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Huss Livestock

Name: Huss Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Kearney, Nebraska · Wed, Apr 23

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1848

← Apr 9Apr 23Apr 30 →

Receipts

2,689 head

▲ 1,084 vs last sale 1,605▲ 38 vs year ago 2,651 · +1.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago all weights of steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher with instances higher yet. Demand was good to very good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

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 $394.23/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −76.47 against this barn's trailing median of $470.70.

Average price

$394.23

154 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$46.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs NE average

+20.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	396.34	2,183	147
Medium and Large 1-2	510	350.00	1,785	7thin

One grade step is worth $46.34/cwt here — about $398 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale154 hd

394.23

—

NE average5 barns · 1,130 hd

395.19

−0.96

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

+20.21

This barn, trailing median20 sales

470.70

−76.47

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

56 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,947	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	419.55/cwt	409.00–425.00	1,963	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	496	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,143	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	395.38/cwt	389.00–400.00	2,032	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	534	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,216	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	562	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,023	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	569	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,356	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	379.19/cwt	376.00–391.00	2,161	53
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,074	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,894	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	353.56/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,199	63
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	625	372.90/cwt	368.00–377.00	2,331	59
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	631	341.71/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,156	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	668	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,141	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	338.05/cwt	329.00–341.00	2,272	297
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	721	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,192	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	729	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,132	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	328.50/cwt	318.00–337.00	2,398	192
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,409	54
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	773	298.89/cwt	294.00–302.00	2,310	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	302.21/cwt	299.00–306.50	2,472	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	823	290.44/cwt	286.00–294.00	2,390	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	860	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,339	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	284.46/cwt	283.00–293.00	2,506	74
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	278.03/cwt	275.00–280.50	2,572	136
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	994	268.25/cwt	268.25–268.25	2,666	13
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,050	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,678	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,598	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,646	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	371.67/cwt	363.00–377.00	1,773	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	359.58/cwt	354.00–363.00	1,884	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,823	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,803	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,797	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	340.02/cwt	334.00–348.00	1,969	71
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	307.35/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,807	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	616	312.96/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,928	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	618	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,095	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	330.33/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,055	69
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	312.63/cwt	295.00–317.00	2,073	71
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,879	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	684	281.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,926	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	287.69/cwt	287.00–291.00	2,126	106
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	274.07/cwt	265.00–278.00	2,119	34
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	271.80/cwt	267.00–277.00	2,259	173
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	257.42/cwt	253.50–260.25	2,299	127
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	255.55/cwt	255.25–257.00	2,372	127
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,431	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Replacement	972	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,527	31
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,033	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,598	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,728	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,285	8

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 23, 2025

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

Receipts 2,689Last week 1,605Year ago 2,651

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	562	360.00	360.00
16	600–650	631	340.00–343.00	341.71
11	650–700	668	320.50	320.50
13	700–750	721	304.00	304.00
33	750–800	773	294.00–302.00	298.89
33	800–850	823	286.00–294.00	290.44
5	850–900	860	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	442.50	442.50
34	450–500	468	409.00–425.00	419.55
25	500–550	514	389.00–400.00	395.38
53	550–600	570	376.00–391.00	379.19
63	600–650	622	348.00–360.00	353.56
297	650–700	672	329.00–341.00	338.05
192	700–750	730	318.00–337.00	328.50
54	750–800	772	312.00	312.00
62	800–850	818	299.00–306.50	302.21
74	850–900	881	283.00–293.00	284.46
136	900–950	925	275.00–280.50	278.03
13	950–1000	994	268.25	268.25
21	1050–1100	1,050	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	360	495.00	495.00
8	450–500	496	432.00	432.00
38	500–550	534	415.00	415.00
25	550–600	569	414.00	414.00
59	600–650	625	368.00–377.00	372.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	621	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	603	344.00	344.00
6	700–750	729	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
32	600–650	618	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	354.00	354.00
9	500–550	540	337.50	337.50
9	550–600	565	318.00	318.00
15	600–650	616	312.00–314.00	312.96
16	650–700	684	280.00–285.00	281.52
11	700–750	725	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	375.00	375.00
58	450–500	477	363.00–377.00	371.67
39	500–550	524	354.00–363.00	359.58
71	550–600	579	334.00–348.00	340.02
69	600–650	622	330.00–331.00	330.33
71	650–700	663	295.00–317.00	312.63
106	700–750	739	287.00–291.00	287.69
34	750–800	773	265.00–278.00	274.07
173	800–850	831	267.00–277.00	271.80
127	850–900	893	253.50–260.25	257.42
127	900–950	928	255.25–257.00	255.55
5	950–1000	961	253.00	253.00
9	1000–1050	1,033	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	588	300.00–310.00	307.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	560	322.00	322.00
8	650–700	671	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
31	950–1000	972	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	484	357.00	357.00
8	900–950	914	250.00	250.00

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.