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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

1,353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $461.89/cwt ≈ $2,471/hd at 535 lb · 190 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $427.66/cwt +28.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,930/hd at 685 lb · 167 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $504.73/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,403/hd at 476 lb · 131 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,353

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 8 580.00 $580.00 $2,047
451–492 476 131 485.00–526.00 $504.73 $2,403 +3.73
502–546 535 190 445.00–477.00 $461.89 $2,471
558–599 581 83 432.00–466.00 $438.21 $2,546 +7.38
614 614 23 417.00 $417.00 $2,560
609–648 unweaned 618 92 422.00–460.00 $434.63 $2,686 +44.63
683 683 96 441.50 $441.50 $3,015 +42.50
671–698 unweaned 688 71 393.00–417.00 $408.95 $2,814
771–779 772 119 380.00–402.00 $399.87 $3,087 +14.24
850 850 7 355.00 $355.00 $3,018 -8.34
907 907 11 347.00 $347.00 $3,147 -11.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 6 501.00 $501.00 $1,769
615 615 6 368.00 $368.00 $2,263 -3.04
621 621 8 401.00 $401.00 $2,490 +29.96
881 881 9 339.00 $339.00 $2,987
944 944 5 321.00 $321.00 $3,030

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 8 545.00 $545.00 $1,793 +25.00
407–445 436 39 460.00–490.00 $468.96 $2,045
466–492 480 69 432.00–460.00 $441.39 $2,119 +2.39
503–540 526 57 397.00–420.00 $406.84 $2,140
565–570 567 27 378.00–398.00 $385.46 $2,186
625 625 13 385.00 $385.00 $2,406 -2.40
650–668 unweaned 655 32 358.00–377.00 $364.85 $2,390
693 693 26 359.00 $359.00 $2,488 -6.88
746 746 20 349.00 $349.00 $2,604 -14.06
807 807 22 345.50 $345.50 $2,788 -8.50
825 825 10 329.00 $329.00 $2,714 -25.00
902 902 63 337.50 $337.50 $3,044
945 945 62 298.75 $298.75 $2,823
972 972 10 294.50 $294.50 $2,863 -37.51
1078 1078 8 290.50 $290.50 $3,132 -15.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 5 412.00 $412.00 $2,023
594 594 12 357.00 $357.00 $2,121 -22.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 5 401.00 $401.00 $2,197

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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.