Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2022-01-14

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Jan 14

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Receipts

4,663 head

▲ 1,057 vs last sale 3,606▲ 781 vs year ago 3,882 · +20.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 550-750 lbs sold steady to 7.00 lower and steers 750-900 lbs sold unevenly steady, heifers 550-700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower and heifers 700-800 lbs sold 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.95/cwt on 2,617 head.

Average price

$167.95

2,617 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$1.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.18

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	756	168.08	1,272	2,348
Medium and Large 1-2	616	166.79	1,027	269

One grade step is worth $1.29/cwt here — about $245 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 sale2,617 hd

167.95

—

NE average10 barns · 23,622 hd

179.13

−11.18

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	422	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	802	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	451	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	925	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	480	167.49/cwt	166.00–170.00	804	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	482	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	911	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	846	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	968	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	530	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	959	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,076	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,046	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	169.53/cwt	165.00–173.00	976	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	585	172.99/cwt	169.00–178.50	1,012	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,024	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	591	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,005	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	166.03/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,004	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,054	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	177.59/cwt	175.00–178.50	1,117	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	663	163.22/cwt	160.50–165.00	1,082	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	666	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,039	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	168.27/cwt	168.00–170.50	1,132	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	713	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,141	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	168.67/cwt	164.50–172.00	1,214	506
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	726	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,169	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	733	155.04/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,136	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,307	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	753	152.89/cwt	151.25–155.00	1,151	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	169.14/cwt	166.00–169.50	1,318	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	165.67/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,355	749
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	826	155.55/cwt	153.50–159.00	1,285	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	827	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,199	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	160.38/cwt	159.75–164.00	1,424	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,473	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,007	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,468	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	745	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	189.39/cwt	189.00–189.50	782	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	756	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	882	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	853	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	823	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	869	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	532	161.58/cwt	160.50–163.00	860	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	853	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	562	157.02/cwt	155.00–159.50	882	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	574	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,015	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	155.34/cwt	155.00–156.00	903	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	165.73/cwt	163.00–167.00	968	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	158.87/cwt	156.00–163.00	990	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	626	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	970	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	634	153.73/cwt	152.00–154.50	975	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	667	149.76/cwt	148.00–151.75	999	178
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	155.99/cwt	153.00–158.75	1,050	290
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	674	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,014	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	145.85/cwt	145.50–146.00	1,028	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	153.88/cwt	148.50–155.25	1,136	278
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	152.81/cwt	147.75–154.85	1,180	361
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	151.39/cwt	149.50–153.50	1,246	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	835	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,194	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 Jan 14, 2022

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

Receipts 4,663Last week 3,606Year ago 3,882

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	576	165.00–173.00	169.53
16	—	605	162.00–170.00	166.03
6	—	492	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	538	200.00	200.00
27	—	925	159.25	159.25
63	—	673	168.00–170.50	168.27
749	—	818	162.00–169.50	165.67
190	—	779	166.00–169.50	169.14
117	—	888	159.75–164.00	160.38
21	—	561	186.50	186.50
506	—	720	164.50–172.00	168.67
95	—	629	175.00–178.50	177.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	726	161.00	161.00
8	—	1,007	145.75	145.75
100	—	663	160.50–165.00	163.22
112	—	826	153.50–159.00	155.55
9	—	550	180.00	180.00
16	—	753	151.25–155.00	152.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	181.00	181.00
15	—	482	189.00	189.00
13	—	422	190.00	190.00
42	—	585	169.00–178.50	172.99
23	—	713	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	750	174.25	174.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	622	169.50	169.50
25	—	590	173.50	173.50
20	—	529	183.00	183.00
16	—	451	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	666	156.00	156.00
8	—	591	170.00	170.00
62	—	733	153.00–157.00	155.04
19	—	480	166.00–170.00	167.49
7	—	827	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	667	148.00–151.75	149.76
54	—	634	152.00–154.50	153.73
50	—	532	160.50–163.00	161.58
35	—	562	155.00–159.50	157.02
20	—	705	145.50–146.00	145.85
7	—	835	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	581	155.00–156.00	155.34
14	—	511	161.00	161.00
8	—	461	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
290	—	673	153.00–158.75	155.99
278	—	738	148.50–155.25	153.88
24	—	478	184.50	184.50
61	—	584	163.00–167.00	165.73
16	—	517	168.00	168.00
121	—	623	156.00–163.00	158.87
361	—	772	147.75–154.85	152.81
145	—	823	149.50–153.50	151.39
26	—	413	189.00–189.50	189.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	191.00	191.00
25	—	558	160.00	160.00
10	—	493	173.00	173.00
26	—	540	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	155.00	155.00
38	—	674	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	574	176.75	176.75

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.