Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2025-11-07

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2025-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Nov 7

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Receipts

3,752 head

▲ 806 vs last sale 2,946▲ 2,248 vs year ago 1,504 · +149.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 400-700 lbs sold steady to 15.00 lower and heifers calves 400-550 lbs sold steady to 20.00 lower with their big sisters 550-650 lbs selling steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $414.17/cwt on 665 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −55.23 against this barn's trailing median of $469.40.

Average price

$414.17

665 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$43.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.74

vs NE average

−4.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	420.88	2,372	563
Medium and Large 1-2	577	377.17	2,178	102

One grade step is worth $43.71/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale665 hd

414.17

—

NE average11 barns · 5,907 hd

433.92

−19.74

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−4.93

This barn, trailing median16 sales

469.40

−55.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.41, low $429.68, median $469.40 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

39 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	608.00/cwt	608.00–608.00	2,146	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	513.81/cwt	495.00–523.00	2,194	87
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	472.23/cwt	462.00–494.00	2,267	173
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	440.32/cwt	426.00–455.00	2,140	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	459.04/cwt	430.00–462.50	2,378	96
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	404.68/cwt	401.00–410.00	2,121	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	413.03/cwt	407.00–421.00	2,367	467
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	372.79/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,185	88
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	358.72/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,206	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	389.35/cwt	378.00–400.00	2,430	154
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	390.11/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,446	52
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	381.80/cwt	361.00–399.00	2,558	298
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	371.75/cwt	371.75–371.75	2,506	109
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	742	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,501	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	771	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,352	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	365.75/cwt	365.75–365.75	2,835	197
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	778	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,688	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	365.94/cwt	340.00–370.25	2,990	323
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	511.99/cwt	507.50–514.00	1,684	59
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	463.00/cwt	450.00–467.00	1,769	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	401.24/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,769	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	431.32/cwt	417.50–436.00	1,906	58
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	454	428.15/cwt	426.00–433.00	1,944	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	456	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,038	127
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	399.66/cwt	385.00–411.00	1,874	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	366.18/cwt	361.00–370.00	1,750	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	356.56/cwt	349.00–361.50	1,900	57
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	391.67/cwt	370.00–403.50	2,103	267
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	370.56/cwt	356.00–384.00	2,108	163
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	576	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,786	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,116	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	373.24/cwt	361.00–381.00	2,292	132
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	637	330.38/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,105	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,261	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,196	18
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	947	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,841	116
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,562	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,011	19

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 7, 2025

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

Receipts 3,752Last week 2,946Year ago 1,504

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
127	450–500	456	447.00	447.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	300–350	329	507.50–514.00	511.99
22	350–400	382	450.00–467.00	463.00
58	400–450	442	417.50–436.00	431.32
44	450–500	469	385.00–411.00	399.66
267	500–550	537	370.00–403.50	391.67
163	550–600	569	356.00–384.00	370.56
60	600–650	601	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	441	400.00–402.00	401.24
14	450–500	478	361.00–370.00	366.18
57	500–550	533	349.00–361.50	356.56
6	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
18	650–700	695	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	450–500	454	426.00–433.00	428.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	637	330.00–331.00	330.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
132	600–650	614	361.00–381.00	373.24
15	650–700	663	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
116	900–950	947	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	576	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	750–800	778	345.50	345.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	350–400	353	608.00	608.00
87	400–450	427	495.00–523.00	513.81
173	450–500	480	462.00–494.00	472.23
96	500–550	518	430.00–462.50	459.04
467	550–600	573	407.00–421.00	413.03
52	600–650	627	380.00–395.00	390.11
109	650–700	674	371.75	371.75
197	750–800	775	365.75	365.75
323	800–850	817	340.00–370.25	365.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
154	600–650	624	378.00–400.00	389.35
298	650–700	670	361.00–399.00	381.80
20	700–750	742	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	450–500	486	426.00–455.00	440.32
14	500–550	524	401.00–410.00	404.68
88	550–600	586	365.00–376.00	372.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	600–650	615	357.00–360.00	358.72
8	750–800	771	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	419	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	347	450.00	450.00

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.