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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

2,918 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $380.72/cwt +16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,206/hd at 580 lb · 306 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $303.71/cwt +7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,473/hd at 814 lb · 238 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $333.31/cwt -7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,250/hd at 675 lb · 223 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,918

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 unweaned 283 8 460.00 $460.00 $1,302
388–397 393 14 459.00–465.00 $461.54 $1,814
405–410 409 25 457.50–471.00 $460.71 $1,884 +37.95
450–492 469 58 402.00–425.00 $419.39 $1,967 +11.97
500–521 513 137 401.00–403.00 $402.33 $2,064
500–545 517 58 380.00–387.50 $382.50 $1,978
550–599 579 253 374.00–391.00 $384.64 $2,227 +12.99
573–596 582 53 358.00–369.00 $361.99 $2,107 -9.66
608–642 626 76 346.00–365.00 $357.63 $2,239 +24.17
637–643 642 20 337.00–339.00 $337.50 $2,167 +4.04
650–698 675 223 324.50–341.00 $333.31 $2,250 +7.31
701–737 717 16 310.00–317.00 $313.15 $2,245 -2.08
750–789 765 202 305.00–316.00 $311.98 $2,387 +2.00
811 thin fleshed 811 199 307.00 $307.00 $2,490
830–832 831 39 284.00–289.00 $286.95 $2,385 -8.96
884 884 14 273.50 $273.50 $2,418 +0.79
850–898 885 100 279.50–286.50 $282.79 $2,503 +10.08
927 927 14 260.00 $260.00 $2,410 ±0.00
956–970 960 199 264.00–268.25 $267.57 $2,569 +15.57
1001 1001 6 252.00 $252.00 $2,523 +10.00
1004 fancy 1004 28 267.00 $267.00 $2,681

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 unweaned 291 8 397.50 $397.50 $1,157
326 326 7 469.00 $469.00 $1,529
371 371 19 460.00 $460.00 $1,707 +30.00
404–424 412 16 425.00–430.00 $428.07 $1,764 +24.66
441 441 14 388.00 $388.00 $1,711 -15.41
462 thin fleshed 462 39 408.00 $408.00 $1,885
462–464 464 39 387.00–393.00 $391.77 $1,818 +24.59
475–480 478 36 366.00–369.00 $368.33 $1,761 +1.15
505–531 518 40 343.00–348.00 $345.71 $1,791 -7.21
513–545 538 97 356.00–370.00 $366.88 $1,974 +13.96
560 thin fleshed 560 56 363.50 $363.50 $2,036
570 570 16 336.00 $336.00 $1,915 +19.37
603–646 625 94 300.00–323.00 $315.50 $1,972 -3.66
652–696 678 123 287.00–304.00 $298.26 $2,022 +5.05
705–741 723 133 286.00–296.75 $293.85 $2,125 +10.57
728–744 737 19 273.00–274.00 $273.42 $2,015 -9.86
757 757 20 305.00 $305.00 $2,309 +23.00
761–796 777 51 270.00–280.00 $273.82 $2,128 +1.17
800–819 808 121 267.00–277.50 $271.30 $2,192 -0.21
814 814 34 306.50 $306.50 $2,495 +34.99
874–892 880 116 250.00–258.00 $254.10 $2,236 -4.98
936 936 9 255.00 $255.00 $2,387
1016 1016 14 232.00 $232.00 $2,357
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 9 347.00 $347.00 $1,704 +13.00
510–546 530 29 325.00–333.00 $328.27 $1,740 +18.27
558 558 6 319.00 $319.00 $1,780 +21.79
670 670 5 279.00 $279.00 $1,869
797 797 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,961

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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.