Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2020-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 500-700 lbs sold mostly steady and heifers 400-650 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.31/cwt on 1,130 head.

Average price

$155.31

1,130 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$26.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	156.44	989	978
Medium and Large 1-2	581	150.50	875	134
Large 1	756	130.00	983	18thin

One grade step is worth $26.44/cwt here — about $7 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 sale1,130 hd

155.31

—

NE average10 barns · 14,873 hd

160.34

−5.02

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

64 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	—	485	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	863	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	154.74/cwt	150.75–157.50	1,020	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.53/cwt	158.50–164.00	930	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,048	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	342	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	601	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	908	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	525	162.70/cwt	162.25–163.00	854	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	754	138.85/cwt	138.85–138.85	1,047	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	416	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	162.32/cwt	161.00–163.00	708	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	148.37/cwt	146.00–151.00	780	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	136.70/cwt	135.50–138.50	854	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	176.83/cwt	176.50–178.00	889	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	138.14/cwt	137.50–138.75	975	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	144.13/cwt	142.00–144.50	969	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	136.49/cwt	135.25–138.00	902	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	156.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	711	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	143.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	805	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	348	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	182.60/cwt	182.00–183.00	860	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	157.84/cwt	156.00–163.00	908	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	577	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	811	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	308	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	601	5
Steers	Large 1	—	756	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	983	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	616	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	795	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	739	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	485	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	142.28/cwt	141.50–142.50	892	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,005	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,196	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	121.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,046	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	147.35/cwt	145.00–148.25	933	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	819	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,102	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	541	142.98/cwt	142.00–143.50	774	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	442	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	159.82/cwt	156.00–162.00	850	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	973	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	546	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	863	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	723	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	897	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	476	149.47/cwt	148.75–150.00	711	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	966	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	139.38/cwt	132.50–142.60	931	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	900	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	691	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	589	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	900	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	149.90/cwt	149.50–150.10	865	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	170.13/cwt	167.00–174.00	863	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	150.53/cwt	145.50–155.50	1,161	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,284	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.29/cwt	137.50–141.50	864	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	153.14/cwt	152.50–153.50	810	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	158.92/cwt	151.50–162.00	1,003	67

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 11, 2020

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

Receipts 2,312Last week 1,198Year ago 3,674

Compared to last week steers 500-700 lbs sold mostly steady and heifers 400-650 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	485	178.00	178.00
5	—	843	139.00	139.00
133	—	659	150.75–157.50	154.74
130	—	572	158.50–164.00	162.53
30	—	701	149.50	149.50
36	—	507	167.00–174.00	170.13
143	—	771	145.50–155.50	150.53
67	—	631	151.50–162.00	158.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	178.00	178.00
7	—	342	183.00	183.00
37	—	503	176.50–178.00	176.83
35	—	706	137.50–138.75	138.14
52	—	672	142.00–144.50	144.13
7	—	605	149.25	149.25
7	—	355	193.00	193.00
22	—	471	182.00–183.00	182.60
107	—	575	156.00–163.00	157.84
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	756	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	166.00	166.00
39	—	627	141.50–142.50	142.28
20	—	546	158.00	158.00
12	—	723	124.00	124.00
6	—	691	133.00	133.00
10	—	589	152.75	152.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	633	145.00–148.25	147.35
22	—	819	134.50	134.50
6	—	750	138.00	138.00
6	—	442	180.00	180.00
6	—	900	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	532	156.00–162.00	159.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	481	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	601	151.00	151.00
70	—	525	162.25–163.00	162.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	754	138.85	138.85
6	—	416	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	436	161.00–163.00	162.32
125	—	526	146.00–151.00	148.37
48	—	625	135.50–138.50	136.70
24	—	661	135.25–138.00	136.49
34	—	455	155.00–160.00	156.23
6	—	365	170.00	170.00
17	—	562	140.00–145.00	143.21
5	—	348	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	577	140.50	140.50
5	—	505	143.00	143.00
13	—	1,005	119.00	119.00
22	—	476	148.75–150.00	149.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	308	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	616	129.00	129.00
8	—	739	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	135.50	135.50
11	—	859	120.00–124.00	121.80
5	—	1,018	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	541	142.00–143.50	142.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	750	129.75	129.75
11	—	450	163.50	163.50
10	—	746	129.50	129.50
184	—	668	132.50–142.60	139.38
44	—	577	149.50–150.10	149.90
10	—	958	134.00	134.00
54	—	620	137.50–141.50	139.29
52	—	529	152.50–153.50	153.14
8	—	403	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	711	111.00	111.00

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