Huss Livestock Market Report, Kearney, NE

Kearney, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 23, 2026

2,700 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $327.59/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $3,197/hd at 976 lb · 691 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.88/cwt +16.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,834/hd at 909 lb · 119 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $341.70/cwt ≈ $2,997/hd at 877 lb · 103 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,700	2,259	2,605
Feeder cattle	2,700	2,259	2,605

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 700-1000 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. Around 600 head of spring calves also sold in the mix with most consignments having received at least one set of fall vaccinations and a few packages were weaned at least 45 days.

▲ Feeder heifers: steers 700-1000 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: steers 700-1000 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	12	565.00	$565.00	$1,876	—
365–373	369	10	513.00–532.00	$522.40	$1,928	—
414–447	435	43	487.00–505.00	$499.17	$2,171	+24.17
493	493	71	502.00	$502.00	$2,475	—
523–542	528	57	440.00–445.00	$444.04	$2,345	-2.96
559–578	564	49	425.00–447.00	$443.93	$2,504	+39.93
608	608	13	395.00	$395.00	$2,402	+8.00
612–618 unweaned	617	45	388.00–414.00	$410.56	$2,533	—
674–682 unweaned	679	19	359.00–371.00	$363.39	$2,467	—
708	708	12	378.00	$378.00	$2,676	+18.50
755–791	764	60	364.50–377.50	$374.14	$2,858	+28.64
808–845	823	37	349.00–359.50	$355.94	$2,929	+5.57
825	825	5	339.00	$339.00	$2,797	-11.37
857–895	877	103	332.50–349.00	$341.70	$2,997	—
928	928	28	310.00	$310.00	$2,877	-29.47
955–991	974	504	320.00–340.00	$332.95	$3,243	+32.95
979–985	981	187	312.50–313.50	$313.16	$3,072	-14.01

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1012–1021	1017	177	315.00–317.50	$315.87	$3,212	—
1031	1031	17	299.50	$299.50	$3,088	—
1052–1099	1083	180	297.00–306.25	$301.92	$3,270	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	6	472.50	$472.50	$2,093	—
551–568	557	14	405.00–410.00	$408.18	$2,274	—
754	754	7	341.00	$341.00	$2,571	—
895	895	7	293.00	$293.00	$2,622	—
958	958	5	274.00	$274.00	$2,625	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	371	29	528.00–552.00	$538.23	$1,997	—
419–445	430	70	463.00–486.00	$469.67	$2,020	-7.33
477–487	478	58	435.00–436.00	$435.86	$2,083	+0.86
525–535	526	37	409.00–418.00	$416.76	$2,192	+17.76
551–590	576	40	382.00–398.00	$389.45	$2,243	—
622	622	66	373.00	$373.00	$2,320	—
669	669	15	365.00	$365.00	$2,442	+8.22
676 unweaned	676	9	355.00	$355.00	$2,400	—
716–749	732	17	340.00–344.00	$342.07	$2,504	+0.57
763–779	773	35	335.00–343.00	$338.16	$2,614	—
823	823	28	339.50	$339.50	$2,794	+15.95
812–844	832	66	317.00–322.00	$318.74	$2,652	-4.81
889	889	16	320.75	$320.75	$2,851	+1.31
894	894	5	299.00	$299.00	$2,673	-20.44
906	906	8	295.00	$295.00	$2,673	+8.40
902–919	909	111	313.00–313.25	$313.10	$2,846	+26.50
990	990	8	276.00	$276.00	$2,732	-26.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
634	634	5	355.00	$355.00	$2,251	—
656–690	686	83	347.00–351.50	$347.27	$2,382	—
754–789	773	18	318.00–328.00	$324.51	$2,508	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1020	1007	69	284.50–292.50	$285.61	$2,876	-1.89
1070–1089	1083	19	275.50–283.50	$278.00	$3,011	+12.50
1212	1212	14	249.50	$249.50	$3,024	—

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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.