Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves over 400 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifer calves sold 3.00-6.00 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 $192.72/cwt on 863 head.

Average price

$192.72

863 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$387

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.02

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	448	203.74	913	110
Medium and Large 1	680	191.11	1,300	753

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about −$387 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 sale863 hd

192.72

—

NE average9 barns · 17,582 hd

205.74

−13.02

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,297	$1,101	32

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1Fleshy	—	619	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,114	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	848	176.10/cwt	176.10–176.10	1,493	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	409	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,141	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	178.85/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,102	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	703	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,297	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	557	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,058	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	562	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,006	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	241.81/cwt	238.00–248.00	866	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	479	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	987	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	461	228.60/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,054	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,048	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,071	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	202.03/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,069	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	434	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	557	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	863	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	562	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	871	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	171.17/cwt	169.50–172.50	1,143	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	466	184.09/cwt	182.50–185.00	858	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	489	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,017	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	310	216.88/cwt	211.00–222.00	672	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	423	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	387	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	863	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,310	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	192.90/cwt	191.00–199.00	903	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	181.23/cwt	176.50–184.00	955	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	206.18/cwt	199.00–209.50	1,165	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	981	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	689	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,202	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	827	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	172.24/cwt	172.00–172.50	918	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	903	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,596	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	403	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	757	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	845	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	197.88/cwt	195.00–200.00	774	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	176.87/cwt	176.50–178.50	1,005	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	174.47/cwt	174.00–175.00	851	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	853	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,484	103
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,297	1,101.03/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,101	32

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 Oct 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,492Last week 1,594Year ago 2,189

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week steer calves over 400 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifer calves sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	619	180.00	180.00
140	—	848	176.10	176.10
45	—	703	184.50	184.50
20	—	557	190.00	190.00
24	—	489	208.00	208.00
31	—	689	174.50	174.50
63	—	903	176.75	176.75
8	—	403	212.00	212.00
103	—	853	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	409	236.00	236.00
30	—	461	227.00–229.00	228.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	652	175.00	175.00
37	—	616	175.00–184.00	178.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	562	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	358	238.00–248.00	241.81
50	—	490	218.50	218.50
36	—	529	200.00–204.00	202.03
92	—	565	199.00–209.50	206.18
12	—	436	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	479	206.00	206.00
31	—	310	211.00–222.00	216.88
6	—	423	211.00	211.00
9	—	387	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	540	194.00	194.00
6	—	563	184.50	184.50
7	—	352	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	757	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	190.00	190.00
6	—	827	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	170.00	170.00
70	—	668	169.50–172.50	171.17
14	—	466	182.50–185.00	184.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	557	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	562	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	764	171.50	171.50
80	—	468	191.00–199.00	192.90
109	—	527	176.50–184.00	181.23
13	—	408	207.00	207.00
19	—	391	195.00–200.00	197.88
27	—	568	176.50–178.50	176.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	533	172.00–172.50	172.24
8	—	1,032	149.50	149.50
15	—	488	174.00–175.00	174.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	32	—	1,297	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,101.03

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