Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2020-01-10

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2020-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Jan 10

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jan 3Jan 10Jan 17 →

Receipts

3,812 head

▲ 1,598 vs last sale 2,214▲ 3,812 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

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 $155.66/cwt on 1,830 head.

Average price

$155.66

1,830 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$276

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

$1.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.29

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	157.50	845	106
Medium and Large 1	721	155.54	1,121	1,724

One grade step is worth $1.95/cwt here — about −$276 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 sale1,830 hd

155.66

—

NE average12 barns · 26,013 hd

165.95

−10.29

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	324	181.39/cwt	177.00–187.50	588	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	412	166.24/cwt	160.00–169.00	685	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	777	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	185.54/cwt	184.00–187.00	872	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	176.05/cwt	175.00–177.00	852	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	172.53/cwt	169.50–179.00	913	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	179.03/cwt	176.50–180.25	965	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	567	172.27/cwt	171.00–173.00	977	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	162.48/cwt	158.50–168.50	941	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	167.10/cwt	164.00–169.00	989	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	154.76/cwt	153.00–156.00	918	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	165.53/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,005	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	620	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	970	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	624	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	936	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,018	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	678	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	956	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	159.32/cwt	157.10–160.75	1,088	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	688	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,032	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	702	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,137	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	150.91/cwt	150.50–151.10	1,102	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	737	144.14/cwt	143.75–147.00	1,062	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	777	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,064	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	147.63/cwt	144.75–148.85	1,160	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	790	156.85/cwt	156.85–156.85	1,239	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	148.55/cwt	147.00–149.75	1,229	316
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	143.35/cwt	143.35–143.35	1,306	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	920	141.30/cwt	141.30–141.30	1,300	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	374	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	457	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	749	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	772	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	502	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	707	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	159.25/cwt	158.00–160.50	809	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	151.10/cwt	148.00–153.00	799	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	537	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	795	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	141.57/cwt	139.50–144.50	762	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	549	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	845	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	555	157.10/cwt	157.10–157.10	872	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	785	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	150.03/cwt	148.00–153.00	872	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	143.61/cwt	141.50–146.50	899	430
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	843	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	852	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	142.99/cwt	137.25–145.75	951	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	686	132.38/cwt	131.00–134.00	908	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	141.57/cwt	137.00–143.50	1,016	498
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	734	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	987	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	928	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	796	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,059	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	805	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,026	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,211	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	886	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,183	13

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 Jan 10, 2020

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

Receipts 3,812Last week 2,214Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	607	162.00–170.00	165.53
96	—	730	150.50–151.10	150.91
72	—	911	143.35	143.35
67	—	579	158.50–168.50	162.48
33	—	484	175.00–177.00	176.05
15	—	529	169.50–179.00	172.53
316	—	827	147.00–149.75	148.55
134	—	683	157.10–160.75	159.32
122	—	786	144.75–148.85	147.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	688	150.00	150.00
13	—	620	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	777	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	737	143.75–147.00	144.14
60	—	920	141.30	141.30
25	—	670	152.00	152.00
18	—	624	150.00	150.00
17	—	593	153.00–156.00	154.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	790	156.85	156.85
178	—	702	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	539	176.50–180.25	179.03
40	—	592	164.00–169.00	167.10
19	—	470	184.00–187.00	185.54
15	—	439	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	678	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	412	160.00–169.00	166.24
31	—	324	177.00–187.50	181.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	567	171.00–173.00	172.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
430	—	626	141.50–146.50	143.61
160	—	665	137.25–145.75	142.99
80	—	581	148.00–153.00	150.03
69	—	856	141.50	141.50
22	—	492	157.00	157.00
17	—	549	154.00	154.00
498	—	718	137.00–143.50	141.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	741	125.25	125.25
7	—	480	147.00	147.00
6	—	585	138.00	138.00
6	—	415	145.00	145.00
5	—	648	131.50	131.50
19	—	538	139.50–144.50	141.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	686	131.00–134.00	132.38
37	—	796	133.00	133.00
36	—	734	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	628	134.25	134.25
19	—	457	164.00	164.00
17	—	573	137.00	137.00
32	—	529	148.00–153.00	151.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	502	140.75	140.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	555	157.10	157.10
30	—	508	158.00–160.50	159.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	805	127.50	127.50
13	—	886	133.50	133.50
5	—	374	162.50	162.50

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.