Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2019-11-22

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2019-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-22

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Nov 22

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Nov 15Nov 22Dec 6 →

Receipts

2,780 head

▼ 223 vs last sale 3,003▲ 2,780 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and steers 600-700 lbs sold 7.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 higher and heifers 500-650 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd. Near 500 head of slaughter cows and bulls are included in the receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.28/cwt on 1,089 head.

Average price

$145.28

1,089 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$5.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.31

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	145.73	931	1,000
Medium and Large 1-2	515	140.16	722	89

One grade step is worth $5.57/cwt here — about $209 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 sale1,089 hd

145.28

—

NE average9 barns · 9,197 hd

148.59

−3.31

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

Every lot

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	611	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	338	206.82/cwt	206.50–207.00	699	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	777	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	183.25/cwt	176.50–184.50	781	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	175.89/cwt	168.00–179.00	864	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	803	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	169.47/cwt	164.25–173.00	881	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	525	177.90/cwt	177.90–177.90	934	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	159.85/cwt	152.75–161.75	926	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	153.92/cwt	145.00–156.50	951	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	644	143.44/cwt	142.50–144.00	924	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	153.54/cwt	150.50–158.00	1,007	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	656	143.09/cwt	139.50–144.50	939	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	137.35/cwt	135.00–140.50	934	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	773	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,086	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	150.76/cwt	149.50–155.00	1,233	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,373	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,370	45
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	512	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	167.65/cwt	164.00–169.00	619	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	650	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	397	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	631	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	160.34/cwt	159.50–162.50	699	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	155.30/cwt	152.00–157.25	747	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	140.78/cwt	140.50–142.50	683	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	149.00/cwt	146.50–151.50	782	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	140.71/cwt	136.50–147.00	796	193
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	580	134.81/cwt	134.00–136.50	782	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	140.02/cwt	134.25–141.75	860	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	854	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	896	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	144.15/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,070	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,146	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	826	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,074	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,269	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	878	146.85/cwt	146.85–146.85	1,289	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	948	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,332	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	965	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,245	36

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 22, 2019

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

Receipts 2,780Last week 3,003Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	965	129.00	129.00
27	—	826	130.00	130.00
17	—	735	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	387	168.00	168.00
154	—	742	139.00–145.00	144.15
8	—	874	145.25	145.25
13	—	666	134.50	134.50
7	—	823	139.25	139.25
12	—	948	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	436	159.50–162.50	160.34
120	—	614	134.25–141.75	140.02
12	—	318	161.00	161.00
59	—	525	146.50–151.50	149.00
193	—	566	136.50–147.00	140.71
5	—	657	130.00	130.00
42	—	369	164.00–169.00	167.65
132	—	481	152.00–157.25	155.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	878	146.85	146.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	580	134.00–136.50	134.81
20	—	517	140.00	140.00
7	—	397	159.00	159.00
34	—	485	140.50–142.50	140.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	886	155.00	155.00
6	—	395	185.00	185.00
45	—	904	151.50	151.50
30	—	818	149.50–155.00	150.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	190.00	190.00
96	—	525	177.90	177.90
21	—	338	206.50–207.00	206.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	191.00	191.00
81	—	426	176.50–184.50	183.25
125	—	579	152.75–161.75	159.85
73	—	520	164.25–173.00	169.47
115	—	618	145.00–156.50	153.92
27	—	383	203.00	203.00
95	—	491	168.00–179.00	175.89
141	—	656	150.50–158.00	153.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	680	135.00–140.50	137.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	656	139.50–144.50	143.09
24	—	644	142.50–144.00	143.44
6	—	515	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	773	140.50	140.50

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.