Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2019-12-13

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2019-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Dec 13

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

Receipts

3,674 head

▲ 1,533 vs last sale 2,141▲ 3,674 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. Near 320 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.84/cwt on 1,783 head.

Average price

$159.84

1,783 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	160.44	1,007	1,685
Medium and Large 1-2	570	149.62	853	98

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about $154 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 sale1,783 hd

159.84

—

NE average9 barns · 17,726 hd

165.27

−5.42

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

Every lot

52 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	213.13/cwt	212.50–213.50	806	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	391	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	665	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	733	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	834	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	185.50/cwt	181.00–188.50	829	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	180.04/cwt	173.00–184.00	832	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	175.37/cwt	172.00–181.00	812	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	495	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	812	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	507	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	895	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	155.45/cwt	155.00–156.00	793	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	169.52/cwt	165.00–173.00	888	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	166.07/cwt	164.00–170.00	872	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	163.47/cwt	158.50–164.50	925	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	158.55/cwt	157.00–161.50	912	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	153.12/cwt	150.50–157.00	925	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	624	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	874	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	145.56/cwt	144.75–146.00	916	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	154.09/cwt	151.00–157.00	978	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	158.14/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,044	210
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	944	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	676	148.35/cwt	146.50–151.75	1,003	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,005	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,000	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	155.02/cwt	154.75–155.25	1,136	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	744	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	971	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	152.56/cwt	147.00–155.25	1,155	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	825	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,159	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,204	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	148.68/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,280	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	1,460	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	635	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	672	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	387	164.62/cwt	163.00–166.00	637	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	158.45/cwt	156.00–161.00	658	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	428	172.88/cwt	171.00–175.00	740	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	161.34/cwt	161.00–161.50	697	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	157.46/cwt	153.00–161.00	740	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	151.62/cwt	148.50–152.75	729	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	150.74/cwt	143.00–153.50	782	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	148.24/cwt	139.75–153.50	781	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	538	157.03/cwt	156.50–158.50	845	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	140.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	804	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	138.24/cwt	137.50–139.00	802	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	811	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	142.36/cwt	138.00–144.75	888	283
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	141.77/cwt	135.50–143.35	947	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	919	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	146.49/cwt	142.00–149.60	1,049	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	851	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,132	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,284	11

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 Dec 13, 2019

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

Receipts 3,674Last week 2,141Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	733	154.75–155.25	155.02
66	—	861	145.50–149.00	148.68
53	—	1,020	143.10	143.10
210	—	660	156.00–160.00	158.14
192	—	635	151.00–157.00	154.09
95	—	525	164.00–170.00	166.07
11	—	396	185.00	185.00
53	—	757	147.00–155.25	152.56
21	—	463	172.00–181.00	175.37
17	—	438	190.50	190.50
16	—	842	143.00	143.00
75	—	566	158.50–164.50	163.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	160.00	160.00
22	—	510	155.00–156.00	155.45
12	—	674	140.00	140.00
23	—	629	144.75–146.00	145.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	495	164.00	164.00
6	—	825	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	705	142.50	142.50
52	—	676	146.50–151.75	148.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	378	212.50–213.50	213.13
20	—	447	181.00–188.50	185.50
5	—	713	140.25	140.25
202	—	604	150.50–157.00	153.12
157	—	524	165.00–173.00	169.52
96	—	462	173.00–184.00	180.04
74	—	575	157.00–161.50	158.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	744	130.50	130.50
10	—	624	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	391	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	507	176.50	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	716	142.00–149.60	146.49
86	—	527	139.75–153.50	148.24
18	—	415	156.00–161.00	158.45
16	—	580	137.50–139.00	138.24
283	—	624	138.00–144.75	142.36
9	—	336	189.00	189.00
64	—	668	135.50–143.35	141.77
55	—	470	153.00–161.00	157.46
14	—	382	176.00	176.00
11	—	951	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	851	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	571	135.00–145.00	140.89
185	—	519	143.00–153.50	150.74
30	—	387	163.00–166.00	164.62
6	—	668	137.50	137.50
68	—	481	148.50–152.75	151.62
47	—	432	161.00–161.50	161.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	428	171.00–175.00	172.88
22	—	538	156.50–158.50	157.03
22	—	465	172.00	172.00

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.