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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 7, 2025

1,627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $300.65/cwt ≈ $2,652/hd at 882 lb · 337 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.68/cwt -6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,273/hd at 790 lb · 182 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.50/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,416/hd at 890 lb · 168 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,627

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,831
462–488 476 41 416.00–425.00 $418.92 $1,994 -12.08
551–585 567 52 388.00–402.00 $395.09 $2,240 -2.50
582–595 590 18 370.00–375.50 $373.39 $2,203 -24.20
596 unweaned 596 12 371.00–372.00 $371.42 $2,214
679–690 683 67 330.00–345.00 $337.65 $2,306 -5.85
700 unweaned 700 12 312.00 $312.00 $2,184
704–749 716 133 326.00–337.00 $330.15 $2,364 +0.16
782–790 786 120 306.50–316.50 $313.06 $2,461 +2.31
804–821 813 117 306.00–313.00 $310.94 $2,528 +0.98
843 843 12 290.00 $290.00 $2,445 -19.96
860–890 882 337 293.00–302.35 $300.65 $2,652
926–949 937 40 284.00–288.00 $285.91 $2,679 -4.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 6 387.50 $387.50 $1,802 -0.50
530–544 536 11 380.00–382.00 $381.08 $2,043 -3.92
585 585 10 354.00 $354.00 $2,071
619–645 632 25 330.00–351.00 $341.16 $2,156
793 793 9 294.00 $294.00 $2,331 +1.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–443 436 16 377.00–390.00 $385.05 $1,679 -4.95
456–484 469 33 359.00–379.00 $368.58 $1,729 +5.58
505 505 16 365.00 $365.00 $1,843 +35.14
543–545 544 12 342.00–344.50 $343.46 $1,868 +13.60
557–582 573 16 337.00–340.00 $338.91 $1,942 +2.09
573 unweaned 573 12 315.00 $315.00 $1,805
608–613 611 20 313.00–324.50 $319.35 $1,951 -6.45
655 unweaned 655 9 288.00 $288.00 $1,886
655–685 669 11 313.00–315.00 $314.07 $2,101 -2.96
750–793 790 182 279.50–290.50 $287.68 $2,273
801–803 802 36 287.00 $287.00 $2,302
890 890 168 271.50 $271.50 $2,416 -5.09
935 935 19 265.00 $265.00 $2,478 +10.00
952 952 43 259.50 $259.50 $2,470

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 7 376.00 $376.00 $2,136

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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.