Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2023-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and heifers sold 6.00 to 9.00 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 $223.44/cwt on 736 head.

Average price

$223.44

736 head · 804 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$8.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.56

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	810	223.96	1,814	690
Medium and Large 1-2	707	215.76	1,525	46

One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about $289 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 sale736 hd

223.44

—

NE average5 barns · 6,691 hd

239.01

−15.56

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,582	$2,375	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,257	$2,322	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,338	$1,793	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,372	$1,652	81
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,206	$2,525	69

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1	—	624	220.38/cwt	211.50–222.00	1,375	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	236.30/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,255	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	209.57/cwt	200.00–210.50	1,534	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	221.81/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,251	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	844	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,638	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	671	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	784	201.61/cwt	199.00–204.25	1,581	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	274.51/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,378	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	193.33/cwt	187.00–197.50	1,881	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	479	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,269	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	729	207.75/cwt	207.75–207.75	1,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	758	233.85/cwt	233.85–233.85	1,773	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	784	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,403	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,652	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,617	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	866	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,693	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,583	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	572	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,567	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	612	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	246.90/cwt	243.50–250.00	1,173	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,354	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	760	205.25/cwt	205.25–205.25	1,560	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	704	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,334	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	597	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	542	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,230	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,502	1,816.32/head	1,800.00–1,835.00	1,816	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,229	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,319	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,447	1,873.78/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,874	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	2,322.02/head	1,985.00–2,600.00	2,322	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,582	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	2,524.58/head	2,200.00–2,935.00	2,525	69

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 May 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,530Last week 1,618Year ago 2,319

Replacement CattleReceipts 217Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and heifers sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	624	211.50–222.00	220.38
47	—	531	236.00–237.00	236.30
111	—	732	200.00–210.50	209.57
12	—	564	221.00–223.00	221.81
38	—	936	175.00	175.00
24	—	475	243.50–250.00	246.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	350	241.00	241.00
27	—	726	186.50	186.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	760	205.25	205.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	189.50	189.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	597	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	542	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	671	245.00	245.00
126	—	758	233.85	233.85
27	—	572	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	784	199.00–204.25	201.61
7	—	479	265.00	265.00
7	—	729	207.75	207.75
6	—	612	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	502	273.00–276.00	274.51
302	—	973	187.00–197.50	193.33
39	—	646	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	784	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	614	269.00	269.00
31	—	515	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	866	195.50	195.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,502	1,800.00–1,835.00	1,816.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,229	1,410.00	1,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,319	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,395	1,810.00	1,810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,243	1,360.00	1,360.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,447	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,873.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,257	1,985.00–2,600.00	2,322.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,582	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,280	1,775.00	1,775.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	69	—	1,206	2,200.00–2,935.00	2,524.58

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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