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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 19, 2025

3,337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $395.96/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,496/hd at 630 lb · 356 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $352.18/cwt ≈ $2,730/hd at 775 lb · 305 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.41/cwt -21.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,173/hd at 625 lb · 290 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,337

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–387 370 16 513.00–524.00 $519.68 $1,923
434 434 31 471.00 $471.00 $2,044 -36.91
460–492 477 63 445.00–465.00 $454.72 $2,169 +6.20
503–540 523 150 427.00–451.00 $441.32 $2,308 +3.67
560–595 578 154 406.00–435.50 $423.51 $2,448 +3.05
603–647 629 126 376.00–407.00 $394.92 $2,484 -2.54
615–641 unweaned 631 230 374.00–403.50 $396.53 $2,502 -4.55
661–675 unweaned 673 61 381.00–387.00 $384.09 $2,585 +10.05
657–689 679 188 378.50–400.50 $390.09 $2,649 +15.09
700–748 723 97 352.00–369.50 $361.19 $2,611 +2.63
705–734 unweaned 723 76 343.00–364.00 $357.99 $2,588 +3.04
763 unweaned 763 20 359.00 $359.00 $2,739
760–795 776 285 337.00–357.00 $351.70 $2,729
823–845 840 82 327.50–337.00 $329.78 $2,770 -22.97
857–880 868 102 326.00–333.50 $329.66 $2,861
918–942 922 41 320.00–328.00 $326.60 $3,011
954–995 980 48 305.00–316.00 $309.28 $3,031 -5.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 9 419.00 $419.00 $2,011
520–545 532 60 394.00–422.00 $413.92 $2,202 +15.75
593 593 5 359.00 $359.00 $2,129 -30.08
620–646 unweaned 638 30 355.00–362.00 $357.04 $2,278
636–646 642 52 347.00–363.00 $361.27 $2,319
652–684 unweaned 666 21 349.00–362.00 $356.28 $2,373
668–688 674 42 360.00–367.00 $361.87 $2,439
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 5 296.50 $296.50 $3,173 -13.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 10 464.00 $464.00 $1,531
409–435 417 29 424.00–446.00 $433.99 $1,810 +3.45
450–473 459 47 400.00–420.00 $410.64 $1,885 -11.21
501–547 519 251 359.00–391.00 $378.05 $1,962 -53.95
566–577 570 83 348.00–380.00 $358.79 $2,045 -40.54
580 fancy 580 55 389.50 $389.50 $2,259
603–640 unweaned 622 147 340.00–357.00 $345.07 $2,146 -33.70
612–645 629 143 341.00–356.00 $349.82 $2,200 -11.04
676–698 685 51 325.00–341.00 $335.86 $2,301
693 unweaned 693 18 322.00 $322.00 $2,231
706–739 721 89 312.00–331.00 $323.26 $2,331 -21.42
750–773 760 118 317.00–318.00 $317.46 $2,413 -17.52
760 unweaned 760 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,318
796 796 16 295.00 $295.00 $2,348 -39.98
801–846 825 17 306.00–307.00 $306.54 $2,529
851–857 852 51 301.00–305.00 $304.29 $2,593
904 904 7 286.50 $286.50 $2,590 -21.61
954 954 7 273.00 $273.00 $2,604 -21.53
1001–1018 1010 26 279.00–281.00 $280.19 $2,830 -2.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–439 428 11 379.00–404.00 $390.67 $1,672
492–497 495 12 381.00–388.00 $383.90 $1,900 -8.10
576–581 580 19 331.00–340.00 $333.35 $1,933 -4.65
600–647 unweaned 619 117 313.00–328.00 $323.07 $2,000 -6.93
891 891 14 270.00 $270.00 $2,406

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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.