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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

3,763 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $346.47/cwt -6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $3,039/hd at 877 lb · 517 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.85/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,919/hd at 809 lb · 366 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $385.54/cwt -5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,759/hd at 716 lb · 353 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,763

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 7 590.00 $590.00 $2,195
386 unweaned 386 6 530.00 $530.00 $2,046
462–482 473 20 509.00–518.00 $512.96 $2,426 -5.04
473 unweaned 473 8 502.00 $502.00 $2,374
509–534 525 20 500.00–501.00 $500.25 $2,626 -15.66
552 unweaned 552 7 456.00 $456.00 $2,517 +11.62
550–570 thin fleshed 565 63 507.00–514.00 $508.73 $2,874 +0.73
564–565 565 29 461.00–470.00 $465.66 $2,631 +13.72
575–596 590 51 485.50–498.00 $489.08 $2,886 +37.14
607–610 608 13 429.00–433.00 $431.46 $2,623 -19.46
608 unweaned 608 20 436.00 $436.00 $2,651 +8.61
600–632 626 131 437.50–452.00 $440.05 $2,755 +10.26
650–689 678 285 405.00–423.50 $410.19 $2,781 -10.98
662–692 682 21 392.50–400.00 $394.93 $2,693 -2.07
700–733 708 175 384.50–398.00 $394.67 $2,794 +3.99
702–722 unweaned 708 38 370.00–380.00 $377.05 $2,670
700–735 727 140 370.00–382.00 $376.44 $2,737 -14.24
752–781 764 150 369.00–385.00 $377.20 $2,882 -8.49
772 772 18 364.00 $364.00 $2,810 -21.69
800–820 809 366 353.00–365.00 $360.85 $2,919 -2.92
850–897 877 517 338.00–356.00 $346.47 $3,039 +10.47
900 900 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,970
991 991 7 326.00 $326.00 $3,231 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 6 482.50 $482.50 $2,277
496 unweaned 496 8 461.00 $461.00 $2,287
525–545 539 28 478.00–483.00 $479.57 $2,585
550–579 563 18 439.00–447.00 $442.66 $2,492 +9.68
622–638 635 37 393.00–397.00 $396.26 $2,516 -14.91
683 683 8 389.00 $389.00 $2,657
717–736 727 25 362.50–371.00 $366.98 $2,668 -4.02
757–764 763 35 351.00 $351.00 $2,678
847 847 6 336.00 $336.00 $2,846

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–383 382 17 527.50–550.00 $543.37 $2,076
388 unweaned 388 10 490.00 $490.00 $1,901
402 unweaned 402 4 505.00 $505.00 $2,030
456 456 6 487.50 $487.50 $2,223 +22.29
492 492 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,214 -15.21
507–529 unweaned 517 20 438.00–456.00 $447.71 $2,315 +17.71
502–544 529 100 437.00–460.00 $446.21 $2,360 +2.21
578 unweaned 578 14 396.00 $396.00 $2,289
561–596 584 53 409.00–427.50 $415.13 $2,424 +5.66
604 unweaned 604 16 386.00 $386.00 $2,331 -36.00
608–637 625 195 393.00–402.00 $397.01 $2,481 -15.00
601–642 632 88 375.00–382.00 $379.74 $2,400 +0.42
652 652 18 402.50 $402.50 $2,624 +37.71
661–690 675 75 356.50–371.00 $363.99 $2,457 -0.80
654–695 676 184 375.00–395.00 $383.27 $2,591 +18.48
703 703 24 383.00 $383.00 $2,692 +15.35
705–743 717 219 363.00–376.00 $373.13 $2,675 +5.48
700–733 719 40 351.00–354.00 $352.76 $2,536 +0.81
720 unweaned 720 8 352.00 $352.00 $2,534
760 fancy 760 29 368.00 $368.00 $2,797
760–765 763 23 331.00–335.00 $332.56 $2,537 -19.81
750–784 764 115 339.50–351.00 $341.92 $2,612 -10.45
800 800 53 331.00–332.50 $332.08 $2,657 -5.62
900–912 907 26 305.50–310.00 $307.15 $2,786
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 9 422.00 $422.00 $2,080 +2.00
542–547 545 27 416.00–419.00 $417.33 $2,274
575–586 580 83 400.00–401.00 $400.59 $2,323 +3.06
710–747 730 17 340.00–349.00 $344.12 $2,512
797 797 8 324.00 $324.00 $2,582
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763 763 6 330.50 $330.50 $2,522

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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.