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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 22, 2025

2,055 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $434.17/cwt -17.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,679/hd at 617 lb · 300 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $417.47/cwt -3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,434/hd at 583 lb · 264 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $409.36/cwt -16.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,812/hd at 687 lb · 249 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,055

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–403 401 19 534.00–540.00 $536.22 $2,150
452–481 472 53 500.00–530.00 $519.85 $2,454 -26.15
506–535 523 61 496.00–506.00 $501.09 $2,621 -2.52
567–599 588 119 446.00–480.00 $459.13 $2,700 -14.38
600–635 unweaned 617 300 420.00–459.00 $434.17 $2,679 -18.15
650–696 unweaned 687 249 387.00–416.00 $409.36 $2,812 -16.62
741–747 745 21 390.00–392.00 $390.66 $2,910 -16.72
749 unweaned 749 16 378.00 $378.00 $2,831
756 756 33 399.00 $399.00 $3,016 +22.34
838–845 844 55 366.00–369.50 $366.57 $3,094
861–892 877 137 359.00–366.75 $364.19 $3,194 -5.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 530.00 $530.00 $1,828
392 392 7 482.50 $482.50 $1,891
479–497 487 16 471.00–483.00 $476.36 $2,320 -28.64
517–535 526 10 460.00 $460.00 $2,420 -4.12
568–590 580 33 420.00–431.00 $427.98 $2,482
611–641 unweaned 628 56 385.00–392.00 $386.22 $2,425 -32.78
652 unweaned 652 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,380 -29.00
817–830 821 15 353.00–355.50 $354.66 $2,912

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394–396 395 27 500.00 $500.00 $1,975
411 411 13 495.00 $495.00 $2,034 +20.60
460–492 474 112 449.00–458.00 $455.10 $2,157 -28.07
502–530 517 53 434.00–451.50 $442.63 $2,288 -10.36
569–595 583 264 409.00–420.00 $417.47 $2,434 -3.22
609–644 unweaned 631 84 381.00–392.50 $389.60 $2,458 -21.62
769 769 14 373.50 $373.50 $2,872 -0.50
815–847 828 17 340.50–346.00 $343.68 $2,846 -2.04
867 867 22 338.00 $338.00 $2,930 +7.75
920 920 23 335.00 $335.00 $3,082 +25.50
934 934 64 308.50 $308.50 $2,881 -1.00
956 956 12 325.00 $325.00 $3,107
1010 1010 26 294.00 $294.00 $2,969
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–443 426 20 450.00–456.00 $452.10 $1,926
474–487 484 19 424.00–430.00 $426.86 $2,066 -15.64
502–531 513 23 403.00–410.00 $404.49 $2,075 -8.01
550–591 568 43 383.00–407.00 $394.82 $2,243
662 662 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,317

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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.