Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

5,355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $141.15/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 816 lb · 554 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.01/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 674 lb · 346 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $141.54/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 882 lb · 303 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	5,355	3,588
Feeder cattle	5,345	3,588
Replacement cattle	10	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher and over 650 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good from start to finish with several buyers staying to the end to fill orders. A very large sale for this time of year with a variety of type, condition and quality throughout the day. Flesh scores ranged from thin to fleshy. The sharply higher market was a surprise to many as the cattle boards have fell off this week and corn traded sharply higher on Wednesday. But, sale receipts are going to be light in the very near future and orders had to get filled today. Next Wednesday, will be a special calf and feeder auction.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	11	215.00	$215.00	$707	—
363–392	372	20	201.00–209.00	$204.91	$762	—
403–439	420	57	190.00–201.00	$198.76	$835	—
450–498	484	43	182.25–195.00	$187.83	$909	-0.35
506–540	531	35	180.50–190.50	$184.48	$980	+12.89
557 unweaned	557	17	167.50	$167.50	$933	—
553–576	569	107	181.00–190.00	$182.82	$1,040	+12.71
600–638	625	130	166.00–178.00	$173.33	$1,083	+14.74
607–642 unweaned	634	30	148.50–152.00	$151.22	$959	—
652–698	666	168	156.00–169.00	$163.36	$1,088	+10.06
675 unweaned	675	5	149.00	$149.00	$1,006	—
705 fancy	705	28	171.50	$171.50	$1,209	—
716–721 unweaned	718	11	133.00–142.00	$137.89	$990	—
701–747	733	35	150.00–154.00	$151.97	$1,114	-1.73
750–795	777	158	144.25–154.50	$149.53	$1,162	+5.85
789–795	792	14	133.00–140.00	$137.01	$1,085	-6.67
802–841	815	494	138.50–148.50	$141.75	$1,155	-0.55
822	822	60	136.25	$136.25	$1,120	-6.05
857–899	878	172	135.25–145.50	$139.34	$1,223	+7.84
886 fancy	886	105	147.75	$147.75	$1,309	—
888	888	26	131.00	$131.00	$1,163	-0.50
915	915	27	133.00	$133.00	$1,217	-2.03
936	936	14	130.00	$130.00	$1,217	-5.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	5	206.00	$206.00	$670	+15.00
387	387	5	184.00	$184.00	$712	—
407–448	428	36	176.50–182.00	$179.10	$767	-11.40
456 thin fleshed	456	8	196.00	$196.00	$894	—
452–489	474	33	166.00–175.00	$172.35	$817	+1.35
513–535 thin fleshed	517	44	175.00–179.00	$178.25	$922	—
509–535	520	41	162.50–175.50	$170.47	$886	+13.77
579–595	588	20	155.00–172.00	$163.87	$964	+8.87
600 thin fleshed	600	27	163.00	$163.00	$978	—
608–648	629	89	150.25–164.00	$158.34	$996	—
682	682	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,030	+5.87
726–728	727	59	147.00–148.00	$147.47	$1,072	+2.97
759	759	8	147.00	$147.00	$1,116	—
821	821	4	132.50	$132.50	$1,088	-1.88
885–897	894	152	130.75	$130.75	$1,169	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
883	883	28	133.00	$133.00	$1,174	—
929	929	83	134.25	$134.25	$1,247	—
955–995	992	300	127.50–129.00	$127.61	$1,266	—
1034	1034	17	124.75	$124.75	$1,290	+0.51
1060–1095	1081	17	119.75–125.00	$121.87	$1,317	-2.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	7	175.00	$175.00	$674	+7.94
435–437 thin fleshed	436	37	174.75–187.50	$178.55	$778	+15.11
431–443	437	22	166.00–171.75	$168.94	$738	—
455–498	480	66	161.00–169.50	$166.90	$801	+15.90
480 thin fleshed	480	24	172.50	$172.50	$828	—
475–492 unweaned	481	26	162.50–167.00	$164.99	$794	+19.99
514 thin fleshed	514	33	162.50	$162.50	$835	+10.25
514–521	518	71	158.50–162.00	$160.48	$831	+12.96
538	538	6	147.25	$147.25	$792	-0.27
555–587	573	39	153.00–160.00	$157.06	$900	+8.97
586 unweaned	586	14	142.00	$142.00	$832	—
594	594	30	148.50	$148.50	$882	+0.41
601–629	624	172	151.25–156.00	$154.04	$961	+12.34
600–638	627	24	135.00–140.00	$138.60	$869	-3.10
664 unweaned	664	9	131.00	$131.00	$870	—
656–698	673	321	141.50–147.00	$145.70	$981	+5.17
697	697	16	139.00	$139.00	$969	-1.53
705–712	711	29	133.00–133.50	$133.40	$948	-1.24
712–745	726	178	136.25–142.50	$139.29	$1,011	+4.65
769	769	99	129.50	$129.50	$996	-2.05
765–791	783	117	132.50–136.50	$133.96	$1,049	-12.00
800–830	813	64	128.75–130.75	$129.49	$1,053	-3.26
813–840	825	156	128.75–133.75	$131.09	$1,081	-1.66
837	837	35	134.00	$134.00	$1,122	+1.25
866–871	869	66	128.25–129.50	$129.02	$1,121	-1.98
876–882	877	138	126.50–131.50	$127.59	$1,119	+1.27
906–923	914	43	125.40–128.25	$126.98	$1,161	+1.98
906–945	933	27	120.00–121.25	$120.89	$1,128	-4.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326 thin fleshed	326	7	192.00	$192.00	$626	—
408–428	417	19	160.75–168.00	$164.64	$687	—
471	471	6	158.00	$158.00	$744	+13.03
481 thin fleshed	481	11	146.50	$146.50	$705	—
527–542	531	40	151.50–158.75	$155.66	$827	—
544 thin fleshed	544	9	156.50	$156.50	$851	—
562–597	583	23	140.00–149.00	$146.16	$852	+2.51
625–647	643	66	138.00–146.00	$144.16	$927	+7.99
669	669	10	140.50	$140.50	$940	—
700–703	701	15	136.50–139.50	$138.10	$968	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	14	170.50	$170.50	$887	—
604	604	5	138.00	$138.00	$834	—
777	777	5	121.00	$121.00	$940	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	4	143.00	$143.00	$858	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1415–1481	1448	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,250.00–1,270.00	$1,260.23	—

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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.