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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

2,780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $179.82/cwt +3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 906 lb · 997 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.75/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,481/hd at 824 lb · 412 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.47/cwt ≈ $1,231/hd at 682 lb · 186 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,780 2,100 3,830
Feeder cattle 2,780 2,100 3,830

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers over 750 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 unweaned 459 9 227.00 $227.00 $1,042
563 563 14 211.50 $211.50 $1,191 -0.50
613 613 11 209.50 $209.50 $1,284 +8.86
655 655 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 +17.00
691 691 41 193.00 $193.00 $1,334 ±0.00
707–713 711 33 192.50–194.00 $193.59 $1,376 +6.59
762 762 64 192.00 $192.00 $1,463 -0.89
788 788 32 185.00 $185.00 $1,458 -7.89
829 829 19 181.00 $181.00 $1,500 -8.00
867 867 91 179.00 $179.00 $1,552 +0.12
906–908 906 989 179.00–180.00 $179.92 $1,630 +5.67
941 941 8 168.00 $168.00 $1,581 -6.25
964 964 47 171.25 $171.25 $1,651 -6.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 11 198.00 $198.00 $1,040
623 thin fleshed 623 14 198.00 $198.00 $1,234
731–746 737 13 184.00–184.50 $184.31 $1,358
757 757 13 171.00 $171.00 $1,294
792 792 7 177.00 $177.00 $1,402
845 845 13 174.00 $174.00 $1,470
857 857 6 173.50 $173.50 $1,487 +9.50
1015 1015 11 158.00 $158.00 $1,604

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 9 186.00 $186.00 $1,092 -5.00
613 613 45 192.00 $192.00 $1,177 +5.94
678 678 11 178.00 $178.00 $1,207
669–690 680 69 173.50–174.25 $173.91 $1,183
684 684 106 185.00 $185.00 $1,265
728 728 37 170.00 $170.00 $1,238 -7.50
755 755 36 175.50 $175.50 $1,325 -0.86
777–789 785 24 168.00–171.00 $169.11 $1,328 -7.25
770–796 789 115 174.00–179.00 $175.15 $1,382 -1.21
818–848 821 268 174.25–180.75 $180.02 $1,478 +1.77
830 830 144 179.25 $179.25 $1,488 +1.00
979 979 5 157.25 $157.25 $1,539 +6.25
1075 1075 7 151.00 $151.00 $1,623
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 10 184.00 $184.00 $708
427 427 20 185.50 $185.50 $792
465 thin fleshed 465 7 191.00 $191.00 $888
500 500 12 172.00 $172.00 $860
520 thin fleshed 520 7 181.50 $181.50 $944
552–553 552 22 175.00–178.50 $177.23 $978
585 585 15 170.00 $170.00 $994
637 637 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,115
671 671 13 170.00 $170.00 $1,141
700 thin fleshed 700 12 174.00 $174.00 $1,218
720 720 11 166.00 $166.00 $1,195
884 884 16 159.50 $159.50 $1,410
908 908 9 155.50 $155.50 $1,412

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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.