Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2019-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers over 650 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.15/cwt on 1,211 head.

Average price

$167.15

1,211 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	687	167.38	1,149	1,153
Medium and Large 1-2	460	165.53	762	50
Large 1	866	144.00	1,247	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.38/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale1,211 hd

167.15

—

NE average7 barns · 11,002 hd

166.62

+0.53

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

51 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	—	750	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	417	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	738	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	155.79/cwt	151.00–161.00	813	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	830	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,050	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	143.62/cwt	143.50–144.00	974	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	159.78/cwt	158.00–163.50	701	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	146.38/cwt	146.25–146.50	1,025	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.14/cwt	150.00–155.00	864	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	154.95/cwt	151.00–156.50	748	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	152.90/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,018	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	676	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,044	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	775	145.20/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,125	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	335	175.87/cwt	175.00–177.00	589	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	440	169.10/cwt	168.25–170.50	744	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	574	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	976	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	521	173.75/cwt	169.00–175.75	905	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	625	163.93/cwt	163.25–164.75	1,025	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	637	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	645	150.60/cwt	150.60–150.60	971	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	727	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,047	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	426	150.15/cwt	146.00–154.00	640	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	539	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	755	9
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	866	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,247	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	868	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,241	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	734	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,141	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,034	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	182.85/cwt	180.00–185.00	858	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	176.35/cwt	171.00–177.00	945	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,302	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	182.37/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,041	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	166.20/cwt	160.10–168.25	1,182	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	169.73/cwt	164.25–175.50	1,151	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	150.83/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,223	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	524	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	588	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,123	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	468	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	894	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	652	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,180	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	728	171.10/cwt	171.10–171.10	1,246	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	789	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	802	5

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 Apr 19, 2019

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

Receipts 3,009Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers over 650 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	750	138.50	138.50
25	—	439	158.00–163.50	159.78
32	—	700	146.25–146.50	146.38
33	—	568	150.00–155.00	152.14
41	—	483	151.00–156.50	154.95
88	—	666	150.00–155.00	152.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	830	126.50	126.50
43	—	678	143.50–144.00	143.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	676	154.50	154.50
75	—	775	141.00–146.00	145.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	335	175.00–177.00	175.87
36	—	440	168.25–170.50	169.10
44	—	574	170.00	170.00
163	—	521	169.00–175.75	173.75
182	—	625	163.25–164.75	163.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	422	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	645	150.60	150.60
128	—	727	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	142.50	142.50
7	—	495	150.00	150.00
7	—	502	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	155.00	155.00
7	—	325	147.00	147.00
10	—	395	153.00	153.00
28	—	426	146.00–154.00	150.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	539	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	417	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	522	151.00–161.00	155.79
6	—	347	165.00	165.00
5	—	472	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	866	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	868	143.00	143.00
15	—	734	155.50	155.50
26	—	638	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	191.00	191.00
6	—	762	157.00	157.00
10	—	400	189.00	189.00
55	—	469	180.00–185.00	182.85
60	—	536	171.00–177.00	176.35
83	—	862	151.00	151.00
99	—	571	180.00–184.00	182.37
123	—	711	160.10–168.25	166.20
199	—	678	164.25–175.50	169.73
254	—	811	145.00–152.00	150.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	194.00	194.00
23	—	588	191.00	191.00
29	—	468	191.00	191.00
44	—	652	181.00	181.00
91	—	728	171.10	171.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	429	184.00	184.00

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.

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