Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2023-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 600 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 higher and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Nice run of spring calves on offer with most all consignments having received preconditioning shots. Demand was good to very good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $303.96/cwt on 554 head.

Average price

$303.96

554 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

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

$49.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.60

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	312.89	1,666	454
Medium and Large 1-2	659	263.46	1,737	100

One grade step is worth $49.43/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale554 hd

303.96

—

NE average9 barns · 9,108 hd

285.36

+18.60

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

28 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 1-2	—	356	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,068	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,293	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	336	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,129	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	235.35/cwt	234.00–237.00	2,038	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	315.33/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,211	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,225	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,299	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	330.47/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,566	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	352.70/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,562	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	296.73/cwt	288.50–307.00	1,685	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,070	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,782	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	379	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	250.49/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,571	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	745	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,795	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,335	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	320.25/cwt	306.00–326.00	1,669	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,402	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	273.05/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,294	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	303.62/cwt	303.50–304.00	1,412	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	281.39/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,472	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,399	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	279.17/cwt	269.00–282.75	1,410	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	245.75/cwt	245.75–245.75	1,475	53

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 Oct 6, 2023

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

Receipts 1,123Last week 2,258Year ago 1,594

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	356	300.00	300.00
13	—	465	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	336	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	866	234.00–237.00	235.35
35	—	384	315.00–317.00	315.33
47	—	424	289.00	289.00
69	—	479	292.00	292.00
96	—	505	269.00–282.75	279.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	245.00	245.00
53	—	600	245.75	245.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	584	240.00	240.00
40	—	474	271.00–281.00	273.05
7	—	975	209.50	209.50
5	—	408	281.00	281.00
7	—	345	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	366	355.00	355.00
73	—	474	320.00–334.00	330.47
71	—	443	345.00–354.00	352.70
137	—	568	288.50–307.00	296.73
58	—	521	306.00–326.00	320.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	881	235.00	235.00
29	—	465	303.50–304.00	303.62
12	—	523	279.00–284.00	281.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	665	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	250.00–251.00	250.49
24	—	745	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	355	376.00	376.00

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