Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2021-09-03

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2021-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Sep 3

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Aug 20Sep 3Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,914 head

▼ 756 vs last sale 2,670▲ 703 vs year ago 1,211 · +58.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 0▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 850-950 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and spayed heifers 800-900 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyer 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 $150.22/cwt on 1,134 head.

Average price

$150.22

1,134 head · 840 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.60

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	840	150.45	1,264	1,120
Medium and Large 1-2	814	131.86	1,073	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.59/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 sale1,134 hd

150.22

—

NE average6 barns · 5,224 hd

152.83

−2.60

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,070	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	165.36/cwt	157.50–168.75	1,349	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,414	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,327	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	159.53/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,476	343
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,012	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,427	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	699	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	463	166.47/cwt	166.00–167.00	771	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	925	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	149.06/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,140	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	785	151.91/cwt	148.00–153.50	1,192	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	814	131.86/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,073	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	149.09/cwt	148.00–150.75	1,231	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	845	153.95/cwt	147.50–154.50	1,301	275
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	874	149.20/cwt	146.10–150.50	1,304	416
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	149.35/cwt	147.75–150.25	1,319	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	938	145.60/cwt	145.60–145.60	1,366	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	135.26/cwt	132.50–138.75	1,384	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,394	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	129.85/cwt	129.00–130.50	1,439	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	329	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	665	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	881	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,049	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,671	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,843	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,285	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,794	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,435	7

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 Sep 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,914Last week 2,670Year ago 1,211

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 850-950 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and spayed heifers 800-900 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyer in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	202.00	202.00
5	—	512	172.00	172.00
14	—	405	175.00	175.00
17	—	636	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	150.00	150.00
11	—	1,050	132.75	132.75
23	—	1,023	132.50–138.75	135.26
31	—	883	147.75–150.25	149.35
27	—	826	148.00–150.75	149.09
100	—	765	144.00–150.50	149.06
16	—	1,108	129.00–130.50	129.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	814	129.00–133.50	131.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
416	—	874	146.10–150.50	149.20
142	—	785	148.00–153.50	151.91
35	—	938	145.60	145.60
275	—	845	147.50–154.50	153.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	411	170.00	170.00
8	—	587	157.50	157.50
15	—	463	166.00–167.00	166.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	790	150.00	150.00
17	—	915	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	335	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	816	157.50–168.75	165.36
343	—	925	159.00–160.00	159.53
6	—	641	167.00	167.00
20	—	1,012	141.00	141.00
61	—	870	162.50	162.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,285	840.00	840.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,253	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,061	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,495	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.