Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2022-01-28

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Jan 28

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Receipts

3,446 head

▲ 232 vs last sale 3,214▲ 1,288 vs year ago 2,158 · +59.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 600-750 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and steers over 750 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 lower. Heifers 550-800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher except heifers 700-750 lbs sold 3.00 lower. 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 $168.19/cwt on 1,746 head.

Average price

$168.19

1,746 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$200

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

$7.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.76

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	587	175.45	1,030	86
Medium and Large 1	733	167.82	1,230	1,660

One grade step is worth $7.63/cwt here — about −$200 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 sale1,746 hd

168.19

—

NE average10 barns · 21,245 hd

175.95

−7.76

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	763	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	967	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	911	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	194.21/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,049	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	190.20/cwt	186.50–192.50	1,092	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	584	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,048	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	590	198.44/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,171	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,033	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	182.17/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,139	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	173.58/cwt	165.50–178.50	1,172	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	689	160.62/cwt	158.50–161.75	1,107	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	703	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,244	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	708	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,119	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	171.34/cwt	163.50–173.50	1,230	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	753	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,178	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	159.24/cwt	158.25–163.00	1,223	293
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,229	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	807	153.62/cwt	153.00–154.50	1,240	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	156.98/cwt	155.75–158.50	1,290	414
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	150.28/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,365	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,473	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	178.23/cwt	176.00–180.00	756	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	177.52/cwt	170.00–180.50	813	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	847	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	519	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	877	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	892	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	176.66/cwt	175.50–177.00	943	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	165.15/cwt	164.50–165.50	933	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	172.99/cwt	170.00–175.50	1,000	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	950	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	163.00/cwt	157.75–165.50	1,001	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	642	153.05/cwt	148.50–154.25	983	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	153.18/cwt	148.50–155.75	1,025	481
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	150.07/cwt	148.25–152.75	1,084	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	151.20/cwt	150.00–153.25	1,149	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	147.71/cwt	144.75–148.35	1,267	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,127	140.95/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,589	67
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	771	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	927	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,000	17

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 28, 2022

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

Receipts 3,446Last week 3,214Year ago 2,158

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	189.00	189.00
15	—	472	196.50	196.50
17	—	568	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	565	164.50–165.50	165.15
38	—	642	148.50–154.25	153.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	722	148.25–152.75	150.07
22	—	458	170.00–180.50	177.52
148	—	578	170.00–175.50	172.99
156	—	614	157.75–165.50	163.00
25	—	534	175.50–177.00	176.66
40	—	858	144.75–148.35	147.71
109	—	760	150.00–153.25	151.20
481	—	669	148.50–155.75	153.18
67	—	1,127	140.00–141.50	140.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	520	171.50	171.50
21	—	424	176.00–180.00	178.23
25	—	605	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	519	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	753	156.50	156.50
40	—	584	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	718	163.50–173.50	171.34
63	—	574	186.50–192.50	190.20
194	—	675	165.50–178.50	173.58
56	—	540	192.00–203.00	194.21
414	—	822	155.75–158.50	156.98
103	—	625	179.00–185.00	182.17
28	—	963	153.00	153.00
293	—	768	158.25–163.00	159.24
45	—	908	147.00–151.00	150.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	590	198.00–200.00	198.44
91	—	703	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	212.00	212.00
24	—	522	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	186.00	186.00
17	—	613	168.50	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	708	158.00	158.00
44	—	689	158.50–161.75	160.62
11	—	785	156.50	156.50
38	—	807	153.00–154.50	153.62

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.