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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 30, 2024

4,068 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.99/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 675 lb · 305 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $320.89/cwt -11.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,855/hd at 578 lb · 276 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $287.87/cwt -8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,955/hd at 679 lb · 267 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,068 5,335 3,075
Feeder cattle 4,068 5,335 3,075

Market comments — USDA reporter

Nice offering of weaned and bawling spring calves on offer with some old crop yearlings selling in the mix. Compared to last sale steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 6.00 lower, heifers 500-700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower with heifers weighing over 700 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to 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
383 383 10 414.00 $414.00 $1,586 —
467–482 470 32 347.00–359.00 $356.31 $1,675 -10.15
510–525 516 63 358.00–370.00 $364.69 $1,882 +25.69
515–544 528 26 334.00 $334.00 $1,764 -19.35
558–581 unweaned 568 43 310.00–325.00 $315.98 $1,795 —
553–589 569 75 329.00–347.50 $340.65 $1,938 +7.06
558–596 585 158 301.00–321.00 $312.85 $1,830 -5.95
601–630 617 114 303.50–325.00 $312.98 $1,931 -1.15
631–646 642 27 290.00–296.75 $294.78 $1,892 +4.32
667 unweaned 667 12 279.50 $279.50 $1,864 —
653–689 675 178 286.50–303.00 $291.50 $1,968 -8.89
664–696 690 77 279.00–282.00 $280.80 $1,938 -7.47
704–716 711 30 270.00–274.00 $271.72 $1,932 -17.41
705–748 724 151 275.50–286.00 $279.24 $2,022 -2.59
757–784 761 51 268.50–273.00 $271.36 $2,065 +1.36
772–790 778 105 263.00–264.50 $264.11 $2,055 -5.89
808 thin fleshed 808 114 280.00 $280.00 $2,262 —
824 824 6 258.00 $258.00 $2,126 -12.05
805–841 831 128 263.50–268.00 $266.24 $2,212 -3.81
851–881 862 101 254.00–261.00 $258.07 $2,225 +4.48
898 898 7 245.50 $245.50 $2,205 -8.09
908–927 914 57 242.00–252.75 $249.39 $2,279 -0.67
929–946 941 205 255.10–267.00 $258.31 $2,431 +8.25
971–976 972 91 246.50–250.25 $249.63 $2,426 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 unweaned 382 7 362.50 $362.50 $1,385 —
394–395 395 11 335.00–346.00 $339.99 $1,343 -40.01
412–418 415 14 335.00–344.00 $340.17 $1,412 —
417 unweaned 417 7 356.00 $356.00 $1,485 —
491 unweaned 491 6 328.00 $328.00 $1,610 —
475–494 492 47 326.00–335.00 $333.89 $1,643 -10.36
500 thin fleshed 500 11 334.00 $334.00 $1,670 —
510–540 526 11 300.00–301.00 $300.56 $1,581 -7.44
662–677 668 25 266.00–277.00 $272.51 $1,820 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
831 831 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–382 374 14 366.00–368.00 $367.12 $1,373 —
410–415 unweaned 412 27 332.00–336.00 $334.36 $1,378 —
443 443 20 335.00 $335.00 $1,484 -8.95
452–468 458 43 301.00–325.00 $311.37 $1,426 -15.63
460 unweaned 460 17 302.00 $302.00 $1,389 —
500–546 523 109 302.00–315.00 $309.08 $1,616 -3.08
529 529 8 296.00 $296.00 $1,566 -16.16
562–590 577 58 280.00–287.50 $283.41 $1,635 -2.27
552–596 578 126 288.00–303.00 $296.33 $1,713 +10.65
602–620 607 86 283.00–287.00 $285.48 $1,733 -1.99
650–694 675 206 266.00–274.00 $271.00 $1,829 +10.13
651–690 675 99 259.00–264.00 $261.72 $1,767 +0.85
709–736 719 169 253.00–263.50 $259.42 $1,865 +1.30
759 759 51 283.50 $283.50 $2,152 +31.77
751–798 780 203 255.50–260.75 $259.08 $2,021 +7.35
804–835 818 163 244.00–255.50 $251.79 $2,060 +6.16
813–837 831 19 237.00–238.00 $237.26 $1,972 -8.37
850–884 872 29 241.00–243.00 $242.60 $2,115 —
907 907 13 244.75 $244.75 $2,220 +9.25
1022 1022 8 219.00 $219.00 $2,238 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 8 342.00 $342.00 $1,029 —
385 385 8 327.50 $327.50 $1,261 -22.50
415 415 7 316.00 $316.00 $1,311 -17.58
443 unweaned 443 11 293.00 $293.00 $1,298 —
461–468 463 18 280.00–288.00 $285.31 $1,321 —
517–526 unweaned 522 67 274.00–285.00 $278.79 $1,455 —
500–544 535 45 270.00–271.00 $270.35 $1,446 —
570–597 579 34 254.00–255.00 $254.58 $1,474 -16.42
583–595 589 30 264.00–272.00 $268.23 $1,580 -2.77
616 unweaned 616 16 253.00 $253.00 $1,558 —
668 668 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,677 +8.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,633 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622 622 9 256.00 $256.00 $1,592 —
659 659 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,674 —
806 806 15 234.00 $234.00 $1,886 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 unweaned 416 4 368.00 $368.00 $1,531 —
547 unweaned 547 28 312.00 $312.00 $1,707 —

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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.