Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold 1.00-7.00 lower and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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 $141.31/cwt on 2,322 head.

Average price

$141.31

2,322 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$4.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.34

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	586	146.02	855	69
Medium and Large 1	710	141.16	1,002	2,253

One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale2,322 hd

141.31

—

NE average10 barns · 23,661 hd

152.65

−11.34

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

42 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	—	582	135.87/cwt	133.00–138.00	791	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	838	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	124.49/cwt	124.00–126.00	924	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	608	130.97/cwt	130.75–131.50	796	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	725	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	996	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	145.85/cwt	145.85–145.85	903	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	507	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	730	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	784	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	139.36/cwt	136.00–140.50	1,009	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	133.69/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,124	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	141.78/cwt	139.00–146.50	964	489
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	138.47/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,076	520
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	142.80/cwt	140.75–144.50	825	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	132.91/cwt	131.25–135.00	892	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	996	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.42/cwt	153.00–159.00	746	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	126.77/cwt	126.00–127.00	967	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	144.09/cwt	143.00–146.00	767	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	172.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	810	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	125.28/cwt	124.75–125.50	1,160	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.56/cwt	155.00–162.75	903	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	148.39/cwt	147.60–150.00	924	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	131.78/cwt	128.25–134.25	941	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	135.71/cwt	132.50–137.00	840	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	141.16/cwt	140.00–142.00	882	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	571	150.23/cwt	148.25–153.75	858	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	136.35/cwt	134.00–138.00	911	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	493	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	809	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	163.51/cwt	163.00–164.00	852	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	786	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	703	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	646	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	875	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	824	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	8

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 15, 2021

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

Receipts 3,882Last week 4,869Year ago 1,875

Compared to last week steers sold 1.00-7.00 lower and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	582	133.00–138.00	135.87
63	—	664	126.25	126.25
66	—	742	124.00–126.00	124.49
21	—	608	130.75–131.50	130.97
27	—	529	135.00–138.00	136.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	507	144.00	144.00
37	—	593	132.25	132.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	876	120.50	120.50
163	—	578	140.75–144.50	142.80
245	—	671	131.25–135.00	132.91
9	—	405	169.00	169.00
9	—	803	124.00	124.00
50	—	480	153.00–159.00	155.42
51	—	763	126.00–127.00	126.77
83	—	532	143.00–146.00	144.09
173	—	714	128.25–134.25	131.78
226	—	619	132.50–137.00	135.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	340	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	745	133.75	133.75
60	—	625	140.00–142.00	141.16
108	—	571	148.25–153.75	150.23
185	—	668	134.00–138.00	136.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	619	145.85	145.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	724	136.00–140.50	139.36
268	—	841	131.00–135.00	133.69
489	—	680	139.00–146.50	141.78
520	—	777	135.00–139.50	138.47
33	—	471	170.00–175.00	172.03
37	—	926	124.75–125.50	125.28
82	—	573	155.00–162.75	157.56
138	—	623	147.60–150.00	148.39
7	—	858	127.50	127.50
32	—	521	163.00–164.00	163.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	493	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	786	129.00	129.00
10	—	590	136.00	136.00
7	—	703	129.00	129.00
8	—	470	157.50	157.50
8	—	646	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	525	156.00–158.00	157.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	492	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	605	135.50	135.50

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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