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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

1,953 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.94/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 768 lb · 225 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $176.16/cwt +13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 714 lb · 219 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.01/cwt +11.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 666 lb · 185 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,953 2,275 3,588
Feeder cattle 1,953 2,275 3,588

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good to very good from the buyers in the crowd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 6 223.00 $223.00 $990 —
497 fancy 497 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,123 —
542 fancy 542 54 218.00 $218.00 $1,182 —
565–582 576 21 200.00–203.00 $200.98 $1,158 -5.34
580 thin fleshed 580 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,189 —
608 thin fleshed 608 17 193.50 $193.50 $1,176 +1.35
622 622 16 182.50 $182.50 $1,135 +1.03
609–635 624 98 185.50–189.00 $188.34 $1,175 +6.87
662–669 668 56 179.00–184.50 $180.07 $1,203 +3.07
704–707 thin fleshed 706 102 178.00–181.25 $180.17 $1,272 —
715–720 715 67 175.00–176.00 $175.92 $1,258 +13.30
700–737 728 50 167.00–169.00 $168.29 $1,225 +5.67
750 750 82 158.00 $158.00 $1,185 -3.40
754 754 23 168.50 $168.50 $1,270 +7.10
806 806 7 151.00 $151.00 $1,217 -0.09
870 870 70 157.00 $157.00 $1,366 +8.00
928 928 15 140.00 $140.00 $1,299 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 5 210.00 $210.00 $930 +11.00
473 thin fleshed 473 6 200.00 $200.00 $946 —
532 thin fleshed 532 15 203.00 $203.00 $1,080 —
539 539 24 170.00 $170.00 $916 —
591 591 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,076 -11.50
605 605 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,028 -6.12
654 654 13 164.00 $164.00 $1,073 +1.50
857–887 865 26 140.00–142.50 $141.81 $1,227 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 thin fleshed 411 10 189.00 $189.00 $777 —
457 457 7 181.00 $181.00 $827 +9.50
471 fancy 471 11 198.00 $198.00 $933 —
472 thin fleshed 472 5 185.00 $185.00 $873 —
467–482 unweaned 474 13 169.00–171.00 $170.06 $806 +1.06
520–531 527 17 181.00 $181.00 $954 -4.00
549 unweaned 549 7 169.00 $169.00 $928 —
574 thin fleshed 574 24 175.00 $175.00 $1,004 —
612 612 7 156.00 $156.00 $955 -9.00
600–641 629 35 163.00–165.25 $164.50 $1,035 +4.88
624–635 thin fleshed 631 45 170.00–172.75 $171.84 $1,084 —
641 fancy 641 47 172.00 $172.00 $1,103 —
651–667 thin fleshed 656 77 164.00–169.75 $167.78 $1,101 —
660 660 19 146.00 $146.00 $964 -2.32
653–692 675 89 153.00–158.50 $156.27 $1,055 +7.95
757 thin fleshed 757 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,211 —
756–780 765 188 144.00–149.50 $146.26 $1,119 +5.57
794 794 29 140.00 $140.00 $1,112 -6.00
814 814 21 137.50 $137.50 $1,119 +0.75
833 833 8 130.50 $130.50 $1,087 -6.25
910 910 74 134.85 $134.85 $1,227 +3.93
960–967 964 13 138.75–139.50 $139.09 $1,341 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 unweaned 492 7 159.00 $159.00 $782 —
494 494 11 161.00 $161.00 $795 —
516–532 522 37 163.00–166.00 $164.84 $860 -6.54
552 thin fleshed 552 11 163.00 $163.00 $900 —
561 561 5 145.00 $145.00 $813 -15.23
582 582 5 158.00 $158.00 $920 -2.23
606 606 10 153.00 $153.00 $927 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 unweaned 371 6 217.00 $217.00 $805 —
610 unweaned 610 7 153.00 $153.00 $933 —

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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.