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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 7, 2026

4,200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $375.70/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,912/hd at 775 lb · 669 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $368.98/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,989/hd at 810 lb · 435 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.07/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,603/hd at 729 lb · 394 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,200

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–486 480 71 502.00–524.00 $517.44 $2,484 +15.30
521–546 535 58 483.00–495.00 $489.16 $2,617 -2.61
558–598 573 104 481.00–503.00 $488.85 $2,801 +18.76
579 579 5 454.00 $454.00 $2,629 +6.00
607–647 634 191 417.00–448.00 $433.74 $2,750 +17.74
651–698 675 356 391.00–424.50 $411.24 $2,776 +23.21
702–749 735 330 375.00–399.00 $383.30 $2,817 +9.03
750–799 775 669 367.00–387.50 $375.70 $2,912 -2.31
801–838 810 435 354.00–373.00 $368.98 $2,989 +5.50
867–895 882 237 346.00–366.25 $356.32 $3,143 +25.32
900–907 904 98 336.00–340.00 $339.60 $3,070 +14.96
952–983 978 67 325.00–329.50 $325.65 $3,185 +5.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–466 457 11 480.00–485.00 $482.32 $2,204

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 5 504.00 $504.00 $2,056
450 450 25 474.00 $474.00 $2,133
450–481 468 16 430.00–442.00 $436.12 $2,041 -53.88
500–542 533 53 421.00–442.00 $431.97 $2,302 -18.03
555–595 572 62 400.00–432.00 $419.34 $2,399 -15.66
603–641 622 188 378.00–408.00 $390.54 $2,429 +8.28
650–693 677 262 365.00–380.50 $372.15 $2,519 -13.16
700–745 725 327 341.00–370.00 $356.26 $2,583 +1.87
748 748 67 361.00 $361.00 $2,700 -2.74
751–792 773 301 345.00–361.00 $353.88 $2,735 +11.52
806 806 38 339.50 $339.50 $2,736 -6.50
819–846 835 95 319.00–336.00 $326.00 $2,722 +5.76
868 868 14 330.50 $330.50 $2,869 +6.16
906 906 10 310.00 $310.00 $2,809 ±0.00
964 964 21 301.00 $301.00 $2,902
980 980 15 296.50 $296.50 $2,906
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 unweaned 514 9 397.00 $397.00 $2,041
530–539 535 24 405.00–411.00 $408.28 $2,184 +6.22
564–573 568 13 385.00–388.00 $386.60 $2,196
601 601 7 367.00 $367.00 $2,206
627 unweaned 627 11 360.00 $360.00 $2,257
688 688 5 331.00 $331.00 $2,277

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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.