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Lexington Livestock Market · Fri, Apr 3

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Apr 3

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Mar 20Apr 3Apr 17 →

Receipts

2,421 head

▲ 1,628 vs last sale 793▲ 2,421 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable offerings two weeks ago to establish a trend, however a higher undertone was noted. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $445.84/cwt on 323 head, up $9.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 17 comparable sales and sits +22.84 against this barn's trailing median of $423.00.

Average price

$445.84

▲ 9.38 vs prior sale

323 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$32.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs NE average

+22.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	449.30	2,438	289
Medium and Large 1-2	544	416.42	2,264	34

One grade step is worth $32.87/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale323 hd

445.84

—

NE average7 barns · 1,165 hd

445.50

+0.34

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

+22.65

This barn, trailing median17 sales

423.00

+22.84

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

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $478.24, low $371.26, median $423.00 across 17 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

42 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,965	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,386	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	561.33/cwt	556.00–566.00	2,621	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	514.20/cwt	501.00–536.00	2,751	208
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	487.38/cwt	478.00–492.00	2,880	63
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	462.58/cwt	442.00–471.00	2,840	178
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	426.21/cwt	414.50–429.50	2,902	42
Steers	700–750

Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Fri Apr 3, 2026

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

Receipts 2,421Last week 793Year ago 0

Not enough comparable offerings two weeks ago to establish a trend, however a higher undertone was noted. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	400–450	438	495.00–514.00	499.81
56	450–500	477	469.00–494.00	476.85
135	500–550	517	440.00–475.00	455.72
154	550–600	565	428.00–452.50	443.67
78	600–650	614	400.00–417.00	411.58
93	650–700	681	375.00–380.00	378.71
9	700–750	707	373.00	373.00
123	750–800	766	345.00–357.00	353.81
58	800–850	821	327.50–341.00	336.31
83	850–900	870	323.25	323.25
28	900–950	922	304.00–314.00	309.29

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Apr 3

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Mar 20Apr 3Apr 17 →

Receipts

2,421 head

▲ 1,628 vs last sale 793▲ 2,421 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable offerings two weeks ago to establish a trend, however a higher undertone was noted. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

Average price

$445.84

▲ 9.38 vs prior sale

323 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$32.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs NE average

+22.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	449.30	2,438	289
Medium and Large 1-2	544	416.42	2,264	34

One grade step is worth $32.87/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale323 hd

445.84

—

NE average7 barns · 1,165 hd

445.50

+0.34

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

+22.65

This barn, trailing median17 sales

423.00

+22.84

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

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $478.24, low $371.26, median $423.00 across 17 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

42 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,965	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,386	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	561.33/cwt	556.00–566.00	2,621	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	514.20/cwt	501.00–536.00	2,751	208
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	487.38/cwt	478.00–492.00	2,880	63
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	462.58/cwt	442.00–471.00	2,840	178
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	426.21/cwt	414.50–429.50	2,902	42
Steers	700–750

Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

Fri Apr 3, 2026

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

Receipts 2,421Last week 793Year ago 0

Not enough comparable offerings two weeks ago to establish a trend, however a higher undertone was noted. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	400–450	438	495.00–514.00	499.81
56	450–500	477	469.00–494.00	476.85
135	500–550	517	440.00–475.00	455.72
154	550–600	565	428.00–452.50	443.67
78	600–650	614	400.00–417.00	411.58
93	650–700	681	375.00–380.00	378.71
9	700–750	707	373.00	373.00
123	750–800	766	345.00–357.00	353.81
58	800–850	821	327.50–341.00	336.31
83	850–900	870	323.25	323.25
28	900–950	922	304.00–314.00	309.29

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	378.14/cwt	376.00–380.00	2,753	17
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,667	8

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	505.00	505.00
5	350–400	374	495.00	495.00
10	450–500	467	461.00	461.00
28	500–550	533	410.00–431.00	424.23
6	550–600	594	380.00	380.00
7	600–650	645	371.00	371.00
6	650–700	675	349.00	349.00
20	700–750	703	347.00	347.00
21	750–800	773	330.00–333.00	331.84
18	800–850	825	315.00	315.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,692	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,851	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	499.81/cwt	495.00–514.00	2,189	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,153	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	476.85/cwt	469.00–494.00	2,275	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	455.72/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,356	135
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	424.23/cwt	410.00–431.00	2,261	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	443.67/cwt	428.00–452.50	2,507	154
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,257	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	411.58/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,527	78
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,393	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	659	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,735	91
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,356	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	378.71/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,579	93
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,439	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,637	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	739	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,587	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	353.81/cwt	345.00–357.00	2,710	123
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	331.84/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,565	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	336.31/cwt	327.50–341.00	2,761	58
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	323.25/cwt	323.25–323.25	2,812	83
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	309.29/cwt	304.00–314.00	2,852	28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
91	650–700	659	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	396	602.50	602.50
67	450–500	467	556.00–566.00	561.33
208	500–550	535	501.00–536.00	514.20
63	550–600	591	478.00–492.00	487.38
178	600–650	614	442.00–471.00	462.58
42	650–700	681	414.50–429.50	426.21
136	700–750	706	406.00–429.25	426.31
133	800–850	831	368.50–374.50	371.21
5	850–900	858	351.50	351.50
146	900–950	939	336.00–350.00	347.36
14	1000–1050	1,023	308.00–311.00	309.70
19	1050–1100	1,097	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	354	555.00	555.00
17	700–750	728	365.00–369.00	367.58
5	750–800	793	352.00	352.00
6	1000–1050	1,040	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	900–950	937	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	728	376.00–380.00	378.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	898	297.00	297.00

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Lexington Livestock Market · Fri, Apr 3

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Heifers · 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