Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2020-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 750 lbs sold firm to 2.00 higher, heifers under 750 lbs sold 6.00-9.00 higher and heifers over 750 lbs sold firm to 2.00 lower. Demand good and active on a moderate to heavy supply of offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.01/cwt on 1,216 head.

Average price

$137.01

1,216 head · 821 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$198

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$1.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.84

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	680	138.19	940	81
Medium and Large 1	831	136.92	1,138	1,135

One grade step is worth $1.27/cwt here — about −$198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,216 hd

137.01

—

NE average6 barns · 3,821 hd

139.84

−2.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,034	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	146.05/cwt	145.75–146.50	1,053	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	766	129.64/cwt	129.50–130.00	993	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,091	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	933	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	835	139.35/cwt	135.75–140.50	1,164	242
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	677	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	968	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	878	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,133	304
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,271	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	784	144.13/cwt	141.00–144.85	1,130	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	551	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	771	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	837	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,088	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	132.71/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,230	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	363	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	576	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	887	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	725	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,182	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	506	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	143.15/cwt	141.50–144.20	1,306	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,271	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	151.98/cwt	151.25–152.50	1,176	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	150.69/cwt	148.00–155.00	933	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	145.86/cwt	145.00–147.25	1,206	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,039	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,226	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,149	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	837	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,199	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	721	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,020	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	133.92/cwt	133.50–137.00	1,169	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,265	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,013	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	6

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Fri Aug 21, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 2,020Last week 1,865Year ago 1,548

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	687	150.50	150.50
30	—	721	145.75–146.50	146.05
9	—	808	135.00	135.00
29	—	594	157.00	157.00
26	—	1,029	123.50	123.50
25	—	927	132.00–134.00	132.71
15	—	750	136.00	136.00
81	—	873	133.50–137.00	133.92
14	—	955	132.50	132.50
49	—	641	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	140.00	140.00
7	—	627	145.00	145.00
6	—	775	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	766	129.50–130.00	129.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
242	—	835	135.75–140.50	139.35
134	—	784	141.00–144.85	144.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	677	143.00	143.00
16	—	551	140.00	140.00
6	—	721	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
304	—	878	129.00	129.00
109	—	837	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	837	143.25	143.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	825	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	757	141.00	141.00
85	—	936	135.75	135.75
31	—	619	148.00–155.00	150.69
12	—	729	142.50	142.50
9	—	867	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	576	154.00	154.00
5	—	506	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	725	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
312	—	912	141.50–144.20	143.15
66	—	774	151.25–152.50	151.98
52	—	827	145.00–147.25	145.86
38	—	876	140.00	140.00

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