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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 12, 2025

1,848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $399.84/cwt +26.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,484/hd at 621 lb · 221 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $399.33/cwt +45.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,248/hd at 563 lb · 152 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $420.46/cwt +17.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,367/hd at 563 lb · 135 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,848 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–433 418 40 497.00–527.00 $507.91 $2,123 +30.95
470–496 487 59 439.00–458.00 $448.52 $2,184 +3.33
500–542 523 118 421.00–451.00 $437.65 $2,289 +15.22
550–588 563 135 407.00–432.00 $420.46 $2,367 +17.58
604–645 unweaned 621 145 384.00–414.50 $401.08 $2,491 +27.24
603–631 622 76 386.00–411.50 $397.46 $2,472 +35.46
670 670 36 375.00 $375.00 $2,512 +13.28
667–699 unweaned 684 62 367.00–380.00 $374.04 $2,558 +13.89
700–725 unweaned 713 14 352.00–358.00 $354.95 $2,531 +14.71
718–745 735 41 348.00–366.00 $358.56 $2,635 +25.56
847 847 34 352.75 $352.75 $2,988 —
994 994 102 315.00 $315.00 $3,131 —
1009 1009 58 334.25 $334.25 $3,373 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,684 —
442 442 5 481.00 $481.00 $2,126 +51.00
520–541 536 35 384.00–415.50 $398.17 $2,134 +23.17
574–583 579 30 380.00–397.00 $389.08 $2,253 +26.08
603 603 18 360.00 $360.00 $2,171 +20.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1099 1099 46 309.50 $309.50 $3,401 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–442 436 28 426.00–453.00 $430.54 $1,877 -9.57
455–485 468 97 414.00–433.00 $421.85 $1,974 +19.29
532 532 12 432.00 $432.00 $2,298 +58.00
504–548 534 72 405.00–418.00 $411.43 $2,197 +37.43
552–588 563 152 381.00–416.00 $399.33 $2,248 +45.95
605–637 unweaned 619 34 366.00–383.50 $378.77 $2,345 +41.61
626–648 636 43 357.00–364.00 $360.86 $2,295 +17.86
657 unweaned 657 16 362.00 $362.00 $2,378 +38.00
710–718 711 91 339.00–346.00 $344.68 $2,451 +28.03
785–797 792 50 333.00–338.00 $334.98 $2,653 —
852–896 892 74 319.00–321.25 $321.05 $2,864 —
909–942 926 12 302.00–314.00 $308.11 $2,853 +18.01
958–981 970 12 292.00–297.00 $294.53 $2,857 +16.53
1016–1034 1021 25 275.00–287.00 $282.62 $2,886 -14.38
1058 1058 13 288.00 $288.00 $3,047 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 8 470.00 $470.00 $1,767 +20.00
491 491 10 392.00 $392.00 $1,925 +24.00
518–531 524 17 367.00–389.00 $376.73 $1,974 —
595 595 7 338.00 $338.00 $2,011 +10.36
628 unweaned 628 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,072 —
795–796 796 10 316.00–321.00 $318.50 $2,535 —

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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.