Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2020-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and steers 600-700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.24/cwt on 1,220 head.

Average price

$155.24

1,220 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$2.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.70

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	707	155.30	1,097	1,190
Medium and Large 1-2	502	153.03	769	30

One grade step is worth $2.26/cwt here — about $328 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 sale1,220 hd

155.24

—

NE average3 barns · 3,684 hd

161.94

−6.70

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

43 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	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	820	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,087	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	758	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,002	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	627	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	909	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	517	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	430	149.11/cwt	148.50–150.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	522	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	830	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	637	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	971	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,068	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.54/cwt	147.00–151.50	854	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	139.89/cwt	139.25–142.75	997	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	141.29/cwt	138.60–143.10	1,159	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	145.44/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,124	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	164.10/cwt	162.25–165.25	1,011	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	171.57/cwt	170.00–172.00	841	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	168.27/cwt	164.00–174.00	868	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	886	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	156.47/cwt	151.75–161.50	1,058	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	142.44/cwt	139.50–145.50	1,152	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,368	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	145.23/cwt	141.50–145.75	1,249	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	146.10/cwt	146.10–146.10	1,325	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	945	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	834	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	155.26/cwt	153.00–156.00	762	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	156.96/cwt	152.00–158.85	1,141	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	624	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	955	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	676	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,014	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	466	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	561	173.85/cwt	173.85–173.85	975	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	702	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	367	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	628	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	353	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	607	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	816	23

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 Jan 3, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	680	125.00	125.00
12	—	820	132.50	132.50
21	—	588	140.00	140.00
32	—	758	132.25	132.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	147.00	147.00
12	—	430	148.50–150.00	149.11
12	—	575	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	135.00	135.00
12	—	522	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	767	139.25	139.25
87	—	575	147.00–151.50	148.54
123	—	713	139.25–142.75	139.89
191	—	820	138.60–143.10	141.29
63	—	660	143.25	143.25
11	—	610	144.00	144.00
34	—	545	153.00	153.00
40	—	491	153.00–156.00	155.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	624	153.00	153.00
28	—	676	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	428	164.00	164.00
13	—	367	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	670	138.00	138.00
5	—	745	143.50	143.50
23	—	627	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	522	159.00	159.00
19	—	637	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	773	140.00–148.00	145.44
157	—	616	162.25–165.25	164.10
22	—	490	170.00–172.00	171.57
25	—	516	164.00–174.00	168.27
52	—	559	158.50	158.50
259	—	676	151.75–161.50	156.47
31	—	809	139.50–145.50	142.44
62	—	972	140.75	140.75
86	—	860	141.50–145.75	145.23
88	—	907	146.10	146.10
132	—	727	152.00–158.85	156.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	140.00	140.00
5	—	717	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	183.00	183.00
51	—	561	173.85	173.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	353	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	441	185.00	185.00

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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