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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

4,760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $362.71/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $3,007/hd at 829 lb · 603 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $382.61/cwt +6.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,938/hd at 768 lb · 532 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $390.68/cwt +7.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,852/hd at 730 lb · 501 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,760

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 7 547.00 $547.00 $2,358
474 474 5 518.00 $518.00 $2,455 +0.56
462–494 480 32 530.00–553.00 $544.66 $2,614 +27.22
506 506 11 484.00 $484.00 $2,449 -5.16
506–537 530 21 515.00–519.00 $515.91 $2,734 +26.75
552 fancy 552 31 531.00 $531.00 $2,931
550–592 573 74 440.00–467.00 $451.94 $2,590 -36.91
570–586 unweaned 583 34 443.00–451.00 $444.38 $2,591
588 thin fleshed 588 80 508.00 $508.00 $2,987
602–614 unweaned 608 29 425.00–430.00 $427.39 $2,599
600–649 621 130 439.00–464.00 $450.92 $2,800 +17.18
604–638 626 90 425.00–435.00 $429.79 $2,690 -3.95
655–693 673 210 408.00–439.00 $421.17 $2,834 +9.93
689 689 11 397.00 $397.00 $2,735 -14.24
700–747 730 501 381.50–398.50 $390.68 $2,852 +7.38
753–785 764 450 373.00–393.25 $385.69 $2,947 +9.99
750–794 790 82 365.00–373.00 $365.68 $2,889 -10.02
800–849 828 550 357.00–378.00 $363.77 $3,012 -5.21
838–840 839 53 350.50–353.00 $351.68 $2,951 -17.30
856–890 871 369 343.00–361.00 $354.16 $3,085 -2.16
870–873 872 31 336.00 $336.00 $2,930 -20.32
972 972 26 325.00 $325.00 $3,159 -0.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 unweaned 442 6 470.00 $470.00 $2,077
500 unweaned 500 23 448.00 $448.00 $2,240
573–591 586 38 431.00–437.00 $432.98 $2,537
606–618 615 18 401.00–415.00 $411.17 $2,529
740 740 27 371.00 $371.00 $2,745
868–897 884 22 323.00–328.00 $325.42 $2,877

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 10 494.00 $494.00 $2,134 -10.00
463–485 474 19 460.00–470.00 $465.21 $2,205 +29.09
500–503 502 32 464.00–467.00 $465.79 $2,338 +33.82
520 unweaned 520 23 430.00 $430.00 $2,236
544 544 25 444.00 $444.00 $2,415 +12.03
566–590 579 177 414.00–436.00 $426.27 $2,468 +6.93
554–595 584 85 405.00–412.00 $409.47 $2,391 -9.87
600–624 608 103 396.00–419.00 $412.01 $2,505 +21.47
610 unweaned 610 10 422.00 $422.00 $2,574
633–648 643 77 375.00–387.00 $379.32 $2,439 -11.22
663 unweaned 663 9 372.00 $372.00 $2,466
678–697 684 105 356.00–367.00 $364.79 $2,495 -7.36
657–696 685 206 375.00–388.00 $382.51 $2,620 +10.36
687 fancy 687 80 402.00 $402.00 $2,762
702–748 712 297 358.00–375.50 $367.65 $2,618 +11.39
705–744 724 120 339.00–357.00 $351.95 $2,548 -4.31
752–787 765 110 342.00–356.00 $352.37 $2,696 -1.51
769–794 777 23 332.00–334.00 $333.38 $2,590 -20.50
801–841 812 67 328.00–343.00 $337.70 $2,742 -1.80
811–838 820 35 319.00–324.50 $321.26 $2,634 -18.24
878 878 61 319.50 $319.50 $2,805 -11.00
948 948 7 305.00 $305.00 $2,891
1083 1083 10 287.50 $287.50 $3,114
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 unweaned 335 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,692
416 416 11 472.00 $472.00 $1,964
468 unweaned 468 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,106
483–496 489 29 435.00–446.00 $441.87 $2,161
493 493 10 420.00 $420.00 $2,071
506 506 11 423.00 $423.00 $2,140 +14.72
557–591 576 22 395.00–400.00 $397.53 $2,290 +10.93
858 858 13 290.00 $290.00 $2,488

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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.