Cattle Market Pulse

Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 12, 2023

3,636 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $231.49/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,680/hd at 726 lb · 649 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $230.63/cwt +23.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,783/hd at 773 lb · 545 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $201.78/cwt ≈ $1,670/hd at 828 lb · 213 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,636 2,925 3,767
Feeder cattle 3,636 2,780 3,767
Replacement cattle — 145 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 650-750 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower and steers over 750 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was 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
255 unweaned 255 10 351.00 $351.00 $895 —
327 unweaned 327 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,046 —
368–379 374 12 277.00–277.50 $277.20 $1,037 -23.80
378–398 unweaned 387 7 274.00–300.00 $285.47 $1,105 —
404–445 unweaned 414 30 276.00–300.00 $294.59 $1,220 —
422–445 435 11 278.00–289.00 $284.14 $1,236 —
470 470 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,292 -0.13
487 unweaned 487 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,291 —
506–532 unweaned 522 31 249.00–256.00 $253.65 $1,324 —
528 thin fleshed 528 13 272.00 $272.00 $1,436 —
528–542 531 45 254.00–256.00 $255.55 $1,357 -10.28
573–588 582 177 246.00–253.00 $247.96 $1,443 +2.07
614 unweaned 614 18 235.00 $235.00 $1,443 —
628 thin fleshed 628 13 247.00 $247.00 $1,551 +2.00
613–642 629 34 227.00–232.00 $229.90 $1,446 -9.10
661 661 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,467 -9.23
653–692 673 102 226.00–236.50 $231.04 $1,555 -0.19
703–726 thin fleshed 725 567 228.00–233.75 $233.33 $1,692 —
709–744 728 13 207.00–213.00 $210.30 $1,531 -14.82
721–742 731 69 217.50–224.00 $220.32 $1,611 -4.80
761 unweaned 761 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,454 —
762 762 17 200.00 $200.00 $1,524 -7.42
773 fancy 773 489 233.25 $233.25 $1,803 —
783 783 35 213.50 $213.50 $1,672 +6.08
807 thin fleshed 807 33 214.00 $214.00 $1,727 —
800–845 828 123 199.00–205.50 $202.10 $1,673 —
839 839 57 194.00 $194.00 $1,628 —
866–870 867 74 203.00–207.75 $204.48 $1,773 +12.38
853–894 882 37 189.50–193.50 $192.35 $1,697 +0.25
911 911 166 188.50 $188.50 $1,717 +5.50
980 980 8 186.00 $186.00 $1,823 +6.50
1038 1038 30 181.00 $181.00 $1,879 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 thin fleshed 483 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,256 —
500–520 unweaned 512 15 236.00–237.50 $236.91 $1,213 —
603 603 7 214.00 $214.00 $1,290 —
613 unweaned 613 7 183.00 $183.00 $1,122 —
656 thin fleshed 656 9 213.00 $213.00 $1,397 —
1083 1083 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,722 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 unweaned 261 7 275.00 $275.00 $718 —
282 282 5 285.00 $285.00 $804 —
312–316 unweaned 315 21 272.50–273.00 $272.67 $859 —
346 thin fleshed 346 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,003 —
359–386 373 36 259.00–267.00 $263.08 $981 +44.08
418–423 unweaned 419 43 237.50–245.00 $238.38 $999 —
420–439 434 23 241.00–252.00 $245.69 $1,066 +18.69
461 thin fleshed 461 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,152 +6.50
452–485 474 75 230.00–240.50 $236.29 $1,120 +13.79
451–487 unweaned 478 33 226.00–232.00 $229.32 $1,096 —
501–522 516 50 233.00–239.00 $234.75 $1,211 +3.87
527–533 unweaned 529 14 228.00–234.00 $231.84 $1,226 —
555 unweaned 555 16 212.00 $212.00 $1,177 —
562 fancy 562 88 238.50 $238.50 $1,340 —
555–595 573 43 215.00–221.00 $217.95 $1,249 -10.46
602–644 616 77 210.00–216.00 $215.43 $1,327 +16.43
616–625 thin fleshed 620 81 222.00–225.00 $223.93 $1,388 —
632 unweaned 632 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,138 —
668–679 677 22 204.00–207.50 $206.71 $1,399 +1.14
712–727 thin fleshed 721 63 202.00–207.50 $204.16 $1,472 —
701–745 725 41 182.00–188.00 $186.20 $1,350 -1.30
717–746 730 62 193.00–196.00 $194.54 $1,420 +7.04
760 thin fleshed 760 11 201.00 $201.00 $1,528 —
767 767 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,457 -3.50
811 811 22 187.00 $187.00 $1,517 +4.83
881 881 13 180.00 $180.00 $1,586 +3.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 unweaned 488 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,000 —
495 495 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,040 —
508–544 523 17 210.00–215.00 $212.86 $1,113 —
517–543 thin fleshed 533 57 221.50–226.00 $223.53 $1,191 —
551 551 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,108 +8.00
612 612 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,151 —
653 thin fleshed 653 10 190.50 $190.50 $1,244 —
670 670 8 181.00 $181.00 $1,213 -11.95
1009 1009 10 149.00 $149.00 $1,503 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 thin fleshed 310 11 291.00 $291.00 $902 —
422 thin fleshed 422 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,203 —
553 thin fleshed 553 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657 thin fleshed 657 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,281 —

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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.