Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2023-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifers 550-650 lbs sold 5.00 higher with heifers 650-800 lbs selling steady. 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 $189.26/cwt on 2,603 head.

Average price

$189.26

2,603 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$2.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.57

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	189.34	1,399	2,536
Medium and Large 1-2	596	186.36	1,111	67

One grade step is worth $2.97/cwt here — about $288 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 sale2,603 hd

189.26

—

NE average9 barns · 22,178 hd

198.83

−9.57

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

49 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	—	624	168.80/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,053	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	172.00/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,011	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	164.41/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,121	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	524	182.48/cwt	181.00–184.00	956	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	584	182.31/cwt	180.00–183.50	1,065	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,265	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	216.67/cwt	213.50–222.50	1,244	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	527	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,188	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	585	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,340	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	663	207.31/cwt	205.50–208.50	1,374	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	573	223.75/cwt	223.75–223.75	1,282	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,308	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	165.77/cwt	165.00–166.25	1,265	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	521	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	953	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	172.75/cwt	168.00–176.75	1,510	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,187	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	165.12/cwt	165.00–165.50	1,635	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,219	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	622	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,340	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	173.77/cwt	170.00–176.25	1,593	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	231.91/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,120	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	208.47/cwt	206.00–213.00	969	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	179.19/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,387	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	631	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,230	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	201.94/cwt	200.00–204.50	1,272	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	205.30/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,205	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	187.34/cwt	184.50–190.50	1,368	402
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	826	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	1,386	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	194.71/cwt	187.00–198.50	1,322	348
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,453	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	176.17/cwt	172.50–183.75	1,457	502
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	557	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,072	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	177.73/cwt	173.00–179.75	1,123	354
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	710	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,223	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	175.21/cwt	171.00–178.25	901	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	174.60/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,266	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,662	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	473	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	946	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	186.51/cwt	185.00–189.00	912	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	799	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	167.01/cwt	161.00–169.75	1,291	552
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	169.70/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,220	292
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	416	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	191.72/cwt	186.50–192.00	1,143	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	162.20/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,315	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	174.52/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,188	307

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 27, 2023

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

Receipts 5,204Last week 4,679Year ago 3,446

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	624	168.00–170.00	168.80
51	—	588	170.00–175.00	172.00
189	—	682	163.00–165.00	164.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	186.00	186.00
29	—	514	171.00–178.25	175.21
37	—	489	185.00–189.00	186.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	524	181.00–184.00	182.48
83	—	584	180.00–183.50	182.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	870	167.00	167.00
354	—	632	173.00–179.75	177.73
25	—	1,021	162.75	162.75
14	—	386	207.00	207.00
552	—	773	161.00–169.75	167.01
292	—	719	164.00–173.00	169.70
116	—	596	186.50–192.00	191.72
42	—	811	160.00–162.50	162.20
307	—	681	169.00–177.00	174.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	557	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	710	172.25	172.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	473	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	659	192.00	192.00
7	—	715	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	574	213.50–222.50	216.67
147	—	874	168.00–176.75	172.75
12	—	370	236.00	236.00
7	—	542	219.00	219.00
41	—	990	165.00–165.50	165.12
181	—	917	170.00–176.25	173.77
46	—	483	228.00–235.00	231.91
150	—	774	175.00–183.00	179.19
71	—	630	200.00–204.50	201.94
402	—	730	184.50–190.50	187.34
348	—	679	187.00–198.50	194.71
502	—	827	172.50–183.75	176.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	527	225.50	225.50
28	—	573	223.75	223.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	585	229.00	229.00
101	—	663	205.50–208.50	207.31
94	—	622	215.50	215.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	763	165.00–166.25	165.77
7	—	739	165.00	165.00
28	—	465	206.00–213.00	208.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	631	195.00	195.00
39	—	587	204.00–206.00	205.30
22	—	826	167.75	167.75
122	—	725	170.00–177.50	174.60

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