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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 27, 2025

1,441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.57/cwt +8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $3,141/hd at 871 lb · 270 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $377.55/cwt +18.70 vs last sale · ≈ $3,085/hd at 817 lb · 145 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $346.50/cwt -8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $3,261/hd at 941 lb · 102 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,441

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–426 unweaned 418 20 510.00–521.00 $513.84 $2,148
516 516 15 487.50 $487.50 $2,516
557–571 561 15 455.00–475.00 $460.43 $2,583 +50.43
663 663 11 419.00 $419.00 $2,778 +19.73
734 734 43 406.00 $406.00 $2,980 +25.28
752–776 766 44 368.00–383.00 $377.36 $2,891 +8.15
800–835 817 145 356.00–384.00 $377.55 $3,085 +18.70
852–893 871 270 353.00–366.00 $360.57 $3,141 +8.04
941 941 102 346.50 $346.50 $3,261 -8.93
1014–1048 1025 379 334.00–340.25 $337.92 $3,464 +21.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 5 477.50 $477.50 $2,163 +40.50
692 692 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,664 +15.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 9 459.00 $459.00 $1,997
496 496 8 472.50 $472.50 $2,344 +47.50
527 527 11 426.00 $426.00 $2,245
634 634 11 400.00 $400.00 $2,536 +21.24
690–692 690 54 368.00–382.50 $380.62 $2,626 +12.25
701–744 718 51 348.00–378.00 $362.98 $2,606 +20.53
786–794 789 52 357.00–375.50 $371.21 $2,929 +34.95
812–841 825 41 340.00–363.50 $354.61 $2,926 +14.52
901 901 20 340.50 $340.50 $3,068 +26.05
973 973 5 321.00 $321.00 $3,123
1002–1025 1015 89 303.50–322.50 $318.10 $3,229
1057 1057 12 302.50 $302.50 $3,197 +7.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1107–1123 1116 15 282.50–288.00 $285.45 $3,186

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
842 842 6 317.50 $317.50 $2,673

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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.