Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2019-11-01

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2019-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Nov 1

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Receipts

2,504 head

▼ 744 vs last sale 3,248▲ 2,504 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves under 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers over 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and yearling heifers 900-950 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.93/cwt on 1,458 head.

Average price

$156.93

1,458 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$17.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	748	157.90	1,182	1,375
Medium and Large 1-2	607	140.85	856	83

One grade step is worth $17.05/cwt here — about $326 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,458 hd

156.93

—

NE average11 barns · 20,461 hd

160.20

−3.27

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

41 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	371	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	607	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	181.23/cwt	181.00–182.00	687	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	410	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	631	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	183.22/cwt	182.00–184.00	762	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	175.89/cwt	172.00–178.00	837	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	165.33/cwt	162.00–167.50	881	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	546	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	841	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	556	153.47/cwt	153.00–155.00	853	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	584	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	832	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	950	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	612	139.00/cwt	137.50–140.50	851	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	158.56/cwt	156.50–161.00	972	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	627	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	941	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,036	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	919	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	683	149.08/cwt	148.00–150.25	1,018	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,096	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	156.10/cwt	156.10–156.10	1,293	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	152.85/cwt	152.85–152.85	1,340	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	152.97/cwt	152.75–153.10	1,403	400
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,432	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,092	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,420	41
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	530	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	341	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	535	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	159.63/cwt	155.00–162.00	581	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	440	149.36/cwt	148.00–151.25	657	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	152.84/cwt	149.00–155.50	705	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	479	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	671	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	145.35/cwt	144.00–146.00	753	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	525	138.65/cwt	137.00–140.00	728	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	551	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	781	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	146.98/cwt	146.75–147.25	841	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	575	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	772	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	141.66/cwt	140.50–143.50	892	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	643	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	884	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	944	149.10/cwt	149.10–149.10	1,408	88

This sale against other markets

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 Nov 1, 2019

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

Receipts 2,504Last week 3,248Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	440	148.00–151.25	149.36
42	—	525	137.00–140.00	138.65
7	—	365	151.00	151.00
30	—	460	146.00	146.00
6	—	341	157.00	157.00
15	—	551	141.75	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	632	140.00	140.00
81	—	461	149.00–155.50	152.84
8	—	321	165.00	165.00
67	—	572	146.75–147.25	146.98
38	—	364	155.00–162.00	159.63
113	—	518	144.00–146.00	145.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	140.00	140.00
7	—	575	134.25	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	643	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	630	140.50–143.50	141.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	944	149.10	149.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	627	150.00	150.00
8	—	546	154.00	154.00
31	—	683	148.00–150.25	149.08
30	—	556	153.00–155.00	153.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	416	182.00–184.00	183.22
58	—	961	149.00	149.00
177	—	533	162.00–167.50	165.33
46	—	589	161.25	161.25
137	—	476	172.00–178.00	175.89
400	—	917	152.75–153.10	152.97
28	—	379	181.00–182.00	181.23
116	—	877	152.85	152.85
177	—	828	156.10	156.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	664	156.00	156.00
56	—	613	156.50–161.00	158.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	142.50	142.50
5	—	410	154.00	154.00
8	—	371	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	812	135.00	135.00
6	—	666	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	612	137.50–140.50	139.00
14	—	700	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,092	130.00	130.00

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.