Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2019-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. Near 420 head of slaughter cows and bulls sold in the run.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.76/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$126.76

459 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	758	126.76	960	459

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale459 hd

126.76

—

NE average1 barns · 459 hd

126.76

+0.00

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

23 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 1Fleshy	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	661	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	826	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	797	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	629	131.49/cwt	128.00–133.00	827	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,068	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	937	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	800	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	948	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	1,034	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,005	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	456	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	752	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	606	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	859	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,031	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,057	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	653	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	911	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	183.52/cwt	183.00–185.00	815	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,135	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,524	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,662.66/cwt	1,640.00–1,700.00	22,579	36

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 May 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,405Last week 1,290Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 0

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. Near 420 head of slaughter cows and bulls sold in the run.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	140.00	140.00
12	—	661	125.00	125.00
15	—	588	135.50	135.50
17	—	629	128.00–133.00	131.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,017	105.00	105.00
10	—	363	161.00	161.00
14	—	707	132.50	132.50
20	—	535	149.50	149.50
23	—	430	158.00	158.00
35	—	752	126.00	126.00
75	—	921	112.25	112.25
203	—	834	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	456	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	152.00	152.00
11	—	859	120.00	120.00
35	—	790	133.75	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	175.00	175.00
30	—	529	172.25	172.25
39	—	444	183.00–185.00	183.52
54	—	908	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	440	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,348	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,358	1,640.00–1,700.00	1,662.66

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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