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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

1,962 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.10/cwt -27.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,689/hd at 927 lb · 232 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $402.88/cwt -10.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,329/hd at 578 lb · 216 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $373.45/cwt -9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,319/hd at 621 lb · 211 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,962

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–432 418 29 464.00–487.00 $476.96 $1,994 -35.04
450–497 476 91 436.00–451.00 $445.19 $2,119 -20.34
531–538 536 53 413.00–431.00 $422.43 $2,264 -40.06
553–599 578 216 387.00–418.00 $402.88 $2,329 -10.97
600–649 unweaned 621 204 363.00–389.00 $373.84 $2,322 -10.29
623 623 7 362.00 $362.00 $2,255 -18.92
658–680 unweaned 674 39 356.00–371.00 $360.15 $2,427 -4.29
672–684 681 45 357.50–365.00 $361.72 $2,463 +7.35
701 701 13 333.00 $333.00 $2,334 -19.00
701–744 unweaned 716 120 327.00–354.00 $340.24 $2,436 +7.30
750–775 unweaned 760 15 328.00–332.00 $329.63 $2,505 +5.60
864 864 62 343.00 $343.00 $2,964 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,926 -21.75
490 490 8 403.00 $403.00 $1,975
544 544 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,040 -32.19
581–582 582 15 363.00 $363.00 $2,113 -25.57
607 607 7 340.00 $340.00 $2,064
689 unweaned 689 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,274 -5.60
775 unweaned 775 7 305.00 $305.00 $2,364
968 968 5 308.00 $308.00 $2,981

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–388 383 19 479.00–486.00 $481.15 $1,843 +18.40
400–442 423 42 429.00–449.00 $440.11 $1,862 -8.53
453–499 474 90 393.00–414.00 $402.56 $1,908 -45.44
508–545 527 165 361.00–386.00 $374.00 $1,971 -24.28
555–597 576 141 341.00–373.00 $353.38 $2,035 -13.62
617 617 16 343.00 $343.00 $2,116
600–646 unweaned 621 94 330.00–346.00 $337.16 $2,094
650 unweaned 650 20 324.00 $324.00 $2,106 -16.18
707–718 714 14 316.00–317.00 $316.65 $2,261
717–727 unweaned 721 12 304.00–320.00 $313.28 $2,259 -12.72
827 827 36 308.50 $308.50 $2,551 -0.50
927–931 927 232 290.00–293.00 $290.10 $2,689 -27.90
987 987 9 278.00 $278.00 $2,744
1002 1002 7 297.00 $297.00 $2,976
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 6 450.00 $450.00 $1,638
492 492 10 368.00 $368.00 $1,811
577–589 585 15 326.00–331.00 $327.64 $1,917 -13.32
964 964 73 257.00 $257.00 $2,477

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,719

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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.