Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.01/cwt on 696 head.

Average price

$191.01

696 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	191.22	1,239	689
Medium and Large 1-2	616	170.00	1,047	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $192 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 sale696 hd

191.01

—

NE average10 barns · 11,857 hd

202.05

−11.04

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,575	12

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1-2Unweaned	—	719	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,143	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	317	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	439	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,195	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,362	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	179.95/cwt	178.00–180.25	999	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	193.95/cwt	188.00–197.50	1,202	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,072	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,096	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	196.23/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,119	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	217.61/cwt	217.00–218.00	957	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	210.11/cwt	205.00–215.00	977	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	636	180.32/cwt	177.00–183.75	1,147	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	206.58/cwt	205.00–209.50	1,066	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	616	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	212.36/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,011	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,314	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	178.21/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,014	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	188.75/cwt	188.75–188.75	1,236	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	701	180.69/cwt	176.75–183.25	1,267	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	906	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,561	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	666	176.28/cwt	175.00–180.25	1,174	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	176.25/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,073	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	664	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,189	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	372	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	184.92/cwt	181.00–187.00	791	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	462	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	539	179.19/cwt	177.50–180.75	966	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	806	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,427	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	895	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,571	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	175.20/cwt	175.00–176.50	1,099	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,171	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	185.98/cwt	182.50–190.50	960	64
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	12

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 Nov 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,521Last week 2,696Year ago 3,166

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 58Year ago 0

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	719	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	439	182.00	182.00
10	—	462	185.00	185.00
40	—	539	177.50–180.75	179.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	703	170.00	170.00
13	—	801	170.00	170.00
60	—	555	178.00–180.25	179.95
45	—	627	175.00–176.50	175.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	165.00	165.00
5	—	515	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	569	176.00–180.00	178.21
89	—	609	173.00–179.00	176.25
7	—	372	211.00	211.00
40	—	428	181.00–187.00	184.92
13	—	693	169.00	169.00
9	—	493	182.00	182.00
64	—	516	182.50–190.50	185.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	396	179.00	179.00
6	—	580	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	620	188.00–197.50	193.95
97	—	570	190.00–198.00	196.23
29	—	440	217.00–218.00	217.61
58	—	516	205.00–209.50	206.58
21	—	476	209.00–214.00	212.36
11	—	655	188.75	188.75
71	—	701	176.75–183.25	180.69
5	—	355	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	513	209.00	209.00
17	—	574	191.00	191.00
10	—	465	205.00–215.00	210.11
9	—	736	178.50	178.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	636	177.00–183.75	180.32
7	—	664	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	906	172.25	172.25
21	—	666	175.00–180.25	176.28
38	—	806	177.00	177.00
89	—	895	175.50	175.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,275	1,575.00	1,575.00

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