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Huss Livestock

Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Kearney, Nebraska · Wed, Apr 2

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1848

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Receipts

3,166 head

▼ 892 vs last sale 4,058▲ 535 vs year ago 2,631 · +20.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher with instances sharply higher and steer over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs sold sharply higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet bidding and buying noticed. Around 150 head of vaccinated bawling calves sold in the mix.

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 $386.83/cwt on 501 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −83.87 against this barn's trailing median of $470.70.

Average price

$386.83

501 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.58

vs NE average

+17.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	386.83	2,143	501

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale501 hd

386.83

—

NE average7 barns · 2,052 hd

390.41

−3.58

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

+17.82

This barn, trailing median20 sales

470.70

−83.87

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

49 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	283	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,302	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	461.54/cwt	459.00–465.00	1,814	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	460.71/cwt	457.50–471.00	1,884	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	419.39/cwt	402.00–425.00	1,967	58
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	402.33/cwt	401.00–403.00	2,064	137
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	517	382.50/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,978	58
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	384.64/cwt	374.00–391.00	2,227	253
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	582	361.99/cwt	358.00–369.00	2,107	53
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	357.63/cwt	346.00–365.00	2,239	76
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	642	337.50/cwt	337.00–339.00	2,167	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	333.31/cwt	324.50–341.00	2,250	223
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	313.15/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,245	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	311.98/cwt	305.00–316.00	2,387	202
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	811	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,490	199
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	286.95/cwt	284.00–289.00	2,385	39
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	884	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	2,418	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	282.79/cwt	279.50–286.50	2,503	100
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	927	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,410	14
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	267.57/cwt	264.00–268.25	2,569	199
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,001	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,523	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,004	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,681	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	291	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,157	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	1,529	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,707	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	428.07/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,764	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	441	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,711	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	462	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,885	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	391.77/cwt	387.00–393.00	1,818	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	478	368.33/cwt	366.00–369.00	1,761	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,704	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	518	345.71/cwt	343.00–348.00	1,791	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	328.27/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,740	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	366.88/cwt	356.00–370.00	1,974	97
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,780	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	2,036	56
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,915	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	315.50/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,972	94
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,869	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	298.26/cwt	287.00–304.00	2,022	123
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	293.85/cwt	286.00–296.75	2,125	133
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	737	273.42/cwt	273.00–274.00	2,015	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	757	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,309	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	273.82/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,128	51
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,961	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	271.30/cwt	267.00–277.50	2,192	121
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	814	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,495	34
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	254.10/cwt	250.00–258.00	2,236	116
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,387	9
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,016	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,357	14

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Receipts 3,166Last week 4,058Year ago 2,631

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	441	388.00	388.00
36	450–500	478	366.00–369.00	368.33
40	500–550	518	343.00–348.00	345.71
19	700–750	737	273.00–274.00	273.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	469.00	469.00
19	350–400	371	460.00	460.00
16	400–450	412	425.00–430.00	428.07
39	450–500	464	387.00–393.00	391.77
97	500–550	538	356.00–370.00	366.88
16	550–600	570	336.00	336.00
94	600–650	625	300.00–323.00	315.50
123	650–700	678	287.00–304.00	298.26
133	700–750	723	286.00–296.75	293.85
51	750–800	777	270.00–280.00	273.82
121	800–850	808	267.00–277.50	271.30
116	850–900	880	250.00–258.00	254.10
9	900–950	936	255.00	255.00
14	1000–1050	1,016	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	491	347.00	347.00
29	500–550	530	325.00–333.00	328.27
6	550–600	558	319.00	319.00
5	650–700	670	279.00	279.00
6	750–800	797	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	750–800	757	305.00	305.00
34	800–850	814	306.50	306.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	450–500	462	408.00	408.00
56	550–600	560	363.50	363.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	291	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	393	459.00–465.00	461.54
25	400–450	409	457.50–471.00	460.71
58	450–500	469	402.00–425.00	419.39
137	500–550	513	401.00–403.00	402.33
253	550–600	579	374.00–391.00	384.64
76	600–650	626	346.00–365.00	357.63
223	650–700	675	324.50–341.00	333.31
16	700–750	717	310.00–317.00	313.15
202	750–800	765	305.00–316.00	311.98
39	800–850	831	284.00–289.00	286.95
100	850–900	885	279.50–286.50	282.79
199	950–1000	960	264.00–268.25	267.57
6	1000–1050	1,001	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
199	800–850	811	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	283	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	1000–1050	1,004	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	500–550	517	380.00–387.50	382.50
53	550–600	582	358.00–369.00	361.99
20	600–650	642	337.00–339.00	337.50
14	850–900	884	273.50	273.50
14	900–950	927	260.00	260.00

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.