Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2019-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week a auction was not held due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd. Near 450 head of slaughter cows and bulls are included in the receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.89/cwt on 798 head.

Average price

$162.89

798 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$5.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	163.41	934	726
Medium and Large 1-2	545	157.58	859	72

One grade step is worth $5.83/cwt here — about $74 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 sale798 hd

162.89

—

NE average10 barns · 14,252 hd

167.08

−4.20

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

34 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	521	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	818	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,250	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	163.59/cwt	159.00–169.00	679	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	140.80/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,393	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	140.63/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,081	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.35/cwt	141.50–149.00	764	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	175.70/cwt	170.00–176.10	936	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	151.36/cwt	142.75–152.50	1,063	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	143.21/cwt	142.00–143.50	886	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	932	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	156.13/cwt	153.00–157.00	920	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	505	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	821	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	142.53/cwt	142.00–144.00	828	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	604	138.43/cwt	134.50–142.00	836	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	394	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	306	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	505	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	152.90/cwt	148.00–155.00	732	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	163.74/cwt	163.50–164.00	698	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	170.61/cwt	167.00–178.00	904	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	150.19/cwt	143.25–155.75	933	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	373	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	182.66/cwt	180.00–190.00	866	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	157.89/cwt	154.00–159.50	920	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	149.51/cwt	142.50–154.50	783	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	494	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	852	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	869	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	141.92/cwt	136.00–144.00	979	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	194.11/cwt	191.00–199.00	856	39

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 Dec 6, 2019

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

Receipts 2,141Last week 2,780Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	521	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	533	170.00–176.10	175.70
75	—	702	142.75–152.50	151.36
9	—	425	188.00	188.00
16	—	621	150.00	150.00
90	—	589	153.00–157.00	156.13
6	—	394	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	530	167.00–178.00	170.61
132	—	621	143.25–155.75	150.19
7	—	373	209.00	209.00
67	—	474	180.00–190.00	182.66
76	—	583	154.00–159.50	157.89
27	—	690	136.00–144.00	141.92
39	—	441	191.00–199.00	194.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	502	160.00	160.00
27	—	494	172.50	172.50
29	—	624	139.25	139.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	936	140.00	140.00
18	—	893	140.00	140.00
23	—	415	159.00–169.00	163.59
25	—	989	140.00–141.00	140.80
30	—	769	140.00–141.00	140.63
44	—	522	141.50–149.00	146.35
46	—	619	142.00–143.50	143.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	505	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	581	142.00–144.00	142.53
53	—	604	134.50–142.00	138.43
14	—	394	162.00	162.00
16	—	306	165.00	165.00
27	—	479	148.00–155.00	152.90
28	—	426	163.50–164.00	163.74
159	—	524	142.50–154.50	149.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	137.00	137.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Lexington