Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

2,156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $187.61/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 666 lb · 197 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $211.62/cwt ≈ $1,136/hd at 537 lb · 187 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $204.11/cwt +10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 621 lb · 174 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,156	1,250	2,730
Feeder cattle	2,131	1,250	2,730
Replacement cattle	25	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer calves under 650 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves sold unevenly steady. Not enough yearling steers or heifers for a market trend. Demand was moderate to good with several calf buyers on the seats. Buyers were seeking calves with fall precondition shots. Most cattle staying within the state with a few loads going out of state.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	12	227.00	$227.00	$847	-8.00
391	391	11	251.50	$251.50	$983	+16.50
417–447	435	18	220.00–234.00	$225.22	$980	—
470	470	31	212.00	$212.00	$996	-9.88
476–499	493	30	206.00–220.00	$216.39	$1,067	-5.49
500–548	537	187	202.50–219.00	$211.62	$1,136	—
552	552	9	199.00	$199.00	$1,098	+2.46
556–597	580	77	199.00–213.00	$206.34	$1,197	+9.80
600–628 unweaned	621	165	199.00–210.00	$205.51	$1,276	+11.76
628	628	9	178.50	$178.50	$1,121	—
661	661	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,177	-16.17
660–666	664	25	180.00–185.00	$183.21	$1,217	-10.96
652–682 unweaned	667	167	183.00–189.00	$188.56	$1,258	+4.84
704–715 unweaned	712	36	177.50–181.50	$178.71	$1,272	—
729	729	17	179.00	$179.00	$1,305	±0.00
750	750	17	182.00	$182.00	$1,365	+1.75
750–769 unweaned	765	52	173.00–180.00	$178.72	$1,367	—
826	826	5	183.00	$183.00	$1,512	—
883	883	33	180.75	$180.75	$1,596	—
935	935	6	175.50	$175.50	$1,641	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	9	195.00	$195.00	$872	—
471	471	9	196.00	$196.00	$923	—
538–543	541	14	190.00–199.00	$193.84	$1,049	—
558–588	569	36	177.00–194.00	$185.13	$1,053	+0.31
615–622 unweaned	618	39	181.00–194.00	$188.47	$1,165	—
727	727	12	174.00	$174.00	$1,265	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1016	1016	52	181.10	$181.10	$1,840	—
1151	1151	31	171.25	$171.25	$1,971	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002	1002	12	168.00	$168.00	$1,683	—
1100	1100	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,760	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
249 unweaned	249	26	174.25	$174.25	$434	—
350	350	12	190.00	$190.00	$665	—
397	397	6	190.00	$190.00	$754	—
403–422	414	15	207.00–215.00	$211.89	$877	+26.89
453	453	48	200.00	$200.00	$906	+6.11
473–490	486	64	184.00–192.00	$189.58	$921	-4.31
500–543	519	94	177.00–188.00	$184.09	$955	-1.63
519	519	5	173.50	$173.50	$900	-12.22
522	522	10	191.00	$191.00	$997	+5.28
551–599	571	134	176.00–184.00	$180.93	$1,033	-6.53
601–604 unweaned	602	111	182.00–182.75	$182.61	$1,099	+6.61
663	663	12	174.50	$174.50	$1,157	—
661–682 unweaned	668	43	174.25–176.00	$174.83	$1,168	—
741–748	744	41	174.50–178.50	$176.64	$1,314	—
873	873	16	169.00	$169.00	$1,475	+2.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–441	425	16	179.00–192.00	$185.75	$789	—
461–480	472	20	177.00–180.00	$178.17	$841	-2.83
521–535	527	19	175.50–176.00	$175.79	$926	+6.79
567–579	575	39	171.00–194.00	$174.54	$1,004	+14.54
607–631	619	16	168.00–172.00	$170.38	$1,055	—
646 unweaned	646	19	165.50	$165.50	$1,069	—
777–795	786	12	170.00–178.00	$174.05	$1,368	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1503	1503	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
916	916	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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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.