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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

2,430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $314.36/cwt +10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,301/hd at 732 lb · 365 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $283.20/cwt +13.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,460/hd at 869 lb · 255 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $302.35/cwt +11.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,319/hd at 767 lb · 193 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,430

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609–642 631 133 347.00–351.00 $349.01 $2,202 +29.63
663 663 27 331.00 $331.00 $2,195 +9.13
700–747 732 365 300.00–320.00 $314.36 $2,301 +8.56
758–789 767 193 296.00–307.25 $302.35 $2,319 +11.30
806–849 824 75 285.50–289.75 $288.10 $2,374 +8.86
853–865 857 57 274.00–276.00 $274.67 $2,354 +15.67
853–892 872 198 279.00–292.50 $285.66 $2,491 +15.15
901–921 909 154 274.50–281.60 $278.74 $2,534 +21.40
977 977 37 269.50 $269.50 $2,633 +19.90
1017–1035 1025 27 261.50–263.00 $262.33 $2,689 +16.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431–437 434 17 375.00–395.00 $385.52 $1,673 +27.52
517–537 531 17 331.00 $331.00 $1,758
636 636 8 334.00 $334.00 $2,124 +22.00
711–718 713 20 277.50–287.50 $280.02 $1,997
790 790 22 280.00 $280.00 $2,212

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554–585 569 72 305.00–315.00 $312.63 $1,779 +0.50
572 thin fleshed 572 20 332.00 $332.00 $1,899
614–643 630 78 297.00–314.00 $305.53 $1,925 +18.59
655–693 684 153 288.00–299.50 $296.09 $2,025 +10.48
702–739 728 167 281.50–287.00 $285.26 $2,077 +7.56
757–776 thin fleshed 763 58 282.00–285.00 $284.00 $2,167
750–776 764 92 271.00–277.75 $276.40 $2,112 +25.35
807–841 821 82 265.50 $265.50 $2,180 +14.65
860–867 862 115 260.00–266.25 $264.12 $2,277 +25.09
889 889 77 248.00 $248.00 $2,205 +8.97
908 908 8 251.50 $251.50 $2,284
968 968 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,323 +6.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 17 342.00–345.00 $342.88 $1,512
468 468 10 340.00–351.00 $345.50 $1,617 +17.91
522–530 527 12 318.00–331.00 $323.37 $1,704 +14.37
692 692 6 283.00 $283.00 $1,958 +23.96
783–784 783 36 247.50–250.00 $249.51 $1,954 +7.51
804–821 812 56 241.00–252.50 $249.09 $2,023
879 879 16 243.85 $243.85 $2,143

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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.