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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 28, 2026

4,800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.97/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $3,082/hd at 866 lb · 618 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $384.99/cwt +9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,961/hd at 769 lb · 532 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $418.94/cwt +9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,804/hd at 669 lb · 466 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,800

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 6 576.00 $576.00 $2,402
472 unweaned 472 7 512.00 $512.00 $2,417 +10.00
493 493 15 519.00 $519.00 $2,559 +6.04
500–506 503 28 514.00–526.00 $518.01 $2,606 +17.76
545 545 13 492.00 $492.00 $2,681 -8.25
554 thin fleshed 554 24 520.00 $520.00 $2,881 +11.27
551–598 564 78 470.00–490.00 $483.03 $2,724 +17.37
560–592 570 87 454.00–467.00 $458.28 $2,612 -7.38
600 thin fleshed 600 50 478.00 $478.00 $2,868
613–642 627 141 429.00–460.50 $440.60 $2,763 +0.55
650–687 665 348 405.50–439.75 $427.34 $2,842 +17.15
676–695 682 118 393.00–397.50 $394.17 $2,688 -0.76
701–739 726 377 384.00–397.50 $395.04 $2,868 +18.60
750–796 769 532 365.00–397.00 $384.99 $2,961 +20.99
816–824 820 225 367.00–371.00 $369.90 $3,033 +9.05
851–895 865 590 343.00–363.50 $357.10 $3,089 +10.63
876–886 882 28 330.00–336.00 $332.13 $2,929 -14.34
923 923 8 334.50 $334.50 $3,087 +4.50
966–998 973 188 323.00–339.50 $335.72 $3,267 +9.72
1022 1022 43 307.00 $307.00 $3,138
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386–387 387 15 530.00–532.50 $531.00 $2,055
456–493 472 24 471.00–485.00 $478.45 $2,258 -4.05
500 thin fleshed 500 15 502.00 $502.00 $2,510
520 unweaned 520 10 467.00 $467.00 $2,428
522–543 526 33 472.00–492.00 $486.41 $2,559 +6.84
601 601 8 415.00 $415.00 $2,494 +18.74
705 705 7 356.00 $356.00 $2,510 -10.98
750 750 5 356.00 $356.00 $2,670 +5.00
892 892 9 305.00 $305.00 $2,721
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
811 811 17 300.00 $300.00 $2,433

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 12 497.00 $497.00 $2,182
458 unweaned 458 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,198
455–498 470 49 467.00–472.00 $469.73 $2,208 -17.77
472–482 478 12 455.00–460.00 $457.06 $2,185 +7.06
500–536 521 56 439.00–456.00 $447.37 $2,331 +1.16
536 unweaned 536 13 451.00 $451.00 $2,417 +3.29
537 537 17 431.00 $431.00 $2,314 -15.21
558 thin fleshed 558 24 453.00 $453.00 $2,528
556–599 585 254 413.00–441.00 $430.25 $2,517 +15.12
590 590 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,390 -10.13
606–625 614 190 397.00–427.00 $419.69 $2,577 +22.68
632 632 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,433 +5.26
651–697 678 259 377.50–400.00 $386.92 $2,623 +3.65
681 681 19 358.00 $358.00 $2,438 -25.27
700–737 710 411 358.50–381.00 $373.56 $2,652 -9.44
768–786 775 194 341.00–362.00 $353.01 $2,736 +11.09
771–795 781 14 325.00–329.00 $327.26 $2,556 -14.66
812–814 813 95 330.50–334.50 $332.27 $2,701 +0.19
925 925 39 295.50 $295.50 $2,733 -11.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–397 392 14 511.00–517.50 $513.27 $2,012
470 470 10 439.00 $439.00 $2,063 +17.00
504 504 12 424.00 $424.00 $2,137
628 628 11 371.00 $371.00 $2,330
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
954–978 969 19 264.00–265.00 $264.64 $2,564
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026 1026 12 264.00 $264.00 $2,709

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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.