Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 600 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher on a limited number of offerings of heifers. Demand was good to very 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 $144.33/cwt on 1,787 head.

Average price

$144.33

1,787 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$234

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

$0.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.75

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	532	145.13	772	47
Medium and Large 1	697	144.31	1,005	1,740

One grade step is worth $0.83/cwt here — about −$234 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 sale1,787 hd

144.33

—

NE average4 barns · 5,161 hd

149.07

−4.75

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

52 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 1Fancy	—	607	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	956	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	514	154.49/cwt	152.00–157.00	794	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	893	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	519	191.79/cwt	191.50–192.00	995	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	172.44/cwt	169.00–175.25	1,083	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	488	170.34/cwt	169.50–171.25	831	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	392	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	172.38/cwt	170.00–173.25	867	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	813	148.72/cwt	148.35–151.75	1,209	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	181.42/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,029	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	764	151.82/cwt	151.25–152.25	1,160	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	143.72/cwt	143.50–144.00	1,181	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	811	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,233	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	624	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	973	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	348	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	717	160.30/cwt	160.00–161.25	1,149	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	136.94/cwt	136.25–138.00	1,204	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	155.25/cwt	150.50–155.50	1,096	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,056	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	180.65/cwt	179.00–184.00	963	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	176.86/cwt	173.50–177.50	1,022	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	153.56/cwt	151.00–154.50	967	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	155.33/cwt	155.00–156.00	679	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	784	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	131.77/cwt	130.00–133.50	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	131.98/cwt	130.00–132.75	1,110	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	628	157.76/cwt	157.00–158.00	991	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	486	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	161.62/cwt	158.00–164.50	842	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	149.15/cwt	147.00–151.50	955	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	137.39/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,006	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	122.56/cwt	121.50–123.75	1,130	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	132.52/cwt	132.10–134.25	1,246	271
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	772	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	156.04/cwt	150.35–160.00	899	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	136.23/cwt	133.75–137.50	1,038	353
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	142.17/cwt	138.75–146.00	947	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	126.94/cwt	126.50–130.25	1,116	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	146.43/cwt	143.50–149.00	1,133	85

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 Apr 9, 2021

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

Receipts 3,782Last week 1,220Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	607	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	514	152.00–157.00	154.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	488	169.50–171.25	170.34
12	—	392	180.00–182.00	180.99
53	—	503	170.00–173.25	172.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	811	152.00	152.00
25	—	624	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	437	155.00–156.00	155.33
19	—	550	142.50	142.50
10	—	667	130.00–133.50	131.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	174.00	174.00
9	—	391	169.00	169.00
185	—	841	130.00–132.75	131.98
25	—	521	158.00–164.50	161.62
135	—	640	147.00–151.50	149.15
85	—	732	135.00–139.00	137.39
36	—	922	121.50–123.75	122.56
19	—	471	164.00	164.00
194	—	576	150.35–160.00	156.04
353	—	762	133.75–137.50	136.23
220	—	666	138.75–146.00	142.17
157	—	879	126.50–130.25	126.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	893	125.50	125.50
9	—	655	150.00	150.00
20	—	700	145.00	145.00
5	—	473	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	519	191.50–192.00	191.79
165	—	813	148.35–151.75	148.72
65	—	567	181.00–182.00	181.42
53	—	764	151.25–152.25	151.82
5	—	348	217.00	217.00
70	—	717	160.00–161.25	160.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
171	—	628	169.00–175.25	172.44
216	—	822	143.50–144.00	143.72
87	—	879	136.25–138.00	136.94
166	—	706	150.50–155.50	155.25
18	—	663	159.25	159.25
31	—	533	179.00–184.00	180.65
56	—	578	173.50–177.50	176.86
271	—	940	132.10–134.25	132.52
5	—	365	194.00	194.00
9	—	430	197.00	197.00
6	—	463	197.00	197.00
85	—	774	143.50–149.00	146.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	729	141.50	141.50
18	—	630	151.00–154.50	153.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	628	157.00–158.00	157.76
7	—	486	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	870	121.00	121.00
6	—	700	123.00	123.00

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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