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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

1,710 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.48/cwt -42.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,558/hd at 772 lb · 159 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.00/cwt -50.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,125/hd at 579 lb · 131 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $382.79/cwt -51.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,391/hd at 625 lb · 127 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,710

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 14 554.00–560.00 $556.88 $2,033
431 431 5 512.00 $512.00 $2,207 -24.22
455–491 470 28 450.00–475.00 $465.53 $2,188 -54.32
501–511 504 84 456.00–471.00 $462.49 $2,331 -38.60
556–588 571 110 403.00–428.50 $413.85 $2,363 -45.28
600–621 unweaned 617 74 364.00–393.00 $384.13 $2,370 -50.04
600–647 635 53 374.00–383.00 $380.92 $2,419
662 fancy 662 30 410.50 $410.50 $2,718
658–696 unweaned 676 76 342.00–374.00 $364.44 $2,464 -44.92
660–693 680 13 354.00–355.00 $354.37 $2,410
700–710 unweaned 703 19 330.00–334.00 $332.94 $2,341
710 710 9 352.00 $352.00 $2,499 -38.66
769–798 unweaned 780 26 321.00–326.00 $324.03 $2,527
801–825 809 116 342.00–367.50 $351.77 $2,846 -14.80
858 858 11 349.00 $349.00 $2,994 -15.19
907–930 914 94 318.00–325.00 $322.95 $2,952
1000 1000 5 322.00 $322.00 $3,220
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,706 -27.50
435–447 442 18 450.00–454.00 $451.75 $1,997
533–546 538 25 406.00–408.00 $407.19 $2,191 -52.81
550–572 559 12 388.00–389.00 $388.57 $2,172 -39.41
672–686 unweaned 678 23 330.00–340.00 $335.60 $2,275 -29.40
735 735 23 331.00 $331.00 $2,433
834 834 11 322.50 $322.50 $2,690 -32.16

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–385 379 26 455.00–478.00 $462.75 $1,754 -37.25
402–442 433 32 444.00–464.00 $448.64 $1,943 -46.36
473 473 25 448.00 $448.00 $2,119 -7.10
526–540 538 124 391.00–420.00 $398.28 $2,143 -44.35
561–594 579 131 357.00–390.00 $367.00 $2,125 -50.47
629 fancy 629 29 406.00 $406.00 $2,554
670–678 unweaned 675 13 334.00–344.00 $340.18 $2,296
708 unweaned 708 13 326.00 $326.00 $2,308
750–790 764 86 319.00–326.00 $323.39 $2,471 -50.11
781 781 73 341.00 $341.00 $2,663 -32.50
825 825 47 309.00 $309.00 $2,549 -34.68
855 fancy 855 18 340.00 $340.00 $2,907
904 904 20 318.00 $318.00 $2,875 -17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 7 437.50 $437.50 $1,855 -14.60
507–536 524 50 367.00–380.00 $372.90 $1,954 -31.59
590–593 592 21 333.00–352.00 $340.96 $2,018 -53.86
628 unweaned 628 16 327.00 $327.00 $2,054
641 641 18 321.00 $321.00 $2,058
681–695 unweaned 688 21 317.00–321.00 $319.07 $2,195
708 708 12 325.50 $325.50 $2,305
908 908 11 302.50 $302.50 $2,747

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1361 1361 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 3,075.00 $3,075.00
1402–1647 1553 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 3,000.00–3,010.00 $3,003.47

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1443 1443 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 4,800.00 $4,800.00
1527 1527 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 7 4,050.00 $4,050.00

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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.