Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2025-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves sold steady to 7.00 higher except 450-550 lbs steers sold steady to 10.00 lower and heifer calves sold steady to 25.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. Buyers were more selective with what they were bidding on, if the calves had received fall vaccinations and the weighing condition was in the buyers favor the demand was higher, if not demand slowed and calves got discounted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.38/cwt on 674 head. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −32.17 against this barn's trailing median of $479.56.

Average price

$447.38

674 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$38.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.39

vs NE average

+17.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	454.43	2,485	551
Medium and Large 1-2	554	415.81	2,303	123

One grade step is worth $38.62/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale674 hd

447.38

—

NE average9 barns · 6,211 hd

453.77

−6.39

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+17.66

This barn, trailing median18 sales

479.56

−32.17

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,259	$3,713	13
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$3,375	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,832	28

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	450–500	474	428.41/cwt	423.00–455.00	2,031	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	451.70/cwt	445.00–464.00	1,920	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	434.82/cwt	421.00–461.00	2,465	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,259	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	479.85/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,847	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	345.46/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,135	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,293	2,784.59/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,785	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,259	3,712.79/head	3,700.00–3,725.00	3,713	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	702	369.98/cwt	366.00–373.50	2,597	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	491.07/cwt	479.00–513.00	2,357	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	577.23/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,165	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	376.58/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,553	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	360.61/cwt	353.00–377.00	2,120	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	400.67/cwt	378.00–408.00	2,100	356
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	708	336.83/cwt	334.00–341.00	2,385	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	467.76/cwt	452.50–487.00	2,493	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	529.48/cwt	508.00–540.00	2,160	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	405.17/cwt	398.00–408.00	2,269	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	370.55/cwt	364.00–382.00	2,286	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,862	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	363.42/cwt	349.00–371.00	1,926	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	672	389.32/cwt	367.00–403.00	2,616	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	409.51/cwt	385.00–419.00	2,564	567
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	641	330.72/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,120	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	459.45/cwt	440.00–464.00	2,178	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	402.74/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,336	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	424.76/cwt	385.00–440.00	2,277	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,732	6

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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,946Last week 2,687Year ago 4,517

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 0Year ago 126

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	540.00	540.00
32	350–400	385	460.00–495.00	479.85
71	400–450	425	445.00–464.00	451.70
67	450–500	474	423.00–455.00	428.41
356	500–550	524	378.00–408.00	400.67
188	550–600	588	353.00–377.00	360.61
32	600–650	618	340.00–350.00	345.46
6	900–950	923	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	600–650	617	364.00–382.00	370.55
24	650–700	653	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
109	550–600	560	398.00–408.00	405.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	444	390.00	390.00
31	450–500	453	411.00	411.00
55	500–550	530	349.00–371.00	363.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	641	330.00–332.50	330.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	375	570.00–585.00	577.23
45	400–450	408	508.00–540.00	529.48
122	450–500	480	479.00–513.00	491.07
328	500–550	533	452.50–487.00	467.76
223	550–600	567	421.00–461.00	434.82
28	650–700	678	374.00–380.00	376.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
567	600–650	626	385.00–419.00	409.51
109	650–700	672	367.00–403.00	389.32
68	700–750	702	366.00–373.50	369.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
30	700–750	708	334.00–341.00	336.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	346	405.00	405.00
8	350–400	396	497.50	497.50
26	450–500	474	440.00–464.00	459.45
73	500–550	536	385.00–440.00	424.76
50	550–600	580	385.00–410.00	402.74

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,346	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,259	3,700.00–3,725.00	3,712.79
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,250	3,375.00	3,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,293	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,784.59

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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