Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower and heifers 600-800 lbs steady to 2.00 higher with 800-900 lbs selling 5.00 lower. Demand was 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 $153.24/cwt on 757 head.

Average price

$153.24

757 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$243

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

$4.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	157.50	887	96
Medium and Large 1	740	152.62	1,129	661

One grade step is worth $4.88/cwt here — about −$243 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 sale757 hd

153.24

—

NE average5 barns · 6,230 hd

155.13

−1.89

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

40 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	—	574	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	953	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,196	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,037	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	619	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	919	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,191	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	956	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,071	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	169.06/cwt	168.50–170.25	975	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	862	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	838	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,209	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	451	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	165.35/cwt	164.75–165.50	1,255	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	783	150.30/cwt	148.75–153.10	1,177	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	951	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,322	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	206.55/cwt	201.00–208.25	1,109	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	983	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,327	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	191.13/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,097	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	573	158.07/cwt	155.50–160.50	906	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,045	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,371	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	187.49/cwt	185.50–191.25	1,159	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	735	152.55/cwt	145.00–153.75	1,121	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	819	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,214	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	148.85/cwt	148.85–148.85	1,158	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,173	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	895	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,255	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,204	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	473	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	809	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	168.63/cwt	163.50–170.00	870	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	496	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	724	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,320	1,188.73/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	15,691	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,520	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	20,900	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	20,854	6

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 Apr 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,439Last week 2,385Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	166.00	166.00
8	—	953	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	655	158.25	158.25
11	—	906	131.50	131.50
16	—	545	175.50	175.50
123	—	643	162.50	162.50
19	—	778	148.85	148.85
21	—	826	142.00	142.00
52	—	892	135.00	135.00
5	—	437	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	619	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	783	148.75–153.10	150.30
41	—	951	139.00	139.00
159	—	735	145.00–153.75	152.55
10	—	819	148.25	148.25
68	—	895	140.25	140.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	573	155.50–160.50	158.07
11	—	473	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	361	189.00	189.00
14	—	415	179.00	179.00
23	—	516	163.50–170.00	168.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	496	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	700	153.00	153.00
5	—	816	141.00	141.00
5	—	543	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	577	168.50–170.25	169.06
10	—	451	191.00	191.00
6	—	607	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	862	145.75	145.75
40	—	838	144.25	144.25
7	—	983	135.00	135.00
13	—	574	190.00–193.00	191.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	759	164.75–165.50	165.35
45	—	537	201.00–208.25	206.55
28	—	934	146.75	146.75
122	—	618	185.50–191.25	187.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,320	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,520	1,375.00	1,375.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,245	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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