Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers 450-650 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.73/cwt on 1,843 head.

Average price

$171.73

1,843 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$9.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.34

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	172.35	1,039	1,720
Medium and Large 1-2	548	163.07	894	123

One grade step is worth $9.29/cwt here — about $145 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 sale1,843 hd

171.73

—

NE average9 barns · 16,385 hd

179.08

−7.34

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

48 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	—	625	150.38/cwt	150.00–152.00	940	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	814	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	692	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,055	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	710	154.74/cwt	154.74–154.74	1,099	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	184.92/cwt	180.25–191.50	975	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	165.70/cwt	164.00–167.50	1,118	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	171.22/cwt	165.00–176.00	985	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	167.68/cwt	162.50–169.50	1,201	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	207.08/cwt	205.00–208.00	868	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,085	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	428	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	813	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	196.97/cwt	191.00–199.00	914	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	215.14/cwt	213.00–217.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	168.97/cwt	164.00–173.50	1,049	370
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	525	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	627	145.68/cwt	144.25–146.25	913	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	662	144.10/cwt	143.00–145.25	954	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	176.07/cwt	174.00–176.75	819	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	156.24/cwt	153.50–157.00	634	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.14/cwt	138.00–140.00	870	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,303	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	598	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	151.38/cwt	148.00–154.00	864	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	163.03/cwt	157.20–169.50	791	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	412	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	158.91/cwt	154.00–163.50	828	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	152.46/cwt	148.00–156.75	939	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	150.74/cwt	149.50–151.25	1,025	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,084	137.00/cwt	134.00–139.50	1,485	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	711	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	579	161.57/cwt	158.00–162.75	935	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	681	157.19/cwt	156.00–157.75	1,070	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	492	186.79/cwt	185.25–187.50	919	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	334	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	324	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	903	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	785	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,205	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	627	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	975	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	632	157.67/cwt	156.00–160.00	996	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	175.04/cwt	174.00–177.00	919	62

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 Nov 12, 2021

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

Receipts 3,166Last week 2,779Year ago 1,835

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers 450-650 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	625	150.00–152.00	150.38
24	—	479	170.00	170.00
24	—	417	166.00	166.00
11	—	672	157.00	157.00
7	—	900	150.00	150.00
5	—	577	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	710	154.74	154.74
21	—	785	153.50	153.50
18	—	627	155.50	155.50
11	—	565	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
298	—	527	180.25–191.50	184.92
210	—	675	164.00–167.50	165.70
186	—	575	165.00–176.00	171.22
126	—	716	162.50–169.50	167.68
67	—	419	205.00–208.00	207.08
23	—	464	191.00–199.00	196.97
11	—	382	213.00–217.00	215.14
370	—	621	164.00–173.50	168.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	721	150.00–151.00	150.49
7	—	790	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	428	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	579	158.00–162.75	161.57
36	—	681	156.00–157.75	157.19
31	—	492	185.25–187.50	186.79
57	—	710	160.00	160.00
66	—	632	156.00–160.00	157.67
62	—	525	174.00–177.00	175.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	334	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,032	147.00	147.00
6	—	420	168.00	168.00
13	—	863	151.00	151.00
13	—	356	168.00	168.00
107	—	571	148.00–154.00	151.38
42	—	485	157.20–169.50	163.03
193	—	521	154.00–163.50	158.91
190	—	616	148.00–156.75	152.46
36	—	680	149.50–151.25	150.74
13	—	1,084	134.00–139.50	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	627	144.25–146.25	145.68
43	—	662	143.00–145.25	144.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	465	174.00–176.75	176.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	406	153.50–157.00	156.24
28	—	625	138.00–140.00	139.14
11	—	471	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	412	179.00	179.00
7	—	324	185.00	185.00
115	—	558	161.75	161.75

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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