Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2020-12-11

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2020-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Dec 11

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Receipts

2,312 head

▲ 1,114 vs last sale 1,198▼ 1,362 vs year ago 3,674 · −37.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 500-700 lbs sold mostly steady and heifers 400-650 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 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 $155.31/cwt on 1,130 head.

Average price

$155.31

1,130 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$26.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	156.44	989	978
Medium and Large 1-2	581	150.50	875	134
Large 1	756	130.00	983	18thin

One grade step is worth $26.44/cwt here — about $7 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 sale1,130 hd

155.31

—

NE average10 barns · 14,873 hd

160.34

−5.02

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

Every lot

64 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	342	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	626	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	685	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	785	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	442	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	796	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	182.60/cwt	182.00–183.00	860	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	863	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	805	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	176.83/cwt	176.50–178.00	889	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	170.13/cwt	167.00–174.00	863	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	159.82/cwt	156.00–162.00	850	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	546	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	863	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	162.53/cwt	158.50–164.00	930	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	157.84/cwt	156.00–163.00	908	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	900	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	903	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	627	142.28/cwt	141.50–142.50	892	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	158.92/cwt	151.50–162.00	1,003	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	633	147.35/cwt	145.00–148.25	933	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	154.74/cwt	150.75–157.50	1,020	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	144.13/cwt	142.00–144.50	969	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	691	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	919	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,048	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	706	138.14/cwt	137.50–138.75	975	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	723	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	897	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	6
Steers	—	Large 1	756	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	983	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	150.53/cwt	145.50–155.50	1,161	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	819	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,102	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,172	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,193	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	308	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	601	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	348	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	612	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	689	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	416	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	724	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	162.32/cwt	161.00–163.00	708	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	736	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	455	156.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	711	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	476	149.47/cwt	148.75–150.00	711	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	692	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	525	162.70/cwt	162.25–163.00	854	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	148.37/cwt	146.00–151.00	780	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	153.14/cwt	152.50–153.50	810	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	541	142.98/cwt	142.00–143.50	774	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	143.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	805	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	149.90/cwt	149.50–150.10	865	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	811	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	601	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	908	26
Heifers	—	Large 1	616	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	795	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	139.29/cwt	137.50–141.50	864	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	136.70/cwt	135.50–138.50	854	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	136.49/cwt	135.25–138.00	902	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	139.38/cwt	132.50–142.60	931	184
Heifers	—	Large 1	739	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	902	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	966	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	973	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	754	138.85/cwt	138.85–138.85	1,047	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	121.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,046	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,284	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,005	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,196	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,120	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	789	5

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 11, 2020

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

Receipts 2,312Last week 1,198Year ago 3,674

Compared to last week steers 500-700 lbs sold mostly steady and heifers 400-650 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	485	178.00	178.00
5	—	843	139.00	139.00
133	—	659	150.75–157.50	154.74
130	—	572	158.50–164.00	162.53
30	—	701	149.50	149.50
36	—	507	167.00–174.00	170.13
143	—	771	145.50–155.50	150.53
67	—	631	151.50–162.00	158.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	178.00	178.00
7	—	342	183.00	183.00
37	—	503	176.50–178.00	176.83
35	—	706	137.50–138.75	138.14
52	—	672	142.00–144.50	144.13
7	—	605	149.25	149.25
7	—	355	193.00	193.00
22	—	471	182.00–183.00	182.60
107	—	575	156.00–163.00	157.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	756	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	166.00	166.00
39	—	627	141.50–142.50	142.28
20	—	546	158.00	158.00
12	—	723	124.00	124.00
6	—	691	133.00	133.00
10	—	589	152.75	152.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	633	145.00–148.25	147.35
22	—	819	134.50	134.50
6	—	750	138.00	138.00
6	—	442	180.00	180.00
6	—	900	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	532	156.00–162.00	159.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	481	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	601	151.00	151.00
70	—	525	162.25–163.00	162.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	754	138.85	138.85
6	—	416	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	436	161.00–163.00	162.32
125	—	526	146.00–151.00	148.37
48	—	625	135.50–138.50	136.70
24	—	661	135.25–138.00	136.49
34	—	455	155.00–160.00	156.23
6	—	365	170.00	170.00
17	—	562	140.00–145.00	143.21
5	—	348	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	577	140.50	140.50
5	—	505	143.00	143.00
13	—	1,005	119.00	119.00
22	—	476	148.75–150.00	149.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	308	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	616	129.00	129.00
8	—	739	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	135.50	135.50
11	—	859	120.00–124.00	121.80
5	—	1,018	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	541	142.00–143.50	142.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	750	129.75	129.75
11	—	450	163.50	163.50
10	—	746	129.50	129.50
184	—	668	132.50–142.60	139.38
44	—	577	149.50–150.10	149.90
10	—	958	134.00	134.00
54	—	620	137.50–141.50	139.29
52	—	529	152.50–153.50	153.14
8	—	403	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	711	111.00	111.00

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.