Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and heifers 600-700 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher with heifers over 800 lbs selling 5.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. Next Auction: June 11th

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.69/cwt on 595 head.

Average price

$137.69

595 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$15.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.57

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	138.11	978	579
Medium and Large 1-2	709	122.50	868	16thin

One grade step is worth $15.61/cwt here — about $111 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 sale595 hd

137.69

—

NE average2 barns · 781 hd

138.26

−0.57

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

26 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,134	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,054	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	528	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	889	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	134.22/cwt	133.50–137.25	987	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	134.70/cwt	130.00–136.75	845	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	123.81/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,024	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	146.92/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,140	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	135.60/cwt	135.60–135.60	1,231	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	413	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	681	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,722	1,527.72/cwt	1,500.00–1,550.00	26,307	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,380	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,620	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	16,946	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	962	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	660	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,000	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	526	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	899	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	793	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	985	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	702	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,014	269

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 966Last week 1,479Year ago 758

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	141.00	141.00
6	—	478	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	828	137.00	137.00
11	—	732	144.00	144.00
6	—	683	156.00	156.00
125	—	776	141.00–150.00	146.92
48	—	908	135.60	135.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	593	155.50	155.50
5	—	710	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	660	151.50	151.50
10	—	526	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	135.00	135.00
8	—	889	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	735	133.50–137.25	134.22
63	—	627	130.00–136.75	134.70
39	—	827	120.00–124.50	123.81
30	—	682	141.00	141.00
11	—	592	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	555	134.00	134.00
5	—	413	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	793	124.25	124.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
269	—	702	144.50	144.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,722	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,527.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,394	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,462	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,246	1,360.00	1,360.00

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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