Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2019-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. Near 320 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 $159.84/cwt on 1,783 head.

Average price

$159.84

1,783 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	160.44	1,007	1,685
Medium and Large 1-2	570	149.62	853	98

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about $154 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 sale1,783 hd

159.84

—

NE average9 barns · 17,726 hd

165.27

−5.42

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

52 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 1	—	733	155.02/cwt	154.75–155.25	1,136	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	148.68/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,280	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	1,460	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	158.14/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,044	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	154.09/cwt	151.00–157.00	978	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	166.07/cwt	164.00–170.00	872	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	152.56/cwt	147.00–155.25	1,155	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	175.37/cwt	172.00–181.00	812	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	834	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,204	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	155.45/cwt	155.00–156.00	793	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	944	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	145.56/cwt	144.75–146.00	916	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	146.49/cwt	142.00–149.60	1,049	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	148.24/cwt	139.75–153.50	781	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	158.45/cwt	156.00–161.00	658	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	138.24/cwt	137.50–139.00	802	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	142.36/cwt	138.00–144.75	888	283
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	495	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	825	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	676	148.35/cwt	146.50–151.75	1,003	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	851	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,132	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	378	213.13/cwt	212.50–213.50	806	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	185.50/cwt	181.00–188.50	829	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	604	153.12/cwt	150.50–157.00	925	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	744	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	971	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	169.52/cwt	165.00–173.00	888	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	180.04/cwt	173.00–184.00	832	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	158.55/cwt	157.00–161.50	912	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	140.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	804	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	150.74/cwt	143.00–153.50	782	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	164.62/cwt	163.00–166.00	637	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	151.62/cwt	148.50–152.75	729	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	161.34/cwt	161.00–161.50	697	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	391	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	665	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	507	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	895	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	428	172.88/cwt	171.00–175.00	740	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	538	157.03/cwt	156.50–158.50	845	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	163.47/cwt	158.50–164.50	925	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.77/cwt	135.50–143.35	947	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	157.46/cwt	153.00–161.00	740	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	672	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,284	11

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 13, 2019

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

Receipts 3,674Last week 2,141Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	733	154.75–155.25	155.02
66	—	861	145.50–149.00	148.68
53	—	1,020	143.10	143.10
210	—	660	156.00–160.00	158.14
192	—	635	151.00–157.00	154.09
95	—	525	164.00–170.00	166.07
11	—	396	185.00	185.00
53	—	757	147.00–155.25	152.56
21	—	463	172.00–181.00	175.37
17	—	438	190.50	190.50
16	—	842	143.00	143.00
75	—	566	158.50–164.50	163.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	160.00	160.00
22	—	510	155.00–156.00	155.45
12	—	674	140.00	140.00
23	—	629	144.75–146.00	145.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	495	164.00	164.00
6	—	825	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	705	142.50	142.50
52	—	676	146.50–151.75	148.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	378	212.50–213.50	213.13
20	—	447	181.00–188.50	185.50
5	—	713	140.25	140.25
202	—	604	150.50–157.00	153.12
157	—	524	165.00–173.00	169.52
96	—	462	173.00–184.00	180.04
74	—	575	157.00–161.50	158.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	744	130.50	130.50
10	—	624	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	391	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	507	176.50	176.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	716	142.00–149.60	146.49
86	—	527	139.75–153.50	148.24
18	—	415	156.00–161.00	158.45
16	—	580	137.50–139.00	138.24
283	—	624	138.00–144.75	142.36
9	—	336	189.00	189.00
64	—	668	135.50–143.35	141.77
55	—	470	153.00–161.00	157.46
14	—	382	176.00	176.00
11	—	951	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	851	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	571	135.00–145.00	140.89
185	—	519	143.00–153.50	150.74
30	—	387	163.00–166.00	164.62
6	—	668	137.50	137.50
68	—	481	148.50–152.75	151.62
47	—	432	161.00–161.50	161.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	428	171.00–175.00	172.88
22	—	538	156.50–158.50	157.03
22	—	465	172.00	172.00

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