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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 18, 2024

5,335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $286.89/cwt -2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,053/hd at 716 lb · 686 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.89/cwt +4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,777/hd at 621 lb · 662 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $277.05/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,171/hd at 784 lb · 400 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,335 4,852 3,075
Feeder cattle 5,335 4,852 3,075

Market comments — USDA reporter

Nice offering of weaned spring calves on offer with some bawling calves selling in the mix. Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was 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
400 thin fleshed 400 13 418.00 $418.00 $1,672 —
409 409 5 378.00 $378.00 $1,546 +14.65
440 440 13 393.00 $393.00 $1,729 +6.27
455–463 460 25 380.00–385.00 $383.02 $1,762 +30.65
454–491 479 64 360.50–373.00 $366.46 $1,755 +14.09
515 515 6 339.00 $339.00 $1,746 +9.58
503–543 522 74 351.00–359.00 $353.35 $1,844 +23.93
550–592 568 270 326.00–349.00 $333.59 $1,895 +4.04
580–591 588 21 317.00–319.50 $318.80 $1,875 +7.25
600–646 621 286 302.50–321.50 $314.13 $1,951 +0.57
642 642 26 290.00–292.00 $290.46 $1,865 -2.32
656–693 676 258 295.75–314.50 $300.39 $2,031 +1.04
656–694 677 126 282.00–292.00 $288.27 $1,952 -11.08
700–732 710 507 285.50–292.25 $289.13 $2,053 -3.84
729 unweaned 729 13 264.00 $264.00 $1,925 —
700–743 732 166 278.00–284.00 $281.83 $2,063 +5.75
781 781 28 270.00 $270.00 $2,109 -2.88
750–798 784 372 273.00–279.50 $277.58 $2,176 +4.70
800–845 817 287 265.00–277.00 $270.05 $2,206 +0.52
885–897 891 70 251.00–255.50 $253.59 $2,259 -3.91
906–912 909 97 249.00–250.50 $250.06 $2,273 -1.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–310 309 27 409.00–410.00 $409.41 $1,265 —
377 377 12 380.00 $380.00 $1,433 +5.00
387–390 thin fleshed 388 51 393.00–399.00 $394.66 $1,531 —
462–482 470 31 341.00–349.00 $344.25 $1,618 +43.25
481 thin fleshed 481 38 371.00 $371.00 $1,785 —
547 547 8 308.00 $308.00 $1,685 -6.40
1076 1076 9 214.00 $214.00 $2,303 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–410 408 23 341.00–345.00 $343.95 $1,403 -1.56
454–460 thin fleshed 456 25 351.00–354.00 $353.15 $1,610 —
467 467 7 327.00 $327.00 $1,527 -13.12
500–510 thin fleshed 506 55 328.00–329.00 $328.43 $1,662 —
500–549 528 313 304.00–323.00 $312.16 $1,648 +4.61
561–593 568 145 291.00–308.00 $300.04 $1,704 +2.61
556–596 586 30 284.00–287.00 $285.68 $1,674 +1.28
600–638 619 530 281.00–293.00 $287.47 $1,779 +4.18
618–644 631 112 271.00–281.00 $276.42 $1,744 +7.76
634 thin fleshed 634 20 297.00 $297.00 $1,883 —
653–681 667 180 269.00–274.00 $272.09 $1,815 +0.04
665–691 679 30 256.50–265.00 $260.87 $1,771 +0.45
708–720 fancy 711 133 270.50–272.00 $270.82 $1,926 —
706–744 723 143 252.00–261.50 $258.12 $1,866 -2.79
776–788 782 58 248.50–255.50 $251.73 $1,969 +0.98
810–818 816 77 244.50–246.00 $245.63 $2,004 +3.37
906 906 30 235.50 $235.50 $2,134 -12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 thin fleshed 322 35 384.00 $384.00 $1,236 —
376 376 30 350.00 $350.00 $1,316 —
378 thin fleshed 378 45 370.00 $370.00 $1,399 —
425–440 433 18 329.00–338.00 $333.58 $1,444 +13.58
575 575 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,558 -0.96
627 627 9 262.00 $262.00 $1,643 +15.00
677 677 6 242.50 $242.50 $1,642 -5.97
766 766 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,800 —

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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.