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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 15, 2025

1,566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $426.24/cwt +41.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,677/hd at 628 lb · 194 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $369.28/cwt +14.28 vs last sale · ≈ $3,257/hd at 882 lb · 165 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $420.69/cwt +35.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,436/hd at 579 lb · 134 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,566 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 7 591.00 $591.00 $1,873 —
379 379 9 574.00 $574.00 $2,175 -6.00
487 487 8 546.00 $546.00 $2,659 +41.27
513–536 526 60 490.00–519.00 $503.61 $2,649 +41.72
550–597 581 108 464.00–491.00 $473.51 $2,751 +35.30
609 609 6 449.00 $449.00 $2,734 +32.00
611–633 unweaned 624 72 446.00–468.00 $452.32 $2,822 +17.69
653–681 unweaned 676 76 422.00–427.00 $425.98 $2,880 +17.03
702–722 unweaned 712 21 361.00–376.00 $368.04 $2,620 —
714–721 718 15 405.50–409.00 $407.38 $2,925 —
789–791 790 18 374.00–382.00 $376.66 $2,976 -23.21
869–892 882 165 367.00–372.75 $369.28 $3,257 +14.28
923–948 934 81 348.00 $348.00 $3,250 +1.00
1003 1003 17 338.00 $338.00 $3,390 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 510.00 $510.00 $2,244 —
468 468 5 505.00 $505.00 $2,363 —
504–526 516 15 455.00–475.00 $464.12 $2,395 —
633 unweaned 633 21 419.00 $419.00 $2,652 —
641 641 7 428.00 $428.00 $2,743 +27.00
654 unweaned 654 31 394.00 $394.00 $2,577 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–447 423 41 465.00–483.00 $474.40 $2,007 +5.44
472–498 484 22 472.00–493.00 $483.17 $2,339 +41.78
506–538 521 73 430.00–470.00 $452.99 $2,360 +46.15
567–592 579 134 402.00–430.00 $420.69 $2,436 +35.23
606–620 unweaned 616 37 390.00–420.00 $411.22 $2,533 —
626–645 631 157 402.00–432.00 $429.78 $2,712 +44.78
653 653 17 421.00 $421.00 $2,749 —
653–685 unweaned 667 21 366.00–371.00 $368.20 $2,456 +3.35
705 thin fleshed 705 106 397.50 $397.50 $2,802 —
736 736 14 373.50 $373.50 $2,749 +24.50
786 786 65 374.00 $374.00 $2,940 —
789 unweaned 789 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,801 —
819–837 827 42 337.50–356.00 $345.72 $2,859 +16.72
866 866 19 330.25 $330.25 $2,860 —
939 939 38 309.50 $309.50 $2,906 +10.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 7 442.50 $442.50 $2,097 +30.50
545 545 7 412.50 $412.50 $2,248 —
738 unweaned 738 5 329.00 $329.00 $2,428 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 8 522.00 $522.00 $2,224 —

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Reading this report

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.