Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2020-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.25/cwt on 2,390 head.

Average price

$148.25

2,390 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$181

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

$7.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

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	509	155.82	793	92
Medium and Large 1	658	147.95	974	2,298

One grade step is worth $7.87/cwt here — about −$181 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 sale2,390 hd

148.25

—

NE average7 barns · 10,750 hd

151.78

−3.53

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

48 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	—	434	198.51/cwt	197.00–200.50	862	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	149.24/cwt	145.00–153.10	1,095	430
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	171.08/cwt	165.00–176.00	997	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	180.41/cwt	176.00–183.50	935	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	145.60/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,112	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	141.27/cwt	137.50–143.00	904	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	166.45/cwt	160.00–172.00	884	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	133.89/cwt	131.50–136.50	968	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	154.73/cwt	147.00–159.50	890	142
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	882	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,184	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,008	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	543	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	869	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	772	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.25	1,045	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	589	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	942	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	826	123.92/cwt	122.50–124.50	1,024	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	135.10/cwt	135.10–135.10	797	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	602	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,112	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	155.88/cwt	155.00–156.75	943	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	930	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	745	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,088	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	485	173.13/cwt	172.00–175.00	840	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	486	157.43/cwt	152.00–166.00	765	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	530	155.06/cwt	154.00–155.50	822	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	571	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	857	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	401	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	616	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	924	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	563	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	921	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	760	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,193	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	160.52/cwt	153.00–163.50	1,172	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	667	154.75/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,032	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	161.97/cwt	157.00–165.00	764	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	130.00/cwt	128.75–130.25	1,110	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	763	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	134.48/cwt	131.00–141.50	1,045	327
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	141.31/cwt	138.00–145.60	1,166	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	158.81/cwt	154.00–159.50	1,093	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	141.99/cwt	140.85–144.85	1,251	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	165.36/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,052	445
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	136.11/cwt	133.50–137.25	909	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	189.63/cwt	185.00–190.50	903	43

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 Feb 21, 2020

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

Receipts 4,743Last week 3,474Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	434	197.00–200.50	198.51
12	—	384	203.00	203.00
430	—	734	145.00–153.10	149.24
243	—	583	165.00–176.00	171.08
195	—	518	176.00–183.50	180.41
97	—	764	144.00–149.00	145.60
153	—	825	138.00–145.60	141.31
127	—	688	154.00–159.50	158.81
116	—	881	140.85–144.85	141.99
445	—	636	160.00–169.00	165.36
43	—	476	185.00–190.50	189.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	882	134.25	134.25
15	—	705	143.00	143.00
15	—	543	160.00	160.00
36	—	772	135.00–136.25	135.34
27	—	589	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	670	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	485	172.00–175.00	173.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
313	—	640	137.50–143.00	141.27
268	—	531	160.00–172.00	166.45
230	—	723	131.50–136.50	133.89
142	—	575	147.00–159.50	154.73
111	—	472	157.00–165.00	161.97
47	—	854	128.75–130.25	130.00
14	—	431	177.00	177.00
14	—	385	175.00	175.00
11	—	800	130.50	130.50
327	—	777	131.00–141.50	134.48
138	—	668	133.50–137.25	136.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	826	122.50–124.50	123.92
16	—	590	135.10	135.10
5	—	602	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	605	155.00–156.75	155.88
38	—	550	169.00	169.00
25	—	745	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	486	152.00–166.00	157.43
31	—	530	154.00–155.50	155.06
18	—	571	150.00	150.00
9	—	401	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	616	150.00	150.00
55	—	563	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	830	140.00	140.00
55	—	760	157.00	157.00
161	—	730	153.00–163.50	160.52
101	—	667	153.00–157.50	154.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	729	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	442	173.00	173.00

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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