Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago heifers 550-700 lbs sold 5.00 lower. 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 $132.92/cwt on 754 head.

Average price

$132.92

754 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$4.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	716	133.21	954	701
Medium and Large 1-2	639	129.03	824	53

One grade step is worth $4.18/cwt here — about $130 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 sale754 hd

132.92

—

NE average6 barns · 2,076 hd

135.69

−2.77

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

40 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	751	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,023	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	744	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	898	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	647	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	848	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	737	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,006	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	943	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	829	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	139.69/cwt	135.50–143.00	784	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	177.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	863	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	144.44/cwt	139.25–148.75	1,039	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	163.72/cwt	163.00–166.25	946	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	904	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,094	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,039	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,096	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	897	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,103	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	129.98/cwt	122.75–130.50	1,046	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.10/cwt	147.00–154.00	705	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	129.25/cwt	128.50–129.75	869	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	172.13/cwt	169.00–175.00	580	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	120.31/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,042	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,209	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	954	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	954	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	119.29/cwt	118.50–120.75	857	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	158.42/cwt	156.00–161.50	919	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	919	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	671	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	916	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	386	179.04/cwt	178.00–184.00	691	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	406	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	621	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	769	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	767	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	988	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	662	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	130.21/cwt	129.75–131.00	927	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	717	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	985	6

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 May 14, 2021

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

Receipts 1,479Last week 857Year ago 1,394

Compared to two weeks ago heifers 550-700 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	751	136.25	136.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	635	124.00	124.00
18	—	744	120.75	120.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	647	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	644	128.75	128.75
29	—	561	135.50–143.00	139.69
193	—	805	122.75–130.50	129.98
106	—	473	147.00–154.00	149.10
22	—	672	128.50–129.75	129.25
17	—	337	169.00–175.00	172.13
102	—	866	119.00–121.00	120.31
5	—	535	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	904	121.00	121.00
25	—	897	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	130.00	130.00
23	—	718	118.50–120.75	119.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	406	153.00	153.00
6	—	717	121.00	121.00
6	—	785	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	737	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	485	170.00–180.00	177.84
41	—	719	139.25–148.75	144.44
48	—	578	163.00–166.25	163.72
35	—	611	170.00	170.00
54	—	840	130.50	130.50
63	—	967	125.00	125.00
5	—	414	176.00	176.00
11	—	548	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	660	144.50	144.50
10	—	604	136.00	136.00
11	—	580	156.00–161.50	158.42
13	—	493	156.00	156.00
20	—	411	161.00	161.00
30	—	712	129.75–131.00	130.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	919	116.00	116.00
15	—	671	136.50	136.50
32	—	386	178.00–184.00	179.04
19	—	767	128.75	128.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	758	121.50	121.50
14	—	1,048	90.00	90.00

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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