Cattle Market Pulse

Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 13, 2024

4,083 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.81/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,876/hd at 767 lb · 485 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.15/cwt +9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,801/hd at 717 lb · 420 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $250.46/cwt ≈ $2,161/hd at 863 lb · 373 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,083 2,012 4,032
Feeder cattle 4,083 2,012 4,032

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks comparable offerings steers over 650 lbs sold unevenly steady and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 thin fleshed 340 16 414.00 $414.00 $1,408 —
457–481 465 29 352.00–362.00 $356.19 $1,656 +11.15
482 thin fleshed 482 30 377.00 $377.00 $1,817 —
520 520 17 330.00 $330.00 $1,716 +3.32
525 thin fleshed 525 14 348.00 $348.00 $1,827 —
575 575 18 319.00 $319.00 $1,834 -9.69
581–588 thin fleshed 582 58 331.75–335.00 $332.26 $1,934 —
593 593 8 302.00 $302.00 $1,791 -26.69
616 616 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,836 -14.50
622–647 635 14 286.00–288.00 $287.02 $1,823 +1.11
651 thin fleshed 651 91 304.00 $304.00 $1,979 —
657–662 661 71 285.00–285.50 $285.06 $1,884 -0.50
694 694 15 272.00 $272.00 $1,888 +3.35
708–743 727 341 265.50–274.50 $269.49 $1,959 -5.52
750–782 767 212 261.00–269.00 $265.39 $2,036 +8.39
775 thin fleshed 775 35 276.00 $276.00 $2,139 —
796 796 37 240.00 $240.00 $1,910 -17.00
800–821 812 155 247.25–257.00 $255.16 $2,072 +3.09
855 855 7 238.00 $238.00 $2,035 —
851–875 863 366 244.00–255.00 $250.70 $2,164 —
901–915 906 150 237.00–246.85 $242.78 $2,200 -1.07
944 944 60 232.25 $232.25 $2,192 -11.60
960–976 970 95 226.25–228.75 $227.76 $2,209 —
1059 1059 5 214.50 $214.50 $2,272 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 thin fleshed 454 6 334.00 $334.00 $1,516 —
500 500 6 277.00 $277.00 $1,385 —
527 thin fleshed 527 6 308.00 $308.00 $1,623 —
575 thin fleshed 575 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,782 —
624 thin fleshed 624 12 289.00 $289.00 $1,803 -1.00
668 thin fleshed 668 21 267.00 $267.00 $1,784 —
745 thin fleshed 745 43 255.00 $255.00 $1,900 —
844 844 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,941 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–372 thin fleshed 371 25 342.00–348.00 $346.34 $1,285 —
435 435 5 329.00 $329.00 $1,431 —
466 thin fleshed 466 42 327.00 $327.00 $1,524 +9.50
513–544 534 43 288.00–297.50 $292.59 $1,562 -5.24
552–596 570 39 275.00–283.50 $280.71 $1,600 -0.79
578 thin fleshed 578 44 293.50 $293.50 $1,696 —
600–640 636 60 270.00–271.50 $271.26 $1,725 +13.78
644 644 42 261.50 $261.50 $1,684 +4.02
658–690 672 139 251.00–261.50 $256.26 $1,722 +8.41
688 688 9 245.00 $245.00 $1,686 -2.85
703 703 31 238.50 $238.50 $1,677 -3.32
705–724 707 85 255.00–258.00 $257.60 $1,821 +15.78
707 thin fleshed 707 61 256.50 $256.50 $1,813 —
712–748 725 243 242.50–252.50 $249.17 $1,806 +7.35
750–769 758 110 232.50–238.75 $236.59 $1,793 -2.34
765–770 thin fleshed 769 375 245.00–249.25 $247.22 $1,901 —
800–846 827 231 228.00–233.75 $231.65 $1,916 +3.70
814–839 829 66 223.00–225.00 $224.20 $1,859 -3.75
852–863 861 106 219.50–221.50 $221.09 $1,904 -3.66
917 917 21 212.75 $212.75 $1,951 —
979 979 160 209.25–213.25 $213.00 $2,085 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590–593 592 12 253.00–260.00 $256.49 $1,518 +6.49

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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.