Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 700-750 lbs sold steady and heifers over 650 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.34/cwt on 705 head.

Average price

$176.34

705 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$12.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.14

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	177.09	1,176	664
Medium and Large 1-2	608	164.20	998	41

One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about $178 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 sale705 hd

176.34

—

NE average4 barns · 3,756 hd

188.47

−12.14

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,161	$1,060	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,025	14
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$978	22

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	535	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,065	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,102	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	939	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	530	181.68/cwt	179.00–183.00	963	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,550	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,045	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	186.73/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,371	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	396	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	522	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,289	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	203.25/cwt	203.25–203.25	1,299	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	176.69/cwt	170.00–178.50	1,168	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,503	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	609	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,157	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,416	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,192	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	724	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	584	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	958	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	491	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	679	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,061	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	850	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,441	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,312	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	182.69/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,114	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	171.56/cwt	170.75–173.25	1,240	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	402	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,142	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,355	978.46/head	960.00–985.00	978	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	11

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,162Last week 2,674Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 700-750 lbs sold steady and heifers over 650 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	535	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	650	169.50	169.50
5	—	939	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	530	179.00–183.00	181.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	931	166.50	166.50
26	—	576	181.50	181.50
126	—	661	170.00–178.50	176.69
78	—	763	172.00	172.00
204	—	610	177.00–183.00	182.69
94	—	723	170.75–173.25	171.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	826	155.00	155.00
10	—	707	150.00	150.00
6	—	523	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	518	185.00	185.00
5	—	427	191.00	191.00
7	—	672	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	170.00	170.00
6	—	679	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	402	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	734	181.00–190.00	186.73
6	—	780	178.00	178.00
33	—	639	203.25	203.25
69	—	817	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	396	201.00	201.00
9	—	522	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	720	179.00	179.00
29	—	679	175.50	175.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	609	190.00	190.00
37	—	800	177.00	177.00
13	—	850	169.50	169.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	178.50	178.50
5	—	584	197.50	197.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	—	1,355	960.00–985.00	978.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,345	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,161	1,060.00	1,060.00

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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