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Huss Livestock Market Report

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 1, 2026

1,910 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $368.00/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $3,350/hd at 910 lb · 347 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $362.47/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $3,172/hd at 875 lb · 285 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $353.99/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $3,463/hd at 978 lb · 147 head
Kearney, NE 9-weight steers sold at $364/cwt, the highest of the 4 yards reporting the class and $7/cwt above the NE average ($357). Receipts totaled 1910 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,910 2,563 1,234
Feeder cattle 1,910 2,502 1,234
Replacement cattle — 61 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher and heifer over 500 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher except 750-850 lbs heifers selling 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 7 625.00 $625.00 $2,312 —
406 406 13 559.00 $559.00 $2,270 -17.50
462–490 478 71 537.00–545.00 $539.55 $2,579 —
568–588 577 33 480.00–493.00 $486.45 $2,807 +5.61
602 602 73 499.00 $499.00 $3,004 +55.99
677 677 8 450.00 $450.00 $3,046 +38.91
700–719 710 21 414.00–434.00 $423.39 $3,006 +2.93
751–793 781 109 393.00–419.00 $405.16 $3,164 +3.16
801–827 817 23 372.00–387.50 $377.95 $3,088 +10.66
857–888 874 191 365.50–372.00 $368.60 $3,222 +13.10
877 877 94 350.00 $350.00 $3,070 -5.50
907–920 910 328 355.00–374.25 $369.27 $3,360 +4.03
918 918 19 346.00 $346.00 $3,176 -19.24
974 974 113 359.25 $359.25 $3,499 +26.51
993 993 34 336.50 $336.50 $3,341 +3.76
1005 1005 49 330.75 $330.75 $3,324 -21.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579–580 580 12 469.00–473.00 $471.34 $2,734 —
611 611 12 473.00 $473.00 $2,890 —
672 672 15 432.00 $432.00 $2,903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 unweaned 356 13 600.00 $600.00 $2,136 —
383 383 22 558.00 $558.00 $2,137 —
492–493 492 39 527.00–532.00 $530.72 $2,611 +36.42
502 502 10 490.00 $490.00 $2,460 +23.82
600–604 603 79 420.00–435.00 $421.96 $2,544 +32.82
705–741 725 73 370.00–382.00 $374.01 $2,712 +33.67
761–783 769 14 355.50–366.50 $362.50 $2,788 +16.35
808–817 814 36 335.00–337.00 $335.77 $2,733 -3.73
850 850 57 337.50 $337.50 $2,869 -9.52
913–929 927 45 320.50–323.00 $320.88 $2,975 —
970 970 9 316.50 $316.50 $3,070 +18.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 488.00 $488.00 $2,147 —
566 566 5 430.00 $430.00 $2,434 —
622–645 635 48 391.00–406.00 $397.74 $2,526 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 unweaned 348 8 690.00 $690.00 $2,401 —
812 812 20 371.00 $371.00 $3,013 +31.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 20 442.00 $442.00 $2,572 —

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Reading this report

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.