Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 400 to 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and over 750 lbs sold mostly steady, heifers 400 to 600 lbs sold steady to 8.00 lower and over 750 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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 $198.99/cwt on 636 head.

Average price

$198.99

636 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$21.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.36

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	203.40	1,289	503
Medium and Large 1-2	716	182.29	1,306	133

One grade step is worth $21.11/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale636 hd

198.99

—

NE average6 barns · 4,317 hd

216.35

−17.36

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,464	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,372	$1,233	51

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,084	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	892	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	986	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,617	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	165.51/cwt	164.50–169.00	1,382	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	716	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,239	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	179.83/cwt	175.00–182.75	1,270	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	173.73/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,418	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,488	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,249	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	198.77/cwt	196.75–203.50	1,113	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	857	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,543	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	192.17/cwt	191.75–192.25	1,480	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,640	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	238.01/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,076	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,055	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,172	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	212.12/cwt	205.50–220.00	1,133	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,464.25/head	1,435.00–1,485.00	1,464	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,233.27/head	1,185.00–1,250.00	1,233	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	202.93/cwt	201.00–206.00	793	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,129	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	171.83/cwt	171.00–172.50	1,593	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	203.50/cwt	196.00–205.50	1,048	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	172.64/cwt	170.25–175.00	1,423	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	203.05/cwt	200.00–205.00	950	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	219.45/cwt	219.00–220.00	814	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,032	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	202.61/cwt	199.00–205.00	867	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	900	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	1,541	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	211.19/cwt	210.00–212.00	919	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	159.57/cwt	159.00–160.50	1,556	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,353	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	971	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	169.75/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,477	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	911	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	176.38/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,335	39

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 Sep 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,466Last week 3,502Year ago 1,465

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	669	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	413	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	986	164.00	164.00
30	—	835	164.50–169.00	165.51
6	—	380	203.00	203.00
13	—	716	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	283	248.00	248.00
38	—	927	171.00–172.50	171.83
97	—	515	196.00–205.50	203.50
73	—	824	170.25–175.00	172.64
96	—	468	200.00–205.00	203.05
33	—	371	219.00–220.00	219.45
24	—	558	185.00	185.00
24	—	428	199.00–205.00	202.61
5	—	221	610.00	610.00
20	—	870	166.00–171.00	169.75
39	—	757	175.00–177.00	176.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	391	201.00–206.00	202.93
8	—	649	174.00	174.00
6	—	461	190.00	190.00
6	—	286	224.00	224.00
14	—	975	159.00–160.50	159.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	710	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	605	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	355	247.00	247.00
8	—	232	650.00	650.00
25	—	800	186.00	186.00
64	—	560	196.75–203.50	198.77
36	—	770	191.75–192.25	192.17
51	—	916	179.00	179.00
114	—	534	205.50–220.00	212.12
42	—	426	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	706	175.00–182.75	179.83
53	—	816	173.00–175.00	173.73
10	—	676	184.75	184.75
6	—	959	169.50	169.50
11	—	625	187.50	187.50
9	—	295	225.00	225.00
10	—	758	178.50	178.50
5	—	381	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	199.00	199.00
23	—	870	175.00	175.00
9	—	375	232.50	232.50
18	—	900	171.25	171.25
12	—	435	210.00–212.00	211.19
9	—	455	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	857	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	452	236.00–240.00	238.01
27	—	427	247.00	247.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	36	—	1,273	1,435.00–1,485.00	1,464.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	51	—	1,372	1,185.00–1,250.00	1,233.27

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