Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings with two weeks ago a trend is not applicable, however a higher undertone was noted. 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 $150.60/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$150.60

379 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$432

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

$13.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.61

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	541	163.27	883	28
Medium and Large 1	879	149.58	1,315	351

One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about −$432 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 sale379 hd

150.60

—

NE average3 barns · 3,047 hd

171.21

−20.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,331	$1,250	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,376	$1,160	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,388	$1,310	17

Every lot, as filed

12 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,335	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,068	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,414	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,131	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,457	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	1,453	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,245	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	163.27/cwt	161.50–164.25	883	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	149.30/cwt	149.30–149.30	1,336	324
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,059	27

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 Jun 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 806Last week 810Year ago 524

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparable offerings with two weeks ago a trend is not applicable, however a higher undertone was noted. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,335	80.00	80.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,414	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,331	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,376	1,160.00	1,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,388	1,310.00	1,310.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	554	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	847	172.00	172.00
67	—	898	161.75	161.75
55	—	751	165.75	165.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	541	161.50–164.25	163.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
324	—	895	149.30	149.30
27	—	692	153.00	153.00

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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