Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 750 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher with steers over 750 lbs selling steady to 2.00 lower, on the heifers under 650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher with heifers over 650 lbs selling steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $152.82/cwt on 2,023 head.

Average price

$152.82

2,023 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$7.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	153.20	1,049	1,920
Medium and Large 1-2	633	145.92	923	103

One grade step is worth $7.28/cwt here — about $126 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 sale2,023 hd

152.82

—

NE average10 barns · 17,745 hd

153.91

−1.08

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

55 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 1	—	669	133.99/cwt	131.00–135.50	896	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	187.34/cwt	187.00–189.00	826	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,073	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	157.79/cwt	155.75–160.00	839	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	153.55/cwt	151.75–155.00	1,040	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	565	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	148.25/cwt	145.00–148.85	1,066	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	124.31/cwt	124.00–126.75	1,042	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,166	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	167.52/cwt	166.00–168.00	796	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	135.56/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,127	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	179.45/cwt	174.00–183.50	933	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	683	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	895	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	726	132.84/cwt	132.35–133.75	964	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	565	156.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	881	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	147.86/cwt	145.00–151.50	856	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	371	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	746	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	609	167.15/cwt	164.00–169.25	1,018	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	505	165.36/cwt	164.50–166.00	835	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	141.60/cwt	139.00–143.75	973	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	934	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	616	136.36/cwt	135.00–137.50	840	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	572	143.01/cwt	141.50–143.50	818	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	910	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	727	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	967	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	642	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	634	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.50	897	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	856	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	547	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	801	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.58/cwt	138.00–139.00	801	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	590	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	962	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	461	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	742	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	511	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	858	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	594	151.52/cwt	150.50–155.50	900	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	171.20/cwt	171.00–172.00	990	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	800	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	163.60/cwt	162.00–164.00	965	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	497	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	168.41/cwt	168.00–170.00	712	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	836	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,095	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,231	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	721	139.91/cwt	138.00–141.75	1,009	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	700	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	998	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	880	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,135	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	188.25/cwt	188.25–188.25	879	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	132.20/cwt	131.00–132.60	958	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	142.26/cwt	139.00–144.50	1,091	390
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	156.51/cwt	153.00–161.00	984	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	905	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,165	33

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 26, 2021

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

Receipts 4,141Last week 3,759Year ago 2,394

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	669	131.00–135.50	133.99
37	—	872	123.00	123.00
83	—	532	155.75–160.00	157.79
12	—	321	176.00	176.00
44	—	838	124.00–126.75	124.31
67	—	475	166.00–168.00	167.52
166	—	579	145.00–151.50	147.86
30	—	423	168.00–170.00	168.41
190	—	725	131.00–132.60	132.20
190	—	622	141.00–146.00	145.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	683	131.00	131.00
95	—	630	144.00	144.00
10	—	760	135.00	135.00
236	—	726	132.35–133.75	132.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	565	155.00–158.00	156.01
102	—	505	164.50–166.00	165.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	728	128.25	128.25
37	—	616	135.00–137.50	136.36
32	—	572	141.50–143.50	143.01
8	—	682	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	565	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	682	125.50	125.50
17	—	578	138.00–139.00	138.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	547	146.50	146.50
11	—	461	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	595	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	441	187.00–189.00	187.34
133	—	677	151.75–155.00	153.55
105	—	719	145.00–148.85	148.25
9	—	913	127.75	127.75
217	—	831	134.00–139.00	135.56
109	—	520	174.00–183.50	179.45
153	—	578	171.00–172.00	171.20
15	—	985	125.00	125.00
26	—	467	188.25	188.25
390	—	767	139.00–144.50	142.26
99	—	629	153.00–161.00	156.51
33	—	858	135.75	135.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	371	201.00	201.00
172	—	609	164.00–169.25	167.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	687	139.00–143.75	141.60
60	—	590	162.00–164.00	163.60
28	—	836	131.00	131.00
124	—	721	138.00–141.75	139.91
29	—	880	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	727	133.00	133.00
29	—	634	140.00–143.50	141.47
34	—	594	150.50–155.50	151.52
5	—	497	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	642	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	590	163.00	163.00
17	—	511	168.00	168.00
17	—	700	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	612	147.50	147.50
5	—	781	132.50	132.50

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