · 13,925 hd

157.30

−16.06

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

Every lot

51 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	753	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	750	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	846	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	169.65/cwt	164.50–175.50	960	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	157.69/cwt	156.25–159.00	924	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	148.85/cwt	145.50–150.50	927	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	948	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	160.05/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,024	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	149.61/cwt	147.50–151.25	996	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	143.45/cwt	138.85–147.00	965	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	697	142.06/cwt	140.50–142.75	990	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	145.79/cwt	144.00–153.50	1,045	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	140.83/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,013	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	143.25/cwt	142.25–144.00	1,039	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	140.40/cwt	136.75–144.75	1,071	543
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	767	138.35/cwt	138.35–138.35	1,061	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	135.69/cwt	135.50–136.00	1,043	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	782	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	962	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	811	132.01/cwt	131.75–132.50	1,071	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	136.11/cwt	132.10–139.00	1,112	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	131.63/cwt	127.75–135.10	1,150	357
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	875	123.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,077	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	129.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,171	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,180	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	973	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,202	10
Steers	—	Large 1Natural	1,143	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,394	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	599	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	151.04/cwt	146.00–155.00	723	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	726	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	153.35/cwt	150.00–157.00	811	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	151.27/cwt	151.00–151.50	844	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	143.91/cwt	143.75–144.00	853	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	612	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	793	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.50	871	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	132.85/cwt	132.00–134.00	846	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	135.88/cwt	131.35–142.25	912	420
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	908	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	714	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	905	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	129.86/cwt	128.25–133.00	948	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	124.73/cwt	123.50–125.75	919	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	127.49/cwt	126.00–128.75	980	207
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	784	123.97/cwt	122.00–125.25	972	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	125.48/cwt	124.75–126.50	1,021	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	860	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,021	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	123.17/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,068	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	971	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,049	5
Heifers	—	Large 1Natural	1,017	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,231	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,190	6
Heifers	—	Large 1Natural	1,193	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,396	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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Receipts 4,240Last week 5,078Year ago 3,109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	558	151.00–151.50	151.27
73	—	814	124.75–126.50	125.48
18	—	867	122.00–125.00	123.17
51	—	529	150.00–157.00	153.35
92	—	631	135.00–140.50	137.96
6	—	410	156.00	156.00
207	—	769	126.00–128.75	127.49
420	—	671	131.35–142.25	135.88
211	—	730	128.25–133.00	129.86
29	—	479	146.00–155.00	151.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	860	118.75	118.75
60	—	714	126.75	126.75
37	—	784	122.00–125.25	123.97
19	—	612	129.50	129.50
5	—	971	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,193	117.00	117.00
5	—	1,017	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,035	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	593	143.75–144.00	143.91
6	—	494	147.00	147.00
62	—	637	132.00–134.00	132.85
35	—	693	131.00	131.00
8	—	525	145.00	145.00
22	—	737	123.50–125.75	124.73
5	—	422	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	933	126.50	126.50
79	—	719	137.00–144.00	140.83
7	—	426	176.00	176.00
13	—	511	165.50	165.50
81	—	673	138.85–147.00	143.45
39	—	769	135.50–136.00	135.69
23	—	623	145.50–150.50	148.85
20	—	586	156.25–159.00	157.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	407	185.00	185.00
129	—	717	144.00–153.50	145.79
213	—	817	132.10–139.00	136.11
156	—	666	147.50–151.25	149.61
75	—	566	164.50–175.50	169.65
543	—	763	136.75–144.75	140.40
86	—	640	154.00–164.00	160.05
77	—	905	125.00–130.00	129.35
357	—	874	127.75–135.10	131.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	875	120.00–125.00	123.09
15	—	635	149.25	149.25
49	—	811	131.75–132.50	132.01
10	—	973	123.50	123.50
5	—	782	123.00	123.00
36	—	697	140.50–142.75	142.06
86	—	725	142.25–144.00	143.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,143	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	767	138.35	138.35

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.