Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with steers over 700 lbs selling steady to 3.00 lower, heifers under 650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower with heifers over 650 lbs selling mostly steady. Demand was moderate to 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 $135.39/cwt on 2,091 head.

Average price

$135.39

2,091 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$191

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

$10.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

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	536	136.09	730	54
Medium and Large 1	687	135.44	930	2,024
Large 1	734	125.50	921	13thin

One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about −$191 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 sale2,091 hd

135.39

—

NE average7 barns · 9,274 hd

141.03

−5.64

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

51 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	—	622	137.52/cwt	136.00–140.00	855	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	136.28/cwt	134.50–139.00	1,053	398
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	153.95/cwt	149.50–158.25	1,036	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	164.92/cwt	164.00–166.00	712	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,156	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,197	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	172.50/cwt	169.00–173.25	1,014	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	774	123.63/cwt	123.00–124.50	957	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	188.69/cwt	185.00–191.50	872	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	124.37/cwt	124.10–124.50	1,050	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	721	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,085	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	375	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	166.98/cwt	165.00–168.50	776	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	554	153.80/cwt	153.00–155.50	852	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	940	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.25	1,173	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	156.37/cwt	154.50–157.50	966	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	805	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,026	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	595	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	826	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	837	120.66/cwt	119.75–121.00	1,010	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	721	122.99/cwt	121.50–123.75	887	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,043	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	915	121
Heifers	Large 1	—	734	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	921	13
Steers	Large 1	—	783	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,028	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.97/cwt	133.50–140.00	904	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	132.27/cwt	127.50–133.85	944	396
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	514	173.96/cwt	171.00–175.00	894	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	128.85/cwt	128.85–128.85	993	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	143.92/cwt	140.50–147.25	820	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	660	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	893	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	178.21/cwt	178.00–178.50	893	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	163.62/cwt	163.50–164.00	1,031	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	161.29/cwt	159.25–164.00	932	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	686	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	602	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	908	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	713	130.42/cwt	129.50–130.75	930	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	675	146.92/cwt	145.00–147.50	992	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	666	131.22/cwt	131.00–131.25	874	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	979	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	134.66/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,091	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	717	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	936	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	155.39/cwt	149.50–158.25	825	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	118.25/cwt	117.50–119.25	1,093	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	144.83/cwt	141.25–145.75	1,060	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	607	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	883	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	484	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	679	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 Mar 12, 2021

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

Receipts 4,113Last week 4,141Year ago 1,790

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	622	136.00–140.00	137.52
13	—	432	164.00–166.00	164.92
92	—	844	124.10–124.50	124.37
28	—	465	165.00–168.50	166.98
160	—	665	133.50–140.00	135.97
396	—	714	127.50–133.85	132.27
38	—	771	128.85	128.85
99	—	570	140.50–147.25	143.92
126	—	531	149.50–158.25	155.39
48	—	924	117.50–119.25	118.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	774	123.00–124.50	123.63
26	—	837	119.75–121.00	120.66
23	—	721	121.50–123.75	122.99
71	—	666	131.00–131.25	131.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	554	153.00–155.50	153.80
55	—	602	150.75	150.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	805	127.50	127.50
54	—	595	138.75	138.75
36	—	660	135.25	135.25
322	—	713	129.50–130.75	130.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	605	151.25	151.25
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	734	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	575	133.00	133.00
23	—	484	140.25	140.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	717	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
398	—	773	134.50–139.00	136.28
190	—	673	149.50–158.25	153.95
90	—	876	132.00	132.00
11	—	965	124.00	124.00
83	—	588	169.00–173.25	172.50
34	—	462	185.00–191.50	188.69
14	—	501	178.00–178.50	178.21
28	—	630	163.50–164.00	163.62
178	—	810	130.00–136.50	134.66
150	—	732	141.25–145.75	144.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	721	150.50	150.50
7	—	375	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	940	124.00–125.25	124.75
32	—	618	154.50–157.50	156.37
30	—	687	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	610	171.00	171.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	783	131.25	131.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	514	171.00–175.00	173.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	578	159.25–164.00	161.29
9	—	727	133.00	133.00
5	—	478	170.00	170.00
6	—	545	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	136.00	136.00
45	—	607	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	675	145.00–147.50	146.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	601	136.50	136.50

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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