Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2023-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was 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 $212.24/cwt on 1,712 head.

Average price

$212.24

1,712 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$370

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

$19.66/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 1-2	544	230.08	1,252	159
Medium and Large 1	771	210.41	1,623	1,553

One grade step is worth $19.66/cwt here — about −$370 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 sale1,712 hd

212.24

—

NE average6 barns · 5,271 hd

209.22

+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

50 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	—	874	198.45/cwt	195.50–202.50	1,734	318
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	479	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,198	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,151	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	797	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,490	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	200.45/cwt	197.00–203.75	1,656	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	762	208.74/cwt	208.50–209.25	1,591	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	403	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,352	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	923	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	210.39/cwt	207.50–213.00	1,530	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	237.65/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,500	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	523	239.52/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,253	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	630	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,405	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	562	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,338	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	187.67/cwt	185.25–190.25	1,738	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	774	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	187.02/cwt	182.00–190.25	1,416	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	596	204.01/cwt	203.75–205.50	1,216	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	646	197.30/cwt	196.00–198.50	1,275	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	810	167.60/cwt	166.50–169.00	1,358	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,508	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	468	220.19/cwt	215.50–225.00	1,030	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,399	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	265.40/cwt	262.00–269.00	1,234	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	906	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	688	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,430	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,331	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	599	231.10/cwt	229.00–232.50	1,384	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	220.29/cwt	219.00–221.00	952	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	812	184.94/cwt	182.50–186.50	1,502	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	532	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,154	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	207.05/cwt	203.00–208.50	1,282	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	850	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	196.57/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,044	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	191.34/cwt	190.75–194.50	1,380	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	223.44/cwt	222.00–225.50	1,137	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	203.42/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,198	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	742	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,203	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,115	15

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 Mar 31, 2023

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

Receipts 2,984Last week 1,555Year ago 2,385

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was 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$ per cwt · actual wt
318	—	874	195.50–202.50	198.45
8	—	436	264.00	264.00
125	—	826	197.00–203.75	200.45
78	—	727	207.50–213.00	210.39
175	—	631	235.00–243.00	237.65
130	—	926	185.25–190.25	187.67
6	—	660	226.00	226.00
5	—	522	247.00	247.00
42	—	754	200.00	200.00
11	—	578	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	250.00	250.00
5	—	403	246.00	246.00
12	—	523	239.00–240.00	239.52
71	—	630	223.00	223.00
15	—	562	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	592	217.00	217.00
18	—	386	239.00	239.00
14	—	530	215.00	215.00
8	—	311	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	797	187.00	187.00
12	—	906	174.00	174.00
8	—	850	176.50	176.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
340	—	762	208.50–209.25	208.74
19	—	522	259.00	259.00
54	—	465	262.00–269.00	265.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	219.00	219.00
15	—	599	229.00–232.50	231.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	765	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	324	239.00	239.00
186	—	757	182.00–190.25	187.02
42	—	808	177.00	177.00
46	—	669	199.00	199.00
244	—	619	203.00–208.50	207.05
145	—	721	190.75–194.50	191.34
29	—	509	222.00–225.50	223.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	596	203.75–205.50	204.01
43	—	532	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	646	196.00–198.50	197.30
16	—	810	166.50–169.00	167.60
10	—	730	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	540	210.00	210.00
74	—	468	215.50–225.00	220.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	432	219.00–221.00	220.29
7	—	495	206.00	206.00
14	—	531	196.00–197.00	196.57
35	—	589	200.00–204.00	203.42
17	—	369	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	812	182.50–186.50	184.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	640	188.00	188.00
15	—	590	189.00	189.00

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