Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2026-10-09

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2026-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Oct 9

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

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Receipts

2,108 head

▲ 1,451 vs last sale 657▲ 1,057 vs year ago 1,051 · +100.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a thin test from last week steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold uneven and pregnancy checked open heifers over 900 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to very good from the buyers in the crowd. The bulk of the of the bawling spring calves had received one round of fall vaccinations those that had not sold at a sizable discount, there were also a few strings of weaned calves selling in the mix. The replacement quality heifer calves selling by the head were met by very good demand from the buyers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.94/cwt on 304 head, up $0.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 15 comparable sales and sits −30.25 against this barn's trailing median of $472.18.

Average price

$441.94

▲ 0.96 vs prior sale

304 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$23.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.85

vs NE average

+11.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	446.40	2,514	246
Medium and Large 1-2	558	423.01	2,360	58

One grade step is worth $23.39/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale304 hd

441.94

—

NE average10 barns · 5,022 hd

457.79

−15.85

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

+11.58

This barn, trailing median15 sales

472.18

−30.25

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.41, low $429.68, median $472.18 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

38 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	551.00/cwt	551.00–551.00	1,785	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	517.93/cwt	501.00–539.00	1,973	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	443	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,290	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	475.36/cwt	468.00–480.00	2,120	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	466.65/cwt	457.00–484.00	2,189	72
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	490	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,519	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,151	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	434.31/cwt	425.00–438.00	2,306	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	467.93/cwt	458.00–479.00	2,489	50
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	440.91/cwt	428.00–455.00	2,518	196
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	417.06/cwt	406.00–421.00	2,386	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	606	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,503	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	440.59/cwt	424.00–452.00	2,714	129
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	416.90/cwt	395.00–427.00	2,797	303
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,567	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	3,015	80
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,790	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	483.06/cwt	472.50–495.00	1,836	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,693	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	472.13/cwt	450.00–476.00	1,912	58
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	458	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,070	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	423.20/cwt	411.00–443.00	2,006	128
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	408.41/cwt	396.00–415.50	2,136	165
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,020	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	393.93/cwt	384.00–397.00	2,234	73
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	363.49/cwt	351.00–367.00	2,134	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	593	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	621	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,105	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	378.93/cwt	377.00–381.50	2,368	88
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	634	3,241.61/head	3,210.00–3,275.00	3,242	113
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,478	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,575	24
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,808	36
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	932	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,759	9
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Full	1,001	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,773	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,028	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,033	15
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,064	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	3,128	14
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,118	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,075	22

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 Oct 9, 2026

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

Receipts 2,108Last week 657Year ago 1,051

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,001	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1000–1050	1,028	295.00	295.00
14	1050–1100	1,064	294.00	294.00
22	1100–1150	1,118	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	441.00	441.00
30	500–550	549	368.00	368.00
27	550–600	587	351.00–367.00	363.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	621	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	380	472.50–495.00	483.06
58	400–450	405	450.00–476.00	472.13
128	450–500	474	411.00–443.00	423.20
165	500–550	523	396.00–415.50	408.41
73	550–600	567	384.00–397.00	393.93
18	700–750	706	351.00	351.00
24	750–800	755	341.00	341.00
36	900–950	916	306.50	306.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
88	600–650	625	377.00–381.50	378.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	458	452.00	452.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
36	550–600	593	2,725.00	2,725.00
113	600–650	634	3,210.00–3,275.00	3,241.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	900–950	932	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	490	514.00	514.00
80	750–800	750	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	490	439.00	439.00
20	500–550	531	425.00–438.00	434.31
38	550–600	572	406.00–421.00	417.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	551.00	551.00
11	350–400	381	501.00–539.00	517.93
18	400–450	446	468.00–480.00	475.36
72	450–500	469	457.00–484.00	466.65
50	500–550	532	458.00–479.00	467.93
196	550–600	571	428.00–455.00	440.91
18	700–750	713	360.00	360.00
14	750–800	795	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
129	600–650	616	424.00–452.00	440.59
303	650–700	671	395.00–427.00	416.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	606	413.00	413.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	400–450	443	517.00	517.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.