Cattle Market Pulse

Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 11, 2022

3,381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $172.48/cwt +8.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,316/hd at 763 lb · 355 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $150.75/cwt +5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,443/hd at 957 lb · 311 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $163.09/cwt +10.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 877 lb · 308 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,381 5,275 0
Feeder cattle 3,381 5,275 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold steady 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
428–436 430 20 214.00 $214.00 $920 +3.63
525–532 530 47 193.00–194.00 $193.25 $1,024 ±0.00
542 unweaned 542 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,051 +11.85
559 unweaned 559 11 184.00 $184.00 $1,029 +5.00
561 561 28 200.75 $200.75 $1,126 +14.66
606 606 27 180.50 $180.50 $1,094 -7.38
600–633 621 110 183.00–192.00 $188.19 $1,169 +0.31
629–634 unweaned 631 15 168.00–173.00 $169.68 $1,071 —
651–683 674 186 180.50–188.00 $185.23 $1,248 +19.23
702 unweaned 702 10 163.00 $163.00 $1,144 —
716 fancy 716 54 189.25 $189.25 $1,355 —
705–742 719 68 169.00–176.50 $175.19 $1,260 +2.48
729 thin fleshed 729 28 181.50 $181.50 $1,323 —
753 fancy 753 29 183.00 $183.00 $1,378 —
757–768 thin fleshed 760 271 173.00–173.25 $173.06 $1,315 —
781 781 15 167.50 $167.50 $1,308 +3.69
769–790 783 40 162.00–163.00 $162.78 $1,275 -1.03
802–816 806 29 155.00–159.00 $157.88 $1,273 -4.44
803–820 809 152 159.50–168.75 $166.02 $1,343 +3.70
860–886 877 308 162.50–163.35 $163.09 $1,430 +8.20
917–922 919 117 150.75–157.75 $154.50 $1,420 +2.91
951–984 957 311 148.00–151.85 $150.75 $1,443 +5.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 16 213.00 $213.00 $820 —
424–434 429 13 200.00–202.50 $201.33 $864 —
479 479 35 200.00 $200.00 $958 —
585 585 6 173.00 $173.00 $1,012 +4.00
638 thin fleshed 638 10 180.50 $180.50 $1,152 —
685 685 6 168.00 $168.00 $1,151 +1.96
718 718 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,113 —
725 unweaned 725 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,066 —
794 794 16 156.00 $156.00 $1,239 —
845 845 14 150.00 $150.00 $1,268 -2.28
853 853 8 148.25 $148.25 $1,265 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437–446 441 19 181.00–184.00 $182.56 $805 —
452 unweaned 452 6 175.00 $175.00 $791 +14.00
458 458 16 180.00 $180.00 $824 +3.24
519 unweaned 519 12 167.00 $167.00 $867 -2.00
536–547 543 96 174.50–177.00 $176.11 $956 +7.39
569–597 589 25 165.50–169.50 $167.08 $984 -3.12
596 596 9 159.00 $159.00 $948 -11.20
603–648 639 129 160.00–165.00 $163.58 $1,045 +11.58
654–695 675 129 153.50–161.50 $157.30 $1,062 -2.65
700–741 714 130 153.25–157.25 $155.51 $1,110 +21.01
763 763 114 155.50 $155.50 $1,186 +8.22
794 794 31 140.50 $140.50 $1,116 -6.50
800 800 18 141.25 $141.25 $1,130 -1.06
869 869 65 142.00 $142.00 $1,234 +2.89
911 911 6 127.00 $127.00 $1,157 -7.00
912 912 12 139.00 $139.00 $1,268 +5.00
974 974 28 131.50 $131.50 $1,281 —
1019 1019 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,376 —
1026 1026 6 123.00 $123.00 $1,262 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 15 167.00 $167.00 $503 —
368–375 373 22 170.00–178.00 $172.15 $642 -9.85
464–486 468 43 160.00–170.00 $168.31 $788 -7.69
507 thin fleshed 507 13 169.50 $169.50 $859 —
641 unweaned 641 11 130.00 $130.00 $833 —
660–696 673 24 141.00–146.00 $142.91 $962 -6.60
722 722 24 143.75 $143.75 $1,038 +4.25
764 764 7 141.50 $141.50 $1,081 —
767 767 17 133.00 $133.00 $1,020 —
832 832 8 135.50 $135.50 $1,127 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 9 185.00 $185.00 $538 —

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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.