Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 750-850 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers over 800 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good to very 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 $192.81/cwt on 947 head.

Average price

$192.81

947 head · 853 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$13.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.17

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	855	193.05	1,651	930
Medium and Large 1-2	713	180.00	1,283	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.05/cwt here — about $368 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 sale947 hd

192.81

—

NE average6 barns · 4,468 hd

202.98

−10.17

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

27 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 1	—	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	164.70/cwt	162.00–165.50	1,744	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	178.37/cwt	177.00–180.75	1,555	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	211.04/cwt	200.00–222.00	903	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	833	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	165.67/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,667	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,312	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	193.23/cwt	193.00–193.50	1,515	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	828	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,490	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,474	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	182.39/cwt	182.25–183.00	1,501	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	232.52/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,028	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	183.57/cwt	178.75–185.85	1,696	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	298.08/cwt	284.00–300.00	969	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	168	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	243	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	179.66/cwt	177.50–181.25	1,655	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,573	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	184.55/cwt	181.75–187.00	1,622	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	254.83/cwt	252.00–275.00	971	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,213	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	163.41/cwt	163.00–165.50	1,603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	901	180.85/cwt	180.85–180.85	1,629	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	174.28/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,675	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	179.54/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,724	322

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 19, 2022

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

Receipts 1,863Last week 1,787Year ago 2,670

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 750-850 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers over 800 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good to very good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	260	300.00	300.00
13	—	1,059	162.00–165.50	164.70
22	—	872	177.00–180.75	178.37
23	—	428	200.00–222.00	211.04
39	—	303	275.00	275.00
57	—	1,006	165.00–167.00	165.67
76	—	823	182.25–183.00	182.39
9	—	168	500.00	500.00
13	—	243	700.00	700.00
85	—	921	177.50–181.25	179.66
25	—	961	174.00–175.00	174.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	828	180.00	180.00
310	—	901	180.85	180.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	880	167.50	167.50
7	—	720	168.50	168.50
12	—	981	163.00–165.50	163.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	690	180.00	180.00
10	—	729	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	784	193.00–193.50	193.23
16	—	442	229.00–237.00	232.52
266	—	924	178.75–185.85	183.57
50	—	325	284.00–300.00	298.08
101	—	828	190.00	190.00
124	—	879	181.75–187.00	184.55
38	—	381	252.00–275.00	254.83
20	—	225	750.00	750.00
322	—	960	179.00–182.00	179.54

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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