Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 600-800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and heifers 500-800 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower except 600-700 lbs heifers sold 4.00 higher. 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 $166.03/cwt on 1,241 head.

Average price

$166.03

1,241 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$6.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	668	166.90	1,115	1,077
Medium and Large 1-2	672	160.36	1,078	164

One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about $37 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 sale1,241 hd

166.03

—

NE average8 barns · 8,025 hd

166.31

−0.28

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

49 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 1Fancy	—	558	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,055	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	170.70/cwt	170.50–171.75	1,135	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	667	154.10/cwt	153.50–154.50	1,028	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	172.97/cwt	172.75–174.25	1,091	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	768	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,156	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,074	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,202	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	173.22/cwt	173.00–173.50	1,249	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,322	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	661	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,263	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	192.53/cwt	188.00–194.50	1,217	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	212.84/cwt	209.50–218.00	1,117	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,334	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	212.68/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,251	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	209.24/cwt	207.00–211.00	960	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	158.10/cwt	158.10–158.10	1,274	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,380	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	603	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,212	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	675	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,185	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	160.97/cwt	159.50–162.00	1,307	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,224	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,213	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	533	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	943	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	151.67/cwt	149.00–152.50	1,125	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	854	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,228	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	172.35/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,008	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	188.13/cwt	182.00–190.00	980	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	147.38/cwt	146.50–149.00	1,144	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	831	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	152.44/cwt	151.25–153.25	1,165	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	809	155.92/cwt	155.50–159.50	1,261	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	166.15/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,108	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	601	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,268	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	673	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,299	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,277	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	181.78/cwt	180.00–184.00	798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	790	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,280	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	557	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,125	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	717	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,144	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	887	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,373	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	910	151.15/cwt	148.00–152.50	1,375	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,106	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	755	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,189	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	999	10

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 Feb 25, 2022

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

Receipts 2,468Last week 4,164Year ago 4,141

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	558	189.00	189.00
157	—	665	170.50–171.75	170.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	158.00	158.00
33	—	667	153.50–154.50	154.10
48	—	768	150.00–151.00	150.49
114	—	854	143.75	143.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
233	—	631	172.75–174.25	172.97
70	—	585	171.00–174.00	172.35
54	—	521	182.00–190.00	188.13
128	—	764	151.25–153.25	152.44
12	—	319	210.00	210.00
130	—	667	162.00–168.00	166.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	355	199.00	199.00
25	—	742	149.00–152.50	151.67
55	—	776	146.50–149.00	147.38
21	—	454	183.00	183.00
26	—	888	143.75	143.75
11	—	439	180.00–184.00	181.78
16	—	500	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	533	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	485	221.50	221.50
109	—	721	173.00–173.50	173.22
21	—	773	171.00	171.00
133	—	632	188.00–194.50	192.53
23	—	525	209.50–218.00	212.84
74	—	588	211.00–214.00	212.68
75	—	812	159.50–162.00	160.97
17	—	669	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	742	162.00	162.00
14	—	865	154.25	154.25
18	—	459	207.00–211.00	209.24
19	—	806	158.10	158.10
25	—	945	146.00	146.00
5	—	402	215.00	215.00
17	—	765	158.50	158.50
13	—	582	190.00	190.00
10	—	502	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	661	191.00	191.00
11	—	603	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	675	175.50	175.50
9	—	557	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	809	155.50–159.50	155.92
89	—	887	154.75	154.75
40	—	910	148.00–152.50	151.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	601	211.00	211.00
48	—	673	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	790	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	717	159.50	159.50
24	—	755	157.50	157.50

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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