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Lexington Livestock Market · Fri, Mar 22

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Mar 22

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Mar 15Mar 22Apr 5 →

Receipts

2,177 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 2,072▲ 622 vs year ago 1,555 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and heifers over 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was 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 $308.86/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −157.75 against this barn's trailing median of $466.61.

Average price

$308.86

65 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.93

vs NE average

−9.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	313.40	1,647	43
Medium and Large 1-2	558	300.00	1,675	22

One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale65 hd

308.86

—

NE average5 barns · 637 hd

330.79

−21.93

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−9.43

This barn, trailing median15 sales

466.61

−157.75

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

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.00, low $429.68, median $466.61 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,607	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,616	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	511	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	1,633	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,656	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755

Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Fri Mar 22, 2024

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

Receipts 2,177Last week 2,072Year ago 1,555

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and heifers over 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	833	220.00	220.00
5	1050–1100	1,068	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	529	282.00–286.00	284.02
41	550–600	571	271.00–277.00	273.70
11	600–650	620	261.00	261.00
31	700–750	733	234.00–240.50	235.41
75	750–800	792	233.50–234.00	233.53
14	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
18	850–900	877	210.00	210.00

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Mar 22

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Mar 15Mar 22Apr 5 →

Receipts

2,177 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 2,072▲ 622 vs year ago 1,555 · +40.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and heifers over 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was 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 $308.86/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −157.75 against this barn's trailing median of $466.61.

Average price

$308.86

65 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.93

vs NE average

−9.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	313.40	1,647	43
Medium and Large 1-2	558	300.00	1,675	22

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale65 hd

308.86

—

NE average5 barns · 637 hd

330.79

−21.93

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−9.43

This barn, trailing median15 sales

466.61

−157.75

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

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.00, low $429.68, median $466.61 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,607	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,616	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	511	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	1,633	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,656	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755

Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Fri Mar 22, 2024

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

Receipts 2,177Last week 2,072Year ago 1,555

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and heifers over 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	833	220.00	220.00
5	1050–1100	1,068	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	529	282.00–286.00	284.02
41	550–600	571	271.00–277.00	273.70
11	600–650	620	261.00	261.00
31	700–750	733	234.00–240.50	235.41
75	750–800	792	233.50–234.00	233.53
14	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
18	850–900	877	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	431	312.00–315.00	313.19
12	450–500	494	295.00	295.00
50	500–550	508	297.00–299.00	297.85
36	600–650	607	282.50	282.50
48	650–700	678	269.50	269.50
213	700–750	708	251.25–256.25	254.53
9	750–800	771	241.00	241.00
192	800–850	805	232.50–237.00	234.50

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	343	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,269	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	313.19/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,350	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,421	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,457	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	297.85/cwt	297.00–299.00	1,513	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	529	284.02/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,502	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	571	273.70/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,563	41
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,715	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,618	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,574	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,827	48
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	254.53/cwt	251.25–256.25	1,802	213
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	733	235.41/cwt	234.00–240.50	1,726	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,858	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	792	233.53/cwt	233.50–234.00	1,850	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	234.50/cwt	232.50–237.00	1,888	192
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	877	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,842	18

Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	833	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,833	7
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,068	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,965	5

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	627	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	432	372.00	372.00
11	450–500	450	359.00	359.00
60	600–650	638	299.00–308.00	300.29
45	650–700	659	288.50–296.00	293.10
83	700–750	729	266.00–271.50	270.99
348	750–800	769	257.00–269.00	267.59
80	800–850	834	250.00–258.25	257.10
339	850–900	873	241.00–250.50	248.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	511	319.50	319.50
12	750–800	757	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	623	318.00	318.00
73	700–750	733	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
14	700–750	724	248.00	248.00
20	850–900	858	230.00–231.00	230.60
9	950–1000	989	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	585	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	536	309.00	309.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Feeder Cattle

Lexington

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Feeder Cattle

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