Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2023-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 7.00 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 $185.00/cwt on 2,667 head.

Average price

$185.00

2,667 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$2.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.13

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	783	185.22	1,451	2,467
Medium and Large 1-2	679	182.27	1,238	200

One grade step is worth $2.94/cwt here — about $213 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 sale2,667 hd

185.00

—

NE average13 barns · 27,927 hd

200.12

−15.13

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

55 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	—	565	200.38/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,132	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	776	178.43/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,385	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	180.91/cwt	176.75–184.00	1,514	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,671	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	195.87/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,299	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,346	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	183.21/cwt	180.00–184.85	1,689	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,190	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	172.33/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,220	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,173	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	188.44/cwt	186.50–190.00	1,443	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	223.84/cwt	216.50–226.00	1,260	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	556	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,034	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,693	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	754	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,357	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	457	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,088	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	671	189.75/cwt	189.75–189.75	1,273	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	561	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,279	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	974	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	200.99/cwt	194.00–206.75	1,238	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,524	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	190.05/cwt	185.50–192.50	1,024	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	184.34/cwt	178.00–192.50	1,064	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,482	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	165.65/cwt	165.50–166.00	1,113	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	597	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,104	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	902	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	177.48/cwt	173.50–180.00	935	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,117	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	174.55/cwt	172.50–177.00	1,094	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	174.56/cwt	168.75–177.00	1,166	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	167.08/cwt	162.50–171.00	1,273	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	165.68/cwt	162.50–168.60	1,382	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	191.22/cwt	184.00–194.00	820	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	174.25/cwt	174.00–174.50	1,016	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	178.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	862	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,017	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	191.52/cwt	191.00–192.00	732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	484	187.34/cwt	186.00–190.00	907	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	523	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	941	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	613	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,108	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	673	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,159	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	906	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,563	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	168.85/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,233	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	863	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,454	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	659	185.81/cwt	184.50–187.50	1,224	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	613	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,116	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	454	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	790	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	186.77/cwt	183.50–189.25	1,388	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	632	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,087	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	179.62/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,234	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	810	170.76/cwt	167.00–173.50	1,383	141

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 Jan 13, 2023

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

Receipts 4,679Last week 4,479Year ago 4,663

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 7.00 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	565	195.00–203.00	200.38
14	—	785	171.50	171.50
12	—	643	185.00	185.00
43	—	708	165.00–176.00	172.33
37	—	687	178.00–183.00	179.62
9	—	395	220.00	220.00
6	—	523	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	776	177.50–180.00	178.43
138	—	906	172.50	172.50
132	—	863	168.50	168.50
104	—	659	184.50–187.50	185.81
141	—	810	167.00–173.50	170.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	837	176.75–184.00	180.91
94	—	986	169.50	169.50
260	—	663	190.00–203.00	195.87
281	—	922	180.00–184.85	183.21
13	—	525	223.50	223.50
206	—	766	186.50–190.00	188.44
93	—	563	216.50–226.00	223.84
75	—	1,012	167.25	167.25
97	—	616	194.00–206.75	200.99
88	—	860	177.25	177.25
196	—	743	183.50–189.25	186.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	556	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	754	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	457	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	671	189.75	189.75
25	—	561	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	539	185.50–192.50	190.05
107	—	577	178.00–192.50	184.34
79	—	922	160.75	160.75
192	—	627	172.50–177.00	174.55
186	—	668	168.75–177.00	174.56
197	—	762	162.50–171.00	167.08
7	—	1,068	140.00	140.00
250	—	834	162.50–168.60	165.68
238	—	730	166.00–173.00	168.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	672	165.50–166.00	165.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	527	173.50–180.00	177.48
10	—	679	164.50	164.50
21	—	429	184.00–194.00	191.22
12	—	583	174.00–174.50	174.25
19	—	483	175.00–180.00	178.41
12	—	382	191.00–192.00	191.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	581	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	484	186.00–190.00	187.34
50	—	632	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	180.00	180.00
108	—	613	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	613	180.75	180.75
31	—	673	172.25	172.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	454	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	597	185.00	185.00
11	—	465	194.00	194.00

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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