Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2021-03-12

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Mar 12

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Feb 26Mar 12Mar 26 →

Receipts

4,113 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 4,141▲ 2,323 vs year ago 1,790 · +129.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with steers over 700 lbs selling steady to 3.00 lower, heifers under 650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower with heifers over 650 lbs selling mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

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 $135.39/cwt on 2,091 head.

Average price

$135.39

2,091 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$191

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

$10.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

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	136.09	730	54
Medium and Large 1	687	135.44	930	2,024
Large 1	734	125.50	921	13thin

One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about −$191 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 sale2,091 hd

135.39

—

NE average7 barns · 9,274 hd

141.03

−5.64

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

Every lot

51 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	375	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	761	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	188.69/cwt	185.00–191.50	872	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	813	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	178.21/cwt	178.00–178.50	893	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	514	173.96/cwt	171.00–175.00	894	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	888	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	161.29/cwt	159.25–164.00	932	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	172.50/cwt	169.00–173.25	1,014	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	607	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	883	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,043	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	618	156.37/cwt	154.50–157.50	966	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	163.62/cwt	163.50–164.00	1,031	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	153.95/cwt	149.50–158.25	1,036	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	675	146.92/cwt	145.00–147.50	992	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	686	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	933	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	687	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	979	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	721	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,085	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	967	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	144.83/cwt	141.25–145.75	1,060	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	136.28/cwt	134.50–139.00	1,053	398
Steers	—	Large 1	783	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,028	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	134.66/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,091	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,156	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	940	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.25	1,173	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,197	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	164.92/cwt	164.00–166.00	712	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	166.98/cwt	165.00–168.50	776	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	484	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	679	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	155.39/cwt	149.50–158.25	825	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	554	153.80/cwt	153.00–155.50	852	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	143.92/cwt	140.50–147.25	820	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	595	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	826	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	602	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	908	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	915	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	137.52/cwt	136.00–140.00	855	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	660	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	893	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	135.97/cwt	133.50–140.00	904	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	666	131.22/cwt	131.00–131.25	874	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	713	130.42/cwt	129.50–130.75	930	322
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	132.27/cwt	127.50–133.85	944	396
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	717	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	936	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	721	122.99/cwt	121.50–123.75	887	23
Heifers	—	Large 1	734	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	921	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	128.85/cwt	128.85–128.85	993	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	774	123.63/cwt	123.00–124.50	957	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	805	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,026	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	837	120.66/cwt	119.75–121.00	1,010	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	124.37/cwt	124.10–124.50	1,050	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	118.25/cwt	117.50–119.25	1,093	48
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	601	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	820	8

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 Mar 12, 2021

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

Receipts 4,113Last week 4,141Year ago 1,790

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	622	136.00–140.00	137.52
13	—	432	164.00–166.00	164.92
92	—	844	124.10–124.50	124.37
28	—	465	165.00–168.50	166.98
160	—	665	133.50–140.00	135.97
396	—	714	127.50–133.85	132.27
38	—	771	128.85	128.85
99	—	570	140.50–147.25	143.92
126	—	531	149.50–158.25	155.39
48	—	924	117.50–119.25	118.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	774	123.00–124.50	123.63
26	—	837	119.75–121.00	120.66
23	—	721	121.50–123.75	122.99
71	—	666	131.00–131.25	131.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	554	153.00–155.50	153.80
55	—	602	150.75	150.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	805	127.50	127.50
54	—	595	138.75	138.75
36	—	660	135.25	135.25
322	—	713	129.50–130.75	130.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	605	151.25	151.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	734	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	575	133.00	133.00
23	—	484	140.25	140.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	717	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
398	—	773	134.50–139.00	136.28
190	—	673	149.50–158.25	153.95
90	—	876	132.00	132.00
11	—	965	124.00	124.00
83	—	588	169.00–173.25	172.50
34	—	462	185.00–191.50	188.69
14	—	501	178.00–178.50	178.21
28	—	630	163.50–164.00	163.62
178	—	810	130.00–136.50	134.66
150	—	732	141.25–145.75	144.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	721	150.50	150.50
7	—	375	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	940	124.00–125.25	124.75
32	—	618	154.50–157.50	156.37
30	—	687	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	610	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	783	131.25	131.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	514	171.00–175.00	173.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	578	159.25–164.00	161.29
9	—	727	133.00	133.00
5	—	478	170.00	170.00
6	—	545	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	136.00	136.00
45	—	607	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	675	145.00–147.50	146.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	601	136.50	136.50

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.