Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2026-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers over 650 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Demand was 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 $512.00/cwt on 33 head, up $11.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 18 comparable sales and sits +32.44 against this barn's trailing median of $479.56.

Average price

$512.00

▲ 11.19 vs prior sale

33 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.88

vs NE average

+43.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	512.00	2,770	33

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale33 hd

512.00

—

NE average4 barns · 377 hd

518.88

−6.88

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

+43.54

This barn, trailing median18 sales

479.56

+32.44

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,718	$4,500	12

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	841	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	3,166	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	984	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,316	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,017	312.25/cwt	312.25–312.25	3,176	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	3,345	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	355.79/cwt	354.50–356.25	3,451	289
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,036	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,212	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	390.73/cwt	390.00–391.00	3,013	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	879	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,778	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	3,080	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	859	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	965	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	2,909	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,691	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	342.14/cwt	339.00–344.00	2,867	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,718	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	339.25/cwt	339.25–339.25	3,413	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,939	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,479	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,394	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,770	33

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 Jun 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 945Last week 1,789Year ago 779

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago steers over 650 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	800–850	841	376.50	376.50
6	950–1000	984	337.00	337.00
21	1000–1050	1,017	312.25	312.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	541	512.00	512.00
29	650–700	682	431.00	431.00
29	750–800	771	390.00–391.00	390.73
112	850–900	885	378.00	378.00
289	950–1000	970	354.50–356.25	355.79
52	1000–1050	1,006	339.25	339.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	879	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	463	517.00	517.00
25	550–600	586	423.00	423.00
6	600–650	630	409.00	409.00
6	650–700	687	370.00	370.00
48	750–800	781	344.50	344.50
40	800–850	838	339.00–344.00	342.14
23	900–950	929	331.50	331.50
11	1000–1050	1,036	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	859	314.00	314.00
17	950–1000	965	301.50	301.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,718	4,500.00	4,500.00

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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