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Huss Livestock

Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Kearney, Nebraska · Wed, Nov 13

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1848

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Receipts

2,029 head

▲ 576 vs last sale 1,453▼ 1,757 vs year ago 3,786 · −46.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of weaned and bawling spring calves on offer with some long yearlings selling in the mix. Around 250 head of the bawling calves had not received fall vaccinations. Compared to last week steer calves 500-650 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher and heifer calves 500-650 lbs sold steady to 6.00 lower. 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.27/cwt on 415 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −168.43 against this barn's trailing median of $470.70.

Average price

$302.27

415 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$22.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.06

vs NE average

−3.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	304.87	1,728	367
Medium and Large 1-2	560	282.35	1,580	48

One grade step is worth $22.52/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale415 hd

302.27

—

NE average10 barns · 4,093 hd

315.33

−13.06

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−3.17

This barn, trailing median20 sales

470.70

−168.43

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $508.27, low $419.84, median $470.70 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

44 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	360.12/cwt	356.00–366.00	1,322	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,424	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	342.16/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,478	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,381	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	318.99/cwt	311.00–336.00	1,461	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,461	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	323.22/cwt	304.00–329.00	1,642	75
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	287.87/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,569	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	277.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,589	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	300.16/cwt	288.00–309.50	1,747	292
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	289.51/cwt	277.00–299.00	1,775	111
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	631	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,767	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,687	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	666	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,778	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	669	247.59/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,656	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	279.98/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,887	91
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	702	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,952	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	720	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,735	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	269.75/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,953	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	244.45/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,772	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,025	49
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,099	32
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	888	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,176	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	934	249.56/cwt	246.50–251.50	2,331	13
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	980	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,308	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	350.22/cwt	347.00–352.00	1,208	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	317.85/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,224	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,331	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	291.79/cwt	289.00–293.00	1,293	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	302.25/cwt	288.00–312.00	1,427	102
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,274	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,504	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	277.87/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,464	93
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	564	285.41/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,610	93
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	269.49/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,555	78
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	246.90/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,543	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	259.78/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,639	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,691	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	244.12/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,672	61
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	246.27/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,766	43
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	243.38/cwt	237.50–248.50	2,010	54
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,022	42
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	958	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,050	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,337	5

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 Nov 13, 2024

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

Receipts 2,029Last week 1,453Year ago 3,786

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	958	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	345	347.00–352.00	350.22
6	400–450	428	311.00	311.00
102	450–500	472	288.00–312.00	302.25
93	500–550	527	267.00–287.00	277.87
78	550–600	577	260.00–273.00	269.49
35	600–650	631	253.00–263.00	259.78
61	650–700	685	242.00–245.00	244.12
43	700–750	717	238.00–248.00	246.27
54	800–850	826	237.50–248.50	243.38
42	850–900	879	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	385	314.00–322.00	317.85
23	400–450	443	289.00–293.00	291.79
10	450–500	488	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	508	296.00	296.00
93	550–600	564	284.00–286.00	285.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	625	242.00–250.00	246.90
21	650–700	682	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
111	600–650	613	277.00–299.00	289.51
91	650–700	674	268.00–285.00	279.98
25	700–750	702	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	368	387.00	387.00
19	400–450	432	339.00–345.00	342.16
43	450–500	458	311.00–336.00	318.99
75	500–550	508	304.00–329.00	323.22
292	550–600	582	288.00–309.50	300.16
29	700–750	724	267.00–271.00	269.75
49	750–800	773	262.00	262.00
32	800–850	801	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	367	356.00–366.00	360.12
6	400–450	444	311.00	311.00
8	450–500	487	300.00	300.00
23	500–550	545	280.00–292.00	287.87
25	550–600	573	270.00–280.00	277.27
21	650–700	654	258.00	258.00
19	700–750	725	240.00–247.00	244.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	669	246.00–249.00	247.59
6	700–750	720	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	631	280.00	280.00
25	650–700	666	267.00	267.00
9	850–900	888	245.00	245.00
13	900–950	934	246.50–251.50	249.56
9	950–1000	980	235.50	235.50

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.