Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2019-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. Near 325 head of slaughter cows and bulls are included in the receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.09/cwt on 939 head.

Average price

$134.09

939 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$373

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

$8.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

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	516	141.40	730	85
Medium and Large 1	828	133.36	1,104	854

One grade step is worth $8.04/cwt here — about −$373 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 sale939 hd

134.09

—

NE average6 barns · 7,000 hd

138.47

−4.38

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

33 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	—	736	133.37/cwt	132.50–135.35	982	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	843	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,106	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	606	138.20/cwt	136.75–139.50	837	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	142.20/cwt	142.20–142.20	1,268	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	365	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	133.18/cwt	131.75–134.00	1,172	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	708	141.60/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,003	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	424	149.16/cwt	144.50–154.00	632	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	142.18/cwt	140.10–145.50	1,103	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	151.88/cwt	151.50–152.50	867	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	128.74/cwt	127.75–130.00	1,187	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	788	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,082	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	721	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	926	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	149.21/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,050	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	144.79/cwt	142.50–146.00	901	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	754	139.84/cwt	139.00–140.25	1,054	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	331	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	127.35/cwt	126.75–127.75	1,235	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	288	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	889	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,151	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	129.86/cwt	129.10–134.75	1,087	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	133.21/cwt	130.00–137.50	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	970	137.40/cwt	137.40–137.40	1,333	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	664	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,062	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	481	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	808	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,002	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	132.77/cwt	131.00–137.75	1,004	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	872	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,219	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	477	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	677	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	142.67/cwt	136.50–144.50	1,196	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	751	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	995	8

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 Sep 20, 2019

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

Receipts 2,024Last week 2,472Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	736	132.50–135.35	133.37
25	—	880	131.75–134.00	133.18
18	—	922	127.75–130.00	128.74
5	—	671	138.25	138.25
223	—	837	129.10–134.75	129.86
74	—	756	131.00–137.75	132.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	843	131.25	131.25
66	—	708	141.00–143.50	141.60
16	—	788	137.25	137.25
130	—	872	139.75	139.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	606	136.75–139.50	138.20
16	—	424	144.50–154.00	149.16
9	—	721	128.50	128.50
6	—	331	163.00	163.00
25	—	477	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	754	139.00–140.25	139.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	889	129.50	129.50
7	—	808	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	534	130.00–137.50	133.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	892	142.20	142.20
64	—	776	140.10–145.50	142.18
31	—	704	147.00–150.00	149.21
22	—	970	126.75–127.75	127.35
140	—	838	136.50–144.50	142.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	163.00	163.00
11	—	481	153.00	153.00
8	—	751	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	571	151.50–152.50	151.88
18	—	622	142.50–146.00	144.79
7	—	532	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	288	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	970	137.40	137.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	664	160.00	160.00

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