Cattle Market Huss Livestock Market Report, Kearney, NE
Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays
Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 20261,258 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app
Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 1,258 | 2,956 | 2,295 |
| Feeder cattle | 1,210 | 2,956 | 2,295 |
| Replacement cattle | 48 | — | 0 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder heifers: On a thin test with last week steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs sold unevenly steady and yearling steers and heifers over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401–424 | 415 | 20 | 512.00–522.00 | $515.87 | $2,141 | +34.40 |
| 470–495 | 480 | 12 | 475.00–492.00 | $484.70 | $2,327 | -4.30 |
| 538 | 538 | 44 | 480.00 | $480.00 | $2,582 | +25.22 |
| 554–591 | 579 | 15 | 411.00–437.00 | $419.30 | $2,428 | -18.34 |
| 600 | 600 | 11 | 402.00 | $402.00 | $2,412 | -5.54 |
| 602–635 | 615 | 75 | 419.50–428.50 | $421.82 | $2,594 | +5.24 |
| 653 | 653 | 12 | 391.00 | $391.00 | $2,553 | -8.90 |
| 655–679 | 675 | 27 | 380.00–393.00 | $390.66 | $2,637 | -4.98 |
| 733 | 733 | 18 | 363.00 | $363.00 | $2,661 | -8.79 |
| 765–787 | 778 | 41 | 379.50–384.00 | $381.35 | $2,967 | +25.76 |
| 785 | 785 | 12 | 363.00 | $363.00 | $2,850 | +7.41 |
| 822 | 822 | 39 | 367.50 | $367.50 | $3,021 | +29.41 |
| 873–895 | 880 | 65 | 344.00–348.00 | $347.13 | $3,055 | +5.02 |
| 987 | 987 | 43 | 334.00 | $334.00 | $3,297 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 389 | 389 | 9 | 499.00 | $499.00 | $1,941 | — |
| 450 | 450 | 8 | 472.00 | $472.00 | $2,124 | — |
| 526–543 | 535 | 16 | 421.00–425.00 | $423.03 | $2,263 | -2.97 |
| 563 | 563 | 7 | 416.00 | $416.00 | $2,342 | — |
| 753–798 | 768 | 18 | 328.00–356.00 | $346.30 | $2,660 | — |
| 830 | 830 | 5 | 328.00 | $328.00 | $2,722 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 998 | 998 | 24 | 311.00 | $311.00 | $3,104 | -6.13 |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388 | 388 | 38 | 467.00 | $467.00 | $1,812 | — |
| 420 | 420 | 23 | 451.00 | $451.00 | $1,894 | +5.09 |
| 454–498 | 485 | 107 | 414.00–445.00 | $423.25 | $2,053 | +1.16 |
| 504–508 | 506 | 13 | 403.00–405.00 | $404.07 | $2,045 | -3.36 |
| 550–590 | 569 | 77 | 367.00–378.00 | $373.56 | $2,126 | -12.42 |
| 576 | 576 | 46 | 420.00 | $420.00 | $2,419 | — |
| 610 | 610 | 15 | 374.00 | $374.00 | $2,281 | +20.00 |
| 616 | 616 | 38 | 363.50 | $363.50 | $2,239 | +3.91 |
| 709 | 709 | 5 | 343.00 | $343.00 | $2,432 | +13.73 |
| 772–791 | 783 | 32 | 335.00–339.00 | $336.60 | $2,636 | — |
| 821 | 821 | 39 | 337.50 | $337.50 | $2,771 | +10.91 |
| 927–928 | 927 | 36 | 309.50–318.00 | $313.52 | $2,906 | +17.24 |
| 959–997 | 982 | 31 | 292.00–299.50 | $296.22 | $2,909 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443 | 443 | 6 | 380.00 | $380.00 | $1,683 | — |
| 518–534 | 530 | 19 | 377.50–381.00 | $378.40 | $2,006 | — |
| 555 | 555 | 10 | 361.00 | $361.00 | $2,004 | — |
| 690 | 690 | 5 | 329.00 | $329.00 | $2,270 | — |
| 716 | 716 | 6 | 313.00 | $313.00 | $2,241 | — |
| 835–839 | 838 | 20 | 313.50–315.00 | $313.95 | $2,631 | — |
Bred Cows
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Age | Stage | Head | Price range | Avg $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1202–1373 | 1298 | Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 48 | 2,400.00–2,525.00 | $2,474.36 |
Price trend
850–899 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.
Reading this report
What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?
USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.
What is $/cwt?
Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.
Why are some prices per head?
Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.
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On a thin test with last week steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs sold unevenly steady and yearling steers and heifers over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet bidding and buying noted. All the consignments sold in packages and part loads with nearly all the bawling calves having received one round of fall vaccinations.