Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2026-05-29

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2026-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, May 29

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← May 15May 29Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

591 head

▼ 464 vs last sale 1,055▼ 853 vs year ago 1,444 · −59.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 17 · +88.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 950 lbs steers sold 5.00 higher with not enough comparable offerings in the other weight classes to establish a trend for steers or heifers. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd. The consignment sheet consisted of mostly packages of weaned fall calves and yearlings.

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 $429.68/cwt on 22 head, down $65.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −39.71 against this barn's trailing median of $469.40.

Average price

$429.68

▼ 65.64 vs prior sale

22 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$36.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−66.21

vs NE average

−30.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	448.00	2,684	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	595	411.36	2,447	11thin

One grade step is worth $36.64/cwt here — about $236 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

429.68

—

NE average6 barns · 764 hd

495.89

−66.21

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−30.69

This barn, trailing median16 sales

469.40

−39.71

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.

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,532	$2,979	29

Every lot, as filed

21 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	607.00/cwt	607.00–607.00	2,143	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,226	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,514	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,662	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,508	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	599	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,684	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	599	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,396	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,801	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,686	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	353.60/cwt	349.00–361.00	2,772	13
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	906	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,899	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	947	350.75/cwt	350.75–350.75	3,322	238
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	955	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	3,109	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,125	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	501.63/cwt	498.00–504.00	2,313	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	428.26/cwt	423.00–430.00	2,527	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Spayed	699	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,705	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,660	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	772	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,551	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	818	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,597	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,532	2,979.36/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,979	29

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 May 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 1,055Year ago 1,444

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	401	530.00	530.00
31	450–500	461	498.00–504.00	501.63
20	550–600	590	423.00–430.00	428.26
13	700–750	715	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	699	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	772	330.50	330.50
7	800–850	818	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	493	540.00	540.00
11	550–600	599	448.00	448.00
238	900–950	947	350.75	350.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	353	607.00	607.00
10	400–450	424	525.00	525.00
24	450–500	492	511.00	511.00
5	550–600	590	425.00	425.00
25	700–750	726	370.00	370.00
13	750–800	784	349.00–361.00	353.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	599	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	690	406.00	406.00
16	900–950	906	320.00	320.00
7	950–1000	955	325.50	325.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	29	—	1,532	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,979.36

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.