Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 8.00 lower with not enough heifer offerings last week to establish a trend. 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 $195.54/cwt on 1,570 head.

Average price

$195.54

1,570 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$30.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	691	196.35	1,356	1,529
Medium and Large 1-2	738	165.43	1,221	41

One grade step is worth $30.92/cwt here — about $135 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 sale1,570 hd

195.54

—

NE average4 barns · 7,394 hd

198.55

−3.02

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

32 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 1Fleshy	—	581	179.29/cwt	177.50–182.00	1,042	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	812	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,328	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	186.76/cwt	185.00–192.00	977	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	198.01/cwt	196.00–200.00	941	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,374	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	220.64/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,112	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	223.75/cwt	217.00–228.50	1,103	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	201.64/cwt	194.00–205.50	1,290	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	202.60/cwt	194.50–204.50	1,337	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,563	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,248	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	170.18/cwt	166.50–171.50	1,331	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	185.65/cwt	184.50–187.00	1,225	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	179.57/cwt	176.25–184.00	1,390	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	185.57/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,334	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	876	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,635	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	186.15/cwt	180.50–188.00	1,156	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	488	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	922	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	184.75/cwt	180.00–187.25	1,519	295
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	208.83/cwt	202.50–216.00	1,199	283
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	436	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	188.89/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,084	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	541	176.60/cwt	176.00–177.50	955	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	884	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,520	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	704	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,119	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	170.46/cwt	166.50–175.00	1,181	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,442	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 16, 2022

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

Receipts 2,674Last week 1,380Year ago 4,295

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	581	177.50–182.00	179.29
16	—	812	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	523	185.00–192.00	186.76
105	—	475	196.00–200.00	198.01
48	—	801	171.50	171.50
138	—	782	166.50–171.50	170.18
106	—	621	180.50–188.00	186.15
162	—	574	186.00–194.00	188.89
7	—	1,008	148.50	148.50
56	—	693	166.50–175.00	170.46
58	—	866	166.50	166.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	642	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	488	189.00	189.00
10	—	436	194.50	194.50
49	—	541	176.00–177.50	176.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	504	216.00–222.00	220.64
76	—	493	217.00–228.50	223.75
280	—	640	194.00–205.50	201.64
139	—	660	194.50–204.50	202.60
46	—	854	183.00	183.00
76	—	774	176.25–184.00	179.57
145	—	719	185.00–187.00	185.57
62	—	911	179.50	179.50
295	—	822	180.00–187.25	184.75
283	—	574	202.50–216.00	208.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	160.00	160.00
7	—	876	160.00	160.00
10	—	704	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	745	167.50	167.50
5	—	500	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	660	184.50–187.00	185.65
35	—	884	172.00	172.00

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