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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

3,827 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.95/cwt -6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,044/hd at 774 lb · 434 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $277.75/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,313/hd at 833 lb · 334 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $315.28/cwt +5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,159/hd at 685 lb · 249 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,827

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–420 414 25 406.00–416.00 $408.63 $1,692 -6.42
515 thin fleshed 515 34 392.00 $392.00 $2,019
508–545 536 86 355.00–370.00 $365.15 $1,957 -14.47
558 558 6 352.00 $352.00 $1,964 +5.24
575–578 576 124 368.00–378.00 $369.70 $2,129 +22.94
586 unweaned 586 14 326.00 $326.00 $1,910
602–639 624 112 325.50–343.00 $333.95 $2,084 -3.51
616–640 625 16 319.00–320.00 $319.38 $1,996 -18.08
655–691 681 174 308.00–331.50 $321.87 $2,192 +11.65
694 694 75 300.00 $300.00 $2,082 -10.22
701–746 723 211 299.00–311.00 $305.80 $2,211 +6.88
732–747 744 34 287.00–289.00 $288.59 $2,147 -10.33
752–780 766 113 284.00–294.00 $291.05 $2,229 +2.66
804–844 832 307 274.75–281.75 $279.24 $2,323 +0.11
814–849 840 27 260.00–263.00 $260.75 $2,190 -18.38
852 852 7 259.00 $259.00 $2,207 -10.96
851–873 863 117 268.00–280.00 $270.51 $2,335 +0.55
908–942 929 132 253.50–264.75 $257.34 $2,391 -10.71
957–996 972 28 249.00–250.00 $249.60 $2,426 -5.88
1001–1029 1007 75 244.00–254.50 $245.83 $2,476 -4.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 21 358.00 $358.00 $1,432
455 455 16 347.00 $347.00 $1,579
577 577 50 312.50 $312.50 $1,803
642 642 44 312.00 $312.00 $2,003 +23.50
652 652 10 280.00 $280.00 $1,826
845 845 5 242.00 $242.00 $2,045
891 891 5 245.00 $245.00 $2,183
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 22 302.00 $302.00 $1,567
642 642 35 296.50 $296.50 $1,904

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 9 406.00 $406.00 $1,514 +2.00
475 unweaned 475 7 328.00 $328.00 $1,558
477 477 26 354.00 $354.00 $1,689 +4.80
501–533 505 52 324.00–338.00 $334.13 $1,687 +3.20
526–546 541 25 316.00–318.00 $317.53 $1,718 -13.40
561–587 577 216 307.00–317.00 $312.13 $1,801 -0.21
585 unweaned 585 6 279.00 $279.00 $1,632
600–633 609 137 295.00–308.50 $304.30 $1,853 +3.87
630–641 639 82 285.00–288.00 $286.94 $1,834 -13.49
655 655 49 290.00 $290.00 $1,900 +2.69
663–685 674 176 276.00–289.50 $285.61 $1,925 -1.70
704–715 708 78 268.00–279.00 $277.70 $1,966 +2.51
749 749 9 280.00 $280.00 $2,097 +4.81
762–773 765 71 250.00–253.50 $251.05 $1,921 -19.18
750–799 775 235 258.50–271.50 $263.87 $2,045 -6.36
769–792 778 128 269.50–272.50 $271.26 $2,110 +1.03
808–824 821 139 245.00–254.50 $250.85 $2,059 -14.67
844 844 64 278.25 $278.25 $2,348 +26.80
875–885 879 139 235.00–240.50 $239.03 $2,101 -6.81
951–969 961 18 230.50–237.00 $233.36 $2,243 +2.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–481 472 35 326.00–328.00 $327.59 $1,546 +7.59
546 546 5 309.00 $309.00 $1,687 +4.00
557 thin fleshed 557 86 304.00 $304.00 $1,693
578 578 7 293.00 $293.00 $1,694 +7.84
607–624 619 27 271.00 $271.00 $1,677 -16.13
678–696 685 40 254.50–266.00 $259.04 $1,774 -7.61
790 790 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,912 -12.11
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 8 342.50 $342.50 $1,305
507 507 22 297.00 $297.00 $1,506

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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.