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Huss Livestock Market Report, Kearney, NE

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

2,352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $348.85/cwt +13.53 vs last sale · ≈ $3,415/hd at 979 lb · 570 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $358.25/cwt +11.04 vs last sale · ≈ $3,350/hd at 935 lb · 515 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $363.34/cwt +12.48 vs last sale · ≈ $3,176/hd at 874 lb · 230 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,352 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 6 553.00 $553.00 $1,792 +23.00
396 396 5 534.00 $534.00 $2,115 —
436 436 14 516.00 $516.00 $2,250 +6.00
485 485 24 501.00 $501.00 $2,430 +6.00
572 572 11 410.00 $410.00 $2,345 —
561–594 576 62 422.00–440.00 $430.83 $2,482 —
635 unweaned 635 20 390.00 $390.00 $2,476 —
690 690 14 393.00–405.00 $399.00 $2,753 —
725 725 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,864 +10.00
760–783 771 110 385.00–387.00 $385.63 $2,973 +17.07
811–823 819 39 378.00–379.00 $378.67 $3,101 +30.04
860–886 874 230 354.00–364.00 $363.34 $3,176 +12.48
935 935 515 358.25 $358.25 $3,350 +26.20
975–985 979 570 344.00–350.10 $348.85 $3,415 +10.97
1045 1045 6 317.00 $317.00 $3,313 -3.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 7 497.50 $497.50 $1,731 —
470 470 11 481.00 $481.00 $2,261 —
473 473 9 445.00 $445.00 $2,105 —
530–540 537 20 435.00–448.00 $439.49 $2,360 +51.49
630–649 644 34 370.00–376.00 $371.04 $2,389 —
742 742 11 350.00 $350.00 $2,597 —
765 765 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,678 —
799 thin fleshed 799 6 374.00 $374.00 $2,988 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 5 520.00 $520.00 $1,669 —
394 394 24 460.00 $460.00 $1,812 —
493 493 17 439.00 $439.00 $2,164 —
613–620 616 27 383.50–393.00 $387.40 $2,386 —
658 658 53 376.50 $376.50 $2,477 +10.50
665–692 682 63 364.50–368.00 $365.88 $2,495 -0.12
731–735 733 27 359.00–369.00 $363.06 $2,661 +2.06
773 773 7 363.00 $363.00 $2,806 -4.30
791 791 30 365.00 $365.00 $2,887 +25.14
837 837 47 354.00 $354.00 $2,963 +28.00
851–857 855 13 328.00 $328.00 $2,804 -1.70
891–895 892 28 335.00–340.00 $338.39 $3,018 +27.39
952–987 964 31 330.00–333.00 $332.01 $3,201 +26.01
1014 1014 12 323.75 $323.75 $3,283 +35.67
1040 1040 17 309.00 $309.00 $3,214 +20.92
1060 1060 7 306.00 $306.00 $3,244 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 13 469.00 $469.00 $1,970 +78.00
429 429 5 449.00 $449.00 $1,926 +58.00
525–546 532 19 384.00–392.00 $386.59 $2,057 —
550–585 570 14 378.00–385.50 $382.40 $2,180 —
577 577 32 379.00 $379.00 $2,187 —
610 unweaned 610 6 362.00 $362.00 $2,208 —
603–645 629 27 373.50–376.00 $374.39 $2,355 —
745 745 12 337.00 $337.00 $2,511 —
769–774 772 67 341.00–346.00 $345.11 $2,664 —
820 820 8 320.00 $320.00 $2,624 —

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
784 784 5 258.00 $258.00 $2,023 —

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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.