Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings with two weeks ago a trend is not applicable, however a higher undertone was noticed. Demand was good from the buyers in the seats with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.13/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$143.13

233 head · 877 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$8.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.51

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	882	143.54	1,266	222
Medium and Large 1-2	761	135.00	1,027	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about $239 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 sale233 hd

143.13

—

NE average3 barns · 3,785 hd

154.64

−11.51

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

9 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 1-2	—	761	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,027	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,276	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	874	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	126.72/cwt	126.60–127.00	1,111	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,057	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	7

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 Jun 11, 2021

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

Receipts 524Last week 966Year ago 726

No comparable offerings with two weeks ago a trend is not applicable, however a higher undertone was noticed. Demand was good from the buyers in the seats with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	761	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	892	143.00	143.00
7	—	585	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	663	131.75	131.75
13	—	550	136.00	136.00
7	—	607	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	877	126.60–127.00	126.72
77	—	787	134.25	134.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	125.00	125.00

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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