Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2024-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of weaned calves and bawling calves along with spring bred cows on offer. Around 500 head of the bawling calves had not received fall vaccinations, majority of which sold at a discount. Compared to last week steer calves under 550 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and steer calves over 550 lbs sold unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs sold unevenly steady from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher and heifer calves over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.34/cwt on 1,015 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −172.21 against this barn's trailing median of $479.56.

Average price

$307.34

1,015 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$28.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

vs NE average

+6.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	308.54	1,712	972
Medium and Large 1-2	574	280.36	1,609	43

One grade step is worth $28.18/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.53, low $429.68, median $479.56 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,015 hd

307.34

—

NE average10 barns · 7,799 hd

311.98

−4.64

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

+6.65

This barn, trailing median18 sales

479.56

−172.21

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
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,463	51
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,411	$2,001	50
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,294	$1,935	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,363	$1,675	16

Every lot, as filed

48 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	400–450	439	354.54/cwt	346.00–364.00	1,556	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	280.36/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,609	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,332	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	302.97/cwt	294.00–314.00	1,730	613
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	534	302.92/cwt	299.00–307.00	1,618	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,781	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	1,723	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	391.12/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,486	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	277.80/cwt	274.50–280.00	1,853	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	415.44/cwt	415.00–416.00	1,304	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	324.57/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,704	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	342.32/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,609	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	406	376.70/cwt	374.00–377.50	1,529	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	680	279.11/cwt	276.00–282.75	1,898	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	612	297.56/cwt	281.50–306.00	1,821	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	606	267.36/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,620	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	614	311.95/cwt	310.00–313.50	1,915	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	297.75/cwt	297.75–297.75	2,010	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	349.44/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,188	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	263.66/cwt	261.00–267.50	1,653	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	614	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,535	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	368	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	339	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,093	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,452	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,463.25/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,463	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	1,935.00/head	1,935.00–1,935.00	1,935	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,207	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,444	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	256.83/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,526	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	276.27/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,589	380
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	281.79/cwt	267.00–289.00	1,491	340
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	314.78/cwt	301.00–325.00	1,347	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	331.62/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,257	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,898	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	262.83/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,406	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	281.09/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,203	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	624	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,719	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	316.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,434	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	292.61/cwt	283.00–309.00	1,393	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	462	319.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,476	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	382	359.18/cwt	359.00–360.00	1,372	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	435	336.63/cwt	336.00–337.50	1,464	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	293.64/cwt	293.00–295.50	1,506	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	636	260.99/cwt	258.50–266.00	1,660	80

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 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,517Last week 3,356Year ago 2,832

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
19	300–350	314	415.00–416.00	415.44
61	350–400	380	382.50–395.00	391.12
73	400–450	439	346.00–364.00	354.54
186	450–500	470	327.00–347.00	342.32
198	500–550	525	315.00–333.00	324.57
613	550–600	571	294.00–314.00	302.97
14	600–650	627	284.00	284.00
49	650–700	667	274.50–280.00	277.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	423	315.00	315.00
43	550–600	574	272.00–282.00	280.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
62	350–400	382	359.00–360.00	359.18
42	400–450	435	336.00–337.50	336.63
123	450–500	462	315.00–320.00	319.52
127	500–550	534	299.00–307.00	302.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	406	374.00–377.50	376.70
34	500–550	512	336.50	336.50
124	600–650	614	310.00–313.50	311.95
40	650–700	675	297.75	297.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
297	600–650	612	281.50–306.00	297.56
160	650–700	680	276.00–282.75	279.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	606	264.00–269.00	267.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	340	347.00–350.00	349.44
55	350–400	379	329.00–335.00	331.62
272	400–450	428	301.00–325.00	314.78
322	450–500	476	283.00–309.00	292.61
340	500–550	529	267.00–289.00	281.79
380	550–600	575	265.00–284.00	276.27
34	600–650	627	261.00–267.50	263.66
51	750–800	791	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	614	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	339	322.50	322.50
8	350–400	368	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	400–450	428	275.00–283.00	281.09
41	500–550	535	260.00–264.00	262.83
47	550–600	594	256.00–257.00	256.83
7	650–700	682	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	453	315.00–320.00	316.55
80	500–550	513	293.00–295.50	293.64
56	600–650	624	275.50	275.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
80	600–650	636	258.50–266.00	260.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	530	274.00	274.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	51	—	1,365	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,463.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	23	—	1,433	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,294	1,935.00	1,935.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,363	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,207	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	21	—	1,444	1,925.00	1,925.00

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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