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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

3,164 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.30/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,346/hd at 878 lb · 352 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.58/cwt ≈ $2,197/hd at 726 lb · 296 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.53/cwt -4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,297/hd at 813 lb · 257 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,164

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 8 451.00 $451.00 $1,759 -9.00
392 unweaned 392 7 448.00 $448.00 $1,756
447 unweaned 447 16 421.00 $421.00 $1,882
480 480 9 381.00 $381.00 $1,829 -37.92
482 unweaned 482 7 385.00 $385.00 $1,856
536–540 537 42 390.00–410.00 $406.17 $2,181
545 unweaned 545 32 396.00–401.00 $400.06 $2,180
573–597 584 43 368.00–379.00 $375.72 $2,194 +2.33
602–635 616 71 355.00–369.00 $364.09 $2,243
650–698 674 222 340.50–360.00 $353.46 $2,382 +15.81
680 unweaned 680 19 323.00 $323.00 $2,196
701–745 722 100 322.00–341.50 $331.47 $2,393 +1.32
752–775 764 60 321.00–340.00 $326.47 $2,494 +13.41
792 792 9 312.00 $312.00 $2,471 -1.06
800–841 827 195 298.50–314.00 $303.17 $2,507 -7.77
862–888 872 91 290.00–297.50 $293.51 $2,559 -7.14
872 872 28 280.00 $280.00 $2,442 -20.65
903–924 910 187 280.00–288.00 $285.26 $2,596 -0.65
973 973 58 276.50 $276.50 $2,690
1006–1033 1021 45 245.00–258.00 $253.05 $2,584
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,476
565 565 6 358.00 $358.00 $2,023 +4.00
724–749 730 21 315.00 $315.00 $2,300
770 770 9 296.00 $296.00 $2,279 +2.00
812 812 15 281.00 $281.00 $2,282

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 unweaned 315 8 465.00 $465.00 $1,465
399 399 5 424.00 $424.00 $1,692
421–444 436 24 382.00–402.00 $393.13 $1,714 +8.08
439–448 unweaned 444 42 390.00–400.00 $394.95 $1,754
471 unweaned 471 7 385.50 $385.50 $1,816
476–485 482 26 375.00–381.00 $378.13 $1,823 +9.55
516 unweaned 516 5 344.00 $344.00 $1,775
512–539 528 43 348.00–357.00 $351.62 $1,857 +8.16
550–574 562 33 340.00–349.00 $347.04 $1,950 +8.13
597 unweaned 597 13 316.00 $316.00 $1,887 +1.00
630 unweaned 630 16 315.00 $315.00 $1,984
616–649 640 95 319.00–332.00 $323.61 $2,071 +4.26
666–697 690 157 306.00–323.00 $310.47 $2,142 -3.60
703–747 726 296 297.00–311.50 $302.58 $2,197
750–796 781 240 287.00–301.00 $288.95 $2,257 +1.27
804–819 813 257 270.00–287.50 $282.53 $2,297 -4.47
873–881 877 78 257.50–260.00 $258.65 $2,268 -12.85
860–883 878 274 267.00–281.00 $269.76 $2,368 -1.74
960–974 964 37 235.00–240.00 $236.37 $2,279 -23.13
1041–1044 1043 14 231.00–234.00 $232.28 $2,423
1071 1071 6 234.50 $234.50 $2,511
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 5 334.00 $334.00 $1,770
570–584 578 26 324.00–330.00 $326.48 $1,887
642 642 6 309.00 $309.00 $1,984
751 751 18 261.00 $261.00 $1,960
818 818 9 261.00 $261.00 $2,135
872–894 881 33 238.00–246.00 $241.50 $2,128
901 901 6 246.00 $246.00 $2,216

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,488
424 unweaned 424 11 412.50 $412.50 $1,749
458 458 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,763
546 unweaned 546 20 368.00 $368.00 $2,009
605 605 22 338.00 $338.00 $2,045
713 713 7 292.00 $292.00 $2,082
773 unweaned 773 10 274.00 $274.00 $2,118

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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.