Cattle Market Pulse

Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

5,275 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Huss Livestock Market report →

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $163.63/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 771 lb · 881 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.85/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 821 lb · 457 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.11/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 859 lb · 357 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,275 3,767 0
Feeder cattle 5,275 3,767 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 and over 650 lbs sold steady. Demand was good from start to finish. Nearly 2000 head of consignments today were slated to go to summer grass but with extremely dry range conditions in the trade area producers decide to sell. Weighing condition was in the buyers favor most of the day.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–422 422 16 210.00–212.00 $210.37 $888 +2.37
477–482 479 14 195.00–196.00 $195.64 $937 -19.44
530–532 unweaned 531 19 179.00–184.00 $182.15 $967 —
505–545 540 61 190.00–195.00 $193.25 $1,044 -12.36
553 unweaned 553 8 179.00 $179.00 $990 +24.00
577–581 580 35 182.00–187.50 $186.09 $1,079 -14.77
584 584 5 163.00 $163.00 $952 -37.86
588 thin fleshed 588 9 196.00 $196.00 $1,152 —
602–642 620 224 176.00–190.50 $187.88 $1,165 +3.16
676 676 16 166.00 $166.00 $1,122 -5.69
668–696 682 160 170.75–183.50 $175.71 $1,198 +4.02
697 unweaned 697 15 147.50 $147.50 $1,028 -10.00
700–741 713 199 168.00–176.25 $172.71 $1,231 +1.42
734 734 29 162.00 $162.00 $1,189 -9.29
761 761 16 154.00 $154.00 $1,172 -13.05
750–791 771 865 160.00–168.00 $163.81 $1,263 -3.24
802–829 816 298 161.00–165.00 $162.32 $1,325 -2.18
808–844 830 159 149.75–155.25 $152.34 $1,264 +6.84
867–883 869 58 143.50–144.50 $144.34 $1,254 -8.16
850–882 870 268 153.25–157.00 $154.89 $1,348 +2.39
902–927 918 176 149.00–154.00 $151.59 $1,392 +1.40
987 987 59 145.00 $145.00 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511–522 516 18 172.00–187.00 $179.79 $928 —
582 582 18 169.00 $169.00 $984 -6.00
621–644 640 55 170.00–180.00 $171.61 $1,098 +3.11
668 668 8 145.00 $145.00 $969 -19.63
660–679 670 24 163.00–169.00 $166.04 $1,112 +1.41
819–828 826 29 149.50–153.00 $152.28 $1,258 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 594 39 130.00 $130.00 $772 —
680 680 21 123.00 $123.00 $836 —
744 744 15 117.50 $117.50 $874 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
634 634 16 125.00 $125.00 $792 —
702 702 41 120.00 $120.00 $842 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 199.00 $199.00 $695 —
351 351 9 194.00 $194.00 $681 —
460–498 475 61 170.00–180.75 $176.76 $840 —
480 unweaned 480 9 161.00 $161.00 $773 —
526 unweaned 526 15 169.00 $169.00 $889 +15.25
508–542 533 32 165.00–173.00 $168.72 $899 -12.44
562 thin fleshed 562 12 183.00 $183.00 $1,028 —
565–577 unweaned 575 33 155.00–157.00 $155.30 $893 —
568–589 586 179 165.50–179.00 $170.20 $997 +12.16
600–631 612 46 155.00–163.00 $160.68 $983 +0.01
647 647 14 152.00 $152.00 $983 -5.75
663–683 672 152 156.50–162.50 $159.95 $1,075 +3.89
718 718 15 134.50 $134.50 $966 -18.59
708–747 722 58 140.00–143.00 $142.17 $1,026 -10.92
742–746 745 52 150.00–156.50 $154.63 $1,152 +1.54
745 thin fleshed 745 6 148.00 $148.00 $1,103 —
751–771 764 169 141.00–150.25 $147.28 $1,125 -2.56
779–781 780 23 135.00–137.50 $136.63 $1,066 -13.21
783 783 45 147.00 $147.00 $1,151 +7.51
802–847 826 246 139.50–146.00 $142.31 $1,175 -2.78
846 846 45 130.00 $130.00 $1,100 -6.50
857–880 859 357 134.00–139.85 $139.11 $1,195 +8.43
939 939 170 134.00 $134.00 $1,258 +3.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 36 119.50 $119.50 $675 —
640 640 14 136.00 $136.00 $870 —
739 739 15 127.00 $127.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 7 182.00 $182.00 $672 —
486 486 7 176.00 $176.00 $855 —
557 557 12 165.00 $165.00 $919 —
693–696 694 25 149.00–149.75 $149.51 $1,038 —
700 700 7 139.50 $139.50 $976 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 6 66.00 $66.00 $367 —

↑ Back to top

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.