Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2023-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 450-550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with steer calves over 550 lbs selling 2.00 to 10.00 lower and heifer calves 450-650 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 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 $266.89/cwt on 1,864 head.

Average price

$266.89

1,864 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$6.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.85

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	267.60	1,581	1,657
Medium and Large 1-2	516	261.18	1,349	207

One grade step is worth $6.42/cwt here — about $233 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 sale1,864 hd

266.89

—

NE average11 barns · 16,880 hd

287.74

−20.85

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

33 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	—	339	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	308.38/cwt	298.00–311.00	1,545	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	304.66/cwt	298.00–312.00	1,298	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	305.17/cwt	304.50–306.00	1,440	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	441	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,297	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,432	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	236.99/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,239	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	462	248.61/cwt	245.50–250.50	1,149	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	235.32/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,372	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	624	240.19/cwt	240.00–240.50	1,499	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	277.39/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,548	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	249.85/cwt	249.00–250.25	1,779	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	256.74/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,340	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	284.58/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,474	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	472	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,383	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	951	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,423	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	224.39/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,613	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	235.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,432	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	264.92/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,269	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	253.07/cwt	246.00–258.50	1,311	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	259.95/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,503	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	252.55/cwt	249.75–255.50	1,697	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	251.14/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,077	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	226.30/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,500	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	249.41/cwt	242.00–255.25	1,389	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	255.18/cwt	247.50–259.50	1,597	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	273.97/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,274	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,269	7

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 Nov 10, 2023

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

Receipts 3,475Last week 2,832Year ago 1,521

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	339	349.00	349.00
60	—	501	298.00–311.00	308.38
64	—	426	298.00–312.00	304.66
109	—	472	304.50–306.00	305.17
290	—	558	269.00–279.00	277.39
154	—	712	249.00–250.25	249.85
257	—	672	249.75–255.50	252.55
298	—	626	247.50–259.50	255.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	441	294.00	294.00
58	—	624	240.00–240.50	240.19
53	—	518	280.00–291.00	284.58
16	—	472	293.00	293.00
275	—	578	256.00–266.00	259.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	522	256.00–257.00	256.74
10	—	328	290.00	290.00
13	—	593	240.00	240.00
23	—	719	222.00–227.00	224.39
7	—	662	229.00	229.00
90	—	465	271.00–276.00	273.97
7	—	447	284.00	284.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	638	224.50	224.50
32	—	523	235.00–240.00	236.99
51	—	462	245.50–250.50	248.61
174	—	583	230.00–239.00	235.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	281.00	281.00
7	—	385	278.00	278.00
8	—	716	220.00	220.00
177	—	607	230.00–240.00	235.98
116	—	479	261.00–276.00	264.92
234	—	518	246.00–258.50	253.07
96	—	429	247.50–256.00	251.14
112	—	663	220.00–229.00	226.30
230	—	557	242.00–255.25	249.41

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