Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 850-950 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and spayed heifers 800-900 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyer in the crowd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.22/cwt on 1,134 head.

Average price

$150.22

1,134 head · 840 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.60

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	840	150.45	1,264	1,120
Medium and Large 1-2	814	131.86	1,073	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.59/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 sale1,134 hd

150.22

—

NE average6 barns · 5,224 hd

152.83

−2.60

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

31 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	329	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	881	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,049	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,394	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,327	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	814	131.86/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,073	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	874	149.20/cwt	146.10–150.50	1,304	416
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	165.36/cwt	157.50–168.75	1,349	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	159.53/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,476	343
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,427	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	785	151.91/cwt	148.00–153.50	1,192	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,414	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	411	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	699	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	135.26/cwt	132.50–138.75	1,384	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	938	145.60/cwt	145.60–145.60	1,366	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	166.47/cwt	166.00–167.00	771	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	845	153.95/cwt	147.50–154.50	1,301	275
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	149.35/cwt	147.75–150.25	1,319	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	149.09/cwt	148.00–150.75	1,231	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	149.06/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,140	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	129.85/cwt	129.00–130.50	1,439	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,285	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,794	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,843	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,435	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,671	9

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.

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Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Fri Sep 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,914Last week 2,670Year ago 1,211

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 850-950 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and spayed heifers 800-900 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyer in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	202.00	202.00
5	—	512	172.00	172.00
14	—	405	175.00	175.00
17	—	636	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	150.00	150.00
11	—	1,050	132.75	132.75
23	—	1,023	132.50–138.75	135.26
31	—	883	147.75–150.25	149.35
27	—	826	148.00–150.75	149.09
100	—	765	144.00–150.50	149.06
16	—	1,108	129.00–130.50	129.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	814	129.00–133.50	131.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
416	—	874	146.10–150.50	149.20
142	—	785	148.00–153.50	151.91
35	—	938	145.60	145.60
275	—	845	147.50–154.50	153.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	411	170.00	170.00
8	—	587	157.50	157.50
15	—	463	166.00–167.00	166.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	790	150.00	150.00
17	—	915	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	335	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	816	157.50–168.75	165.36
343	—	925	159.00–160.00	159.53
6	—	641	167.00	167.00
20	—	1,012	141.00	141.00
61	—	870	162.50	162.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,285	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,253	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,061	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,495	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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