Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2021-06-11

Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Jun 11
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849
Receipts
524 head
▼ 442 vs last sale 966▼ 202 vs year ago 726 · −27.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings with two weeks ago a trend is not applicable, however a higher undertone was noticed. Demand was good from the buyers in the seats with internet activity noticed.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.13/cwt on 233 head.
Average price
$143.13
233 head · 877 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,255
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.51
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1882143.541,266222
Medium and Large 1-2761135.001,02711thin
One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about $239 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 sale233 hd
143.13
—
NE average3 barns · 3,785 hd
154.64
−11.51
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

9 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1585160.00/cwt160.00–160.009367
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,02711
Steers—Medium and Large 1892143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,276215
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550136.00/cwt136.00–136.0074813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607125.00/cwt125.00–125.007597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663131.75/cwt131.75–131.7587422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1787134.25/cwt134.25–134.251,05777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1877126.72/cwt126.60–127.001,11187
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007697

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.