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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 26, 2025

4,592 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $298.92/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,158/hd at 722 lb · 584 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $269.96/cwt +3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,354/hd at 872 lb · 455 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $279.13/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 817 lb · 383 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,592 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 406.00 $406.00 $1,502 —
436–445 438 45 400.00–420.00 $415.05 $1,818 —
443 unweaned 443 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,706 —
483 483 8 378.00 $378.00 $1,826 —
508–535 515 52 374.00–395.00 $379.62 $1,955 +18.10
543–546 unweaned 544 27 345.00–356.00 $351.10 $1,910 —
570 thin fleshed 570 19 375.00 $375.00 $2,138 —
581–592 587 21 341.00–351.00 $346.76 $2,035 +0.68
610 thin fleshed 610 36 364.00 $364.00 $2,220 —
604–637 624 76 329.00–341.00 $337.46 $2,106 +10.00
662–687 672 68 301.00–317.00 $310.22 $2,085 -0.43
701–745 722 584 286.00–310.50 $298.92 $2,158 +1.20
758–789 776 352 276.50–297.00 $288.39 $2,238 +4.46
802–839 817 383 270.00–285.25 $279.13 $2,280 +1.17
855–899 872 455 259.00–273.00 $269.96 $2,354 +3.21
907–929 914 187 263.50–270.75 $268.05 $2,450 —
967–985 977 319 251.75–258.50 $255.48 $2,496 —
1037 1037 10 250.50 $250.50 $2,598 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517–544 532 24 330.00–335.50 $333.65 $1,775 -13.35
570 unweaned 570 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,852 —
623–629 624 23 309.00–315.00 $313.69 $1,957 —
640 640 7 288.50 $288.50 $1,846 —
782–791 786 13 266.00–270.50 $268.41 $2,110 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 26 239.25 $239.25 $2,620 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 13 404.00 $404.00 $1,479 —
391 unweaned 391 7 363.00 $363.00 $1,419 —
450–472 455 38 340.00–356.00 $349.20 $1,589 —
502–509 507 51 324.00–337.50 $330.93 $1,678 -5.07
518–527 unweaned 522 12 301.00–303.00 $302.16 $1,577 —
550–583 561 80 298.00–316.00 $312.34 $1,752 +4.85
607–637 622 118 293.00–307.00 $300.43 $1,869 +4.21
650–693 665 150 280.00–291.00 $287.31 $1,911 +2.60
707–745 724 213 271.00–281.00 $275.19 $1,992 -1.71
754–793 769 231 262.50–279.00 $270.23 $2,078 +9.23
814–820 817 20 261.00–270.00 $265.52 $2,169 —
800–848 829 255 245.00–259.00 $251.45 $2,085 —
860–897 879 221 242.00–250.75 $245.84 $2,161 —
919–946 942 88 234.25–237.00 $234.68 $2,211 —
962–992 976 129 229.00–236.00 $230.68 $2,251 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 14 320.00 $320.00 $1,482 —
533 533 10 305.00 $305.00 $1,626 -10.00
533 thin fleshed 533 5 317.50 $317.50 $1,692 —
558–578 568 28 283.00–287.00 $285.16 $1,620 -10.34
600–641 624 52 283.00–290.00 $287.13 $1,792 —
665–699 685 28 264.00–269.00 $266.65 $1,827 +6.65
715–720 716 17 251.00–255.00 $252.18 $1,806 —
759–782 772 48 247.00–257.00 $254.11 $1,962 —
837 837 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,009 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 unweaned 447 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,654 —

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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.