Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $203.01/cwt on 1,094 head.

Average price

$203.01

1,094 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$6.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.93

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	203.61	1,329	987
Medium and Large 1-2	540	197.47	1,065	107

One grade step is worth $6.14/cwt here — about $264 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 sale1,094 hd

203.01

—

NE average7 barns · 12,041 hd

211.94

−8.93

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

47 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 1-2	—	558	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	457	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	199.79/cwt	198.00–200.75	1,357	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	202.25/cwt	200.00–205.50	926	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	785	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	1,282	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,027	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,900	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	209.48/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,307	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	464	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	979	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	231.35/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,194	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	204.51/cwt	202.50–207.75	1,485	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	678	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	205.84/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,064	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	193.94/cwt	190.25–197.50	1,189	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	952	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	172.67/cwt	170.00–175.25	1,143	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,816	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,677	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	543	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	869	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	490	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	943	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	207.25/cwt	207.25–207.25	1,150	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	183.43/cwt	171.00–185.50	1,123	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,797	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	877	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	189.70/cwt	186.00–194.50	994	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	703	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	187.54/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,114	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,109	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,058	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	673	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,205	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	174.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	852	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	519	203.50/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,056	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	984	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	691	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,292	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	627	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,198	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	436	193.36/cwt	192.00–194.00	843	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	641	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,077	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	214.07/cwt	211.00–214.50	1,220	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	189.51/cwt	189.00–190.00	921	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	944	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,610	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	425	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	578	201.61/cwt	200.50–205.00	1,165	58

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 Dec 2, 2022

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

Receipts 1,935Last week 2,532Year ago 1,936

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	558	186.00	186.00
6	—	621	187.00	187.00
15	—	458	200.00–205.50	202.25
8	—	710	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	457	214.00	214.00
42	—	519	201.00–205.00	203.50
19	—	944	170.50	170.50
10	—	425	212.00	212.00
58	—	578	200.50–205.00	201.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	679	198.00–200.75	199.79
23	—	900	180.00	180.00
8	—	1,083	175.00	175.00
209	—	624	208.00–211.00	209.48
135	—	726	202.50–207.75	204.51
21	—	395	241.00	241.00
50	—	570	211.00–214.50	214.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	785	163.25	163.25
5	—	678	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,027	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	464	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	516	228.00–232.50	231.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	517	200.00–209.00	205.84
84	—	613	190.25–197.50	193.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	691	187.00	187.00
8	—	627	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	662	170.00–175.25	172.67
12	—	1,068	170.00	170.00
9	—	950	176.50	176.50
84	—	612	171.00–185.50	183.43
14	—	1,036	173.50	173.50
124	—	524	186.00–194.50	189.70
85	—	594	186.00–197.00	187.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	543	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	490	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	555	207.25	207.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	516	170.00	170.00
17	—	635	165.00	165.00
9	—	432	179.00	179.00
27	—	489	170.00–180.00	174.14
30	—	569	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	703	164.75	164.75
9	—	641	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	606	183.00	183.00
21	—	588	180.00	180.00
12	—	486	189.00–190.00	189.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	673	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	436	192.00–194.00	193.36

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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