Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 850-950 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 lower and spayed 750-900 lbs sold steady. 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 $151.89/cwt on 835 head.

Average price

$151.89

835 head · 796 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$16.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	796	152.07	1,210	826
Medium and Large 1-2	854	135.50	1,157	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.57/cwt here — about $53 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 sale835 hd

151.89

—

NE average5 barns · 6,373 hd

153.80

−1.91

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

23 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 1Fleshy	—	1,063	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,321	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,161	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	969	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	150.76/cwt	148.75–153.00	1,399	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	946	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,350	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	837	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,243	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	859	148.60/cwt	148.60–148.60	1,276	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	795	153.54/cwt	147.50–154.10	1,221	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	813	154.10/cwt	154.10–154.10	1,253	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,227	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	158.74/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,394	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,157	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	164.10/cwt	161.75–165.25	1,172	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,247	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,154	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	409	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	687	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	140.24/cwt	137.50–144.25	1,310	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	722	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,139	83

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 Sep 17, 2021

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

Receipts 1,465Last week 1,914Year ago 1,303

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 850-950 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 lower and spayed 750-900 lbs sold steady. 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 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	161.00	161.00
8	—	578	158.00	158.00
10	—	950	139.00	139.00
17	—	801	145.00	145.00
25	—	621	156.00	156.00
65	—	869	143.50	143.50
25	—	780	148.00	148.00
40	—	934	137.50–144.25	140.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	859	148.60	148.60
196	—	795	147.50–154.10	153.54
205	—	813	154.10	154.10
83	—	722	157.75	157.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	854	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	409	168.00	168.00
9	—	350	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	928	148.75–153.00	150.76
41	—	773	160.75	160.75
206	—	878	150.00–159.00	158.74
37	—	714	161.75–165.25	164.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	946	142.75	142.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	429	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	849	144.50	144.50

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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