Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2021-02-12

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Feb 12

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,486 head

▲ 268 vs last sale 2,218▼ 988 vs year ago 3,474 · −28.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 650 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 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 $147.09/cwt on 1,610 head.

Average price

$147.09

1,610 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$258

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

$15.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.25

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	508	161.72	822	49
Medium and Large 1	736	146.63	1,080	1,561

One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about −$258 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 sale1,610 hd

147.09

—

NE average6 barns · 8,515 hd

150.33

−3.25

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

Every lot

33 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	378	173.37/cwt	173.00–174.00	655	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	775	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	889	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	488	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	810	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	836	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	922	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	167.65/cwt	167.50–168.00	959	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	147.74/cwt	145.50–149.00	926	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	153.28/cwt	151.00–156.50	966	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	150.36/cwt	148.00–151.25	1,015	223
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	145.52/cwt	144.00–146.50	1,077	403
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	141.78/cwt	140.25–142.85	1,080	253
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	139.51/cwt	138.25–139.75	1,154	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	135.08/cwt	134.25–137.50	1,166	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,210	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,260	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	363	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	588	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	404	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	642	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	754	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	496	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	787	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	153.72/cwt	151.00–156.00	812	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	152.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	870	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.50	882	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	137.34/cwt	136.60–140.75	920	283
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	673	135.64/cwt	134.75–136.75	913	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	707	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	962	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	134.06/cwt	134.00–134.75	989	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	789	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,014	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	132.25/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,047	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,230	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	843	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,257	67.25/cwt	67.25–67.25	845	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 Feb 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,486Last week 2,218Year ago 3,474

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers over 650 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 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 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	555	160.00	160.00
16	—	378	173.00–174.00	173.37
7	—	488	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
253	—	762	140.25–142.85	141.78
158	—	863	134.25–137.50	135.08
15	—	901	134.25	134.25
57	—	951	132.50	132.50
403	—	740	144.00–146.50	145.52
223	—	675	148.00–151.25	150.36
193	—	827	138.25–139.75	139.51
43	—	473	188.00	188.00
76	—	572	167.50–168.00	167.65
6	—	544	169.50	169.50
78	—	630	151.00–156.50	153.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	627	145.50–149.00	147.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	428	181.00	181.00
37	—	536	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	792	130.00–133.00	132.25
69	—	627	140.00–141.50	140.67
79	—	738	134.00–134.75	134.06
283	—	670	136.60–140.75	137.34
32	—	570	150.00–157.00	152.59
5	—	416	164.00	164.00
20	—	528	151.00–156.00	153.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	673	134.75–136.75	135.64
22	—	707	136.00	136.00
23	—	789	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	469	160.75	160.75
19	—	404	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	496	158.75	158.75
18	—	363	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,257	67.25	67.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,230	68.50	68.50

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.