Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, no comparison for steers although a higher under tone was noted and heifers over 700 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the seats.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.41/cwt on 1,077 head.

Average price

$175.41

1,077 head · 792 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$3.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	818	176.06	1,440	859
Medium and Large 1-2	687	172.88	1,189	218

One grade step is worth $3.18/cwt here — about $252 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 sale1,077 hd

175.41

—

NE average7 barns · 6,429 hd

177.63

−2.21

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

37 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 1Unweaned	—	290	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,495	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	732	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,149	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,525	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,685	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	752	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,470	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	709	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,397	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	616	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,263	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	312	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	677	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	875	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,531	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	974	174.85/cwt	174.85–174.85	1,703	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	465	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	184.59/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,419	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	719	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,258	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,039	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	692	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	390	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	902	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	717	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,276	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,287	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	666	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,152	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	165.93/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,633	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,430	615
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	158.45/cwt	158.00–160.75	1,616	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	162.03/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,319	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	178.07/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,127	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	407	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	830	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	169.38/cwt	169.35–169.50	1,514	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,343	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,168	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	913	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,069	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	673	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	891	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,332	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	787	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,381	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	486	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	923	5

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 Aug 5, 2022

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

Receipts 1,787Last week 1,211Year ago 1,281

Compared to two weeks ago, no comparison for steers although a higher under tone was noted and heifers over 700 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the seats.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	290	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	804	186.00	186.00
183	—	889	189.50	189.50
37	—	769	182.00–185.00	184.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	732	157.00	157.00
10	—	312	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	897	170.00	170.00
10	—	502	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	752	195.50	195.50
9	—	709	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	616	205.00	205.00
15	—	717	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	875	175.00	175.00
111	—	974	174.85	174.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	666	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	719	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	692	160.00	160.00
7	—	390	194.00	194.00
15	—	477	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	774	166.25	166.25
23	—	814	161.00–164.00	162.03
39	—	633	177.00–180.00	178.07
33	—	656	178.00	178.00
9	—	454	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	984	165.00–168.50	165.93
615	—	810	176.50	176.50
50	—	1,020	158.00–160.75	158.45
30	—	894	169.35–169.50	169.38
46	—	718	187.00	187.00
28	—	537	199.00	199.00
7	—	945	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	407	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	171.50	171.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	891	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	787	175.50	175.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	190.00	190.00

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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