Sale reports / Nebraska / Huss Livestock / 2023-02-08

Huss Livestock

Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Kearney, Nebraska · Wed, Feb 8

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1848

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Receipts

4,918 head

▼ 237 vs last sale 5,155▲ 556 vs year ago 4,362 · +12.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 5.00 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.35/cwt on 2,292 head.

Average price

$178.35

2,292 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$287

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

$0.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

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	528	178.90	945	116
Medium and Large 1	691	178.32	1,232	2,176

One grade step is worth $0.58/cwt here — about −$287 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 sale2,292 hd

178.35

—

NE average8 barns · 12,027 hd

189.39

−11.04

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

Every lot

60 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	903	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,013	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	242.38/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,146	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	494	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,112	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,234	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	509	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,125	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,067	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	523	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,104	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	231.68/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,216	38
Steers	—	Large 2	532	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	700	16
Steers	—	Large 2	566	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	713	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	225.66/cwt	224.00–226.50	1,318	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	224.41/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,346	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	607	204.81/cwt	204.50–206.00	1,243	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	211.86/cwt	207.00–213.75	1,318	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	203.35/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,271	74
Steers	—	Large 2	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	671	191.55/cwt	188.00–193.50	1,285	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	199.81/cwt	196.00–201.50	1,351	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,268	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	709	184.16/cwt	180.50–185.00	1,306	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	190.00/cwt	186.00–196.25	1,378	396
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	180.30/cwt	175.00–183.25	1,370	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	187.12/cwt	184.50–189.75	1,431	204
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	821	175.42/cwt	173.50–177.00	1,440	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	185.44/cwt	181.25–188.00	1,528	219
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	181.69/cwt	176.50–184.75	1,572	263
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,616	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	903	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,553	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	1,717	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,074	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,729	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	390	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	823	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	759	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	957	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	444	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	877	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	177.83/cwt	177.00–179.00	827	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	483	199.13/cwt	198.00–201.00	962	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	185.11/cwt	183.00–186.00	961	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	198.64/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,041	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	532	193.99/cwt	193.00–195.50	1,032	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,013	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	193.73/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,110	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	589	186.50/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,098	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	606	178.89/cwt	177.00–181.25	1,084	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	185.03/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,166	209
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,092	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	177.31/cwt	173.00–182.75	1,186	383
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	676	169.67/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,147	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	164.33/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,117	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	726	173.31/cwt	170.00–175.25	1,258	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	172.69/cwt	166.25–175.00	1,257	402
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	734	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,193	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	174.31/cwt	168.25–176.50	1,337	449
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	771	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,349	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	790	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,288	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	168.31/cwt	166.00–169.25	1,404	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,459	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,538	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,577	15

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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Receipts 4,918Last week 5,155Year ago 4,362

Compared to last week steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	509	221.00	221.00
15	—	494	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	709	180.50–185.00	184.16
93	—	760	175.00–183.25	180.30
74	—	625	201.00–205.00	203.35
66	—	821	173.50–177.00	175.42
8	—	903	172.00	172.00
66	—	671	188.00–193.50	191.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	532	131.50	131.50
5	—	655	141.00	141.00
19	—	566	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	676	196.00–201.50	199.81
71	—	622	207.00–213.75	211.86
204	—	765	184.50–189.75	187.12
59	—	584	224.00–226.50	225.66
23	—	361	250.00	250.00
11	—	1,074	161.00	161.00
27	—	900	179.50	179.50
396	—	725	186.00–196.25	190.00
263	—	865	176.50–184.75	181.69
219	—	824	181.25–188.00	185.44
47	—	473	235.00–245.00	242.38
43	—	966	177.75	177.75
38	—	525	227.00–238.00	231.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	691	183.50	183.50
7	—	467	217.00	217.00
5	—	518	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	607	204.50–206.00	204.81
8	—	523	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	508	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	600	224.00–225.00	224.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	483	198.00–201.00	199.13
28	—	532	193.00–195.50	193.99
14	—	390	211.00	211.00
12	—	589	186.00–187.00	186.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	180.00	180.00
12	—	465	177.00–179.00	177.83
26	—	424	179.00	179.00
24	—	519	183.00–186.00	185.11
18	—	680	164.00–165.00	164.33
13	—	631	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
383	—	669	173.00–182.75	177.31
209	—	630	184.00–187.00	185.03
9	—	429	223.00	223.00
114	—	573	191.00–195.00	193.73
73	—	834	166.00–169.25	168.31
67	—	524	196.00–201.00	198.64
8	—	913	168.50	168.50
58	—	866	168.50	168.50
15	—	963	163.75	163.75
449	—	767	168.25–176.50	174.31
402	—	728	166.25–175.00	172.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	676	169.00–170.00	169.67
17	—	734	162.50	162.50
7	—	790	163.00	163.00
119	—	606	177.00–181.25	178.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	444	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	510	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	726	170.00–175.25	173.31
13	—	771	175.00	175.00

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.