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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 16, 2024

3,166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $289.71/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 623 lb · 356 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.13/cwt -9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,492/hd at 518 lb · 314 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $299.28/cwt +7.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 568 lb · 294 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,166 1,974 2,310
Feeder cattle 3,114 1,974 2,310
Replacement cattle 52 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Nice offering of bawling spring calves and yearling feeders along with some spring bred cows on offer. Almost all the bawling spring calves had received fall vaccinations. Compared to last week steers calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and steer calves over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers over 800 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves sold uneven and yearling heifers over 800 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 19 374.00 $374.00 $1,373 +0.50
372 372 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,265 -33.50
400–445 431 32 331.00–338.00 $335.07 $1,444 —
436 436 9 312.00 $312.00 $1,360 —
462–490 483 31 320.00–323.00 $321.14 $1,551 +4.09
479–485 484 67 337.00–340.00 $339.42 $1,643 +22.37
511–529 526 95 296.00–307.00 $303.94 $1,599 -7.40
502–548 537 196 310.00–319.00 $314.50 $1,689 +3.16
550–582 566 234 295.00–307.50 $302.42 $1,712 +10.53
572–575 574 60 286.75–288.00 $287.04 $1,648 -4.85
602–622 fancy 615 162 299.50–301.00 $300.17 $1,846 —
615–642 626 23 270.00–274.00 $271.61 $1,700 —
600–649 unweaned 631 171 277.00–288.00 $282.24 $1,781 -2.02
656 thin fleshed 656 12 284.00 $284.00 $1,863 —
653–688 unweaned 674 103 268.50–277.00 $273.95 $1,846 -5.24
711–714 unweaned 713 23 253.00–258.00 $254.08 $1,812 +0.08
763 unweaned 763 13 256.50 $256.50 $1,957 —
801 801 11 250.50 $250.50 $2,007 -1.87
801–815 810 101 265.00–267.50 $265.88 $2,154 +13.51
817 unweaned 817 7 230.50 $230.50 $1,883 —
859–899 875 107 255.75–260.50 $258.58 $2,263 —
907 907 6 242.00 $242.00 $2,195 -9.23
914 914 12 253.00 $253.00 $2,312 +1.77
955 955 10 237.00 $237.00 $2,263 —
1014 1014 6 229.75 $229.75 $2,330 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,194 —
404 404 11 303.00 $303.00 $1,224 -17.46
451–485 467 15 300.00–301.00 $300.48 $1,403 —
550–594 560 41 270.00–277.00 $271.94 $1,523 +1.94
670 unweaned 670 22 245.50 $245.50 $1,645 —
688 688 10 251.00 $251.00 $1,727 —
776 thin fleshed 776 23 257.00 $257.00 $1,994 —
995 995 11 221.50 $221.50 $2,204 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,176 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 13 347.00 $347.00 $1,159 —
380 380 22 337.00 $337.00 $1,281 +3.57
413–427 423 23 308.00–319.00 $312.81 $1,323 -5.91
453–454 fancy 453 52 321.00–323.00 $322.73 $1,462 -9.27
450–478 463 62 290.00–296.00 $291.98 $1,352 -9.42
451–487 475 58 302.00–311.00 $308.90 $1,467 +7.50
502 fancy 502 42 302.50 $302.50 $1,519 —
503–543 518 223 277.00–295.50 $290.12 $1,503 -7.48
520–534 531 49 263.00–268.00 $266.73 $1,416 -30.87
553–574 569 159 255.00–262.00 $260.07 $1,480 -12.85
573–591 583 99 272.00–275.00 $273.54 $1,595 +0.62
588 fancy 588 30 281.50 $281.50 $1,655 —
602–639 unweaned 616 191 250.00–266.50 $258.67 $1,593 -10.08
630 630 8 242.00 $242.00 $1,525 —
653–695 unweaned 674 10 230.00–240.00 $234.84 $1,583 —
697 697 18 256.25 $256.25 $1,786 —
753 753 13 246.25 $246.25 $1,854 —
837–838 837 93 240.50–242.50 $242.03 $2,026 +1.33
864 864 11 236.50 $236.50 $2,043 +4.00
928 928 11 219.50 $219.50 $2,037 -15.67
957 957 20 227.50 $227.50 $2,177 —
964 964 8 214.00 $214.00 $2,063 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 19 261.00 $261.00 $1,138 —
490 490 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,274 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 10 279.00 $279.00 $1,105 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1276–1377 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 19 2,500.00–2,600.00 $2,566.75
1316–1330 1323 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 14 2,250.00–2,375.00 $2,312.17
1324 1324 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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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.