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Lexington Livestock Market · Fri, Feb 7

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Feb 7

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Receipts

2,941 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 3,076▼ 1,341 vs year ago 4,282 · −31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 7.00 lower, Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd. The consignment sheet consisted of long time weaned and vaccinated steers and heifers with some bawling calves selling in the mix.

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 $363.13/cwt on 329 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −106.26 against this barn's trailing median of $469.40.

Average price

$363.13

329 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$36.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

vs NE average

+20.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	374.30	2,056	228
Medium and Large 1-2	545	337.93	1,843	101

One grade step is worth $36.36/cwt here — about $213 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 sale329 hd

363.13

—

NE average10 barns · 3,141 hd

366.04

−2.90

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

+20.75

This barn, trailing median16 sales

469.40

−106.26

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

37 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,756	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	418.25/cwt	412.00–423.00	1,765	65
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,786	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	400.24/cwt	389.00–404.00	1,913	104
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	515	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,720	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	381.47/cwt	375.00–385.50	2,010	115
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	350.02/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,876	66
Steers

Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Fri Feb 7, 2025

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

Receipts 2,941Last week 3,076Year ago 4,282

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	777	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	550–600	588	283.00–286.00	283.77
17	600–650	629	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	379	385.00–387.00	385.99
25	400–450	415	382.50–391.00	387.60
193	450–500	480	340.00–365.00

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Feb 7

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Receipts

2,941 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 3,076▼ 1,341 vs year ago 4,282 · −31.3%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $363.13/cwt on 329 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −106.26 against this barn's trailing median of $469.40.

Average price

$363.13

329 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$36.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

vs NE average

+20.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	374.30	2,056	228
Medium and Large 1-2	545	337.93	1,843	101

One grade step is worth $36.36/cwt here — about $213 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 sale329 hd

363.13

—

NE average10 barns · 3,141 hd

366.04

−2.90

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

+20.75

This barn, trailing median16 sales

469.40

−106.26

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

37 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,756	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	418.25/cwt	412.00–423.00	1,765	65
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,786	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	400.24/cwt	389.00–404.00	1,913	104
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	515	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,720	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	381.47/cwt	375.00–385.50	2,010	115
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	350.02/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,876	66
Steers

Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Fri Feb 7, 2025

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

Receipts 2,941Last week 3,076Year ago 4,282

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	777	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	550–600	588	283.00–286.00	283.77
17	600–650	629	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	379	385.00–387.00	385.99
25	400–450	415	382.50–391.00	387.60
193	450–500	480	340.00–365.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	385.99/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,463	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	387.60/cwt	382.50–391.00	1,609	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	345.77/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,660	193
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	336.11/cwt	326.00–350.00	1,704	121
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,641	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	331.36/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,852	127
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,770	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	588	283.77/cwt	283.00–286.00	1,669	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	610	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,897	61
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,659	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	629	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,705	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	291.54/cwt	284.50–301.00	1,854	189
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	267.43/cwt	263.00–270.50	1,936	262
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	777	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,919	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,033	83
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,153	29
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,270	82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	386	455.00	455.00
65	400–450	422	412.00–423.00	418.25
104	450–500	478	389.00–404.00	400.24
115	500–550	527	375.00–385.50	381.47
113	550–600	572	367.00	367.00
174	600–650	618	330.00–350.25	345.85
145	650–700	660	310.00–327.00	315.38
51	700–750	726	310.00	310.00
243	750–800	765	278.50–291.25	285.12
93	800–850	824	265.00–273.00	270.71
106	850–900	883	262.75	262.75
42	900–950	907	260.75	260.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
61	600–650	610	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	521	315.00	315.00
13	550–600	588	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	610	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	467	382.50	382.50
66	500–550	536	345.00–354.00	350.02
52	700–750	722	283.00–287.00	284.91
5	750–800	788	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	609	320.00–321.00	320.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	614	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	515	334.00	334.00
22	550–600	592	304.00	304.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Feeder Cattle

Lexington

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Feeder Cattle

How this sale compares