Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2022-02-18

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Feb 18

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

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Receipts

4,164 head

▲ 673 vs last sale 3,491▲ 405 vs year ago 3,759 · +10.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 600-900 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers 600-850 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was 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 $161.88/cwt on 2,435 head.

Average price

$161.88

2,435 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$183

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

$6.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.60

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	591	167.68	990	94
Medium and Large 1	726	161.64	1,174	2,341

One grade step is worth $6.04/cwt here — about −$183 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 sale2,435 hd

161.88

—

NE average8 barns · 12,987 hd

167.48

−5.60

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	218.46/cwt	213.00–223.00	931	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	487	225.86/cwt	225.50–226.50	1,100	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,127	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	545	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,188	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	198.13/cwt	197.50–199.00	1,094	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	210.23/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,209	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,277	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	613	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,241	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	191.51/cwt	184.00–193.50	1,195	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,137	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	177.07/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,218	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	691	170.34/cwt	170.00–170.50	1,177	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	691	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,092	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	174.20/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,259	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	724	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,301	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	735	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,198	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	167.69/cwt	165.75–170.00	1,283	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	791	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,226	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	166.28/cwt	163.75–169.25	1,375	396
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,259	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,417	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	893	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,295	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	158.08/cwt	153.50–159.75	1,459	180
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	744	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	805	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	191.43/cwt	188.00–195.00	928	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,001	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	545	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	965	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,074	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	179.93/cwt	173.50–184.50	1,031	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	168.57/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,050	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	627	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,118	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	628	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,024	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	629	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,006	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	659	170.39/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,123	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	162.89/cwt	158.25–166.25	1,091	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	693	154.54/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,071	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	722	166.43/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,202	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	159.89/cwt	157.25–162.25	1,162	237
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	763	161.18/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,230	163
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	154.97/cwt	148.50–158.50	1,201	605
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	149.46/cwt	147.00–150.50	1,242	404
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	840	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,294	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,326	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,393	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	907	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,104	9

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 Feb 18, 2022

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

Receipts 4,164Last week 3,491Year ago 3,759

Compared to last week steers 600-900 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers 600-850 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers 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
8	—	521	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	726	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	573	187.50	187.50
116	—	627	178.25	178.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	693	151.00–157.00	154.54
26	—	629	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	545	177.00	177.00
10	—	400	186.00	186.00
69	—	628	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	722	166.00–167.00	166.43
55	—	659	170.00–171.00	170.39
163	—	763	160.00–164.00	161.18
10	—	840	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
237	—	727	157.25–162.25	159.89
605	—	775	148.50–158.50	154.97
48	—	528	189.50	189.50
152	—	623	166.00–173.00	168.57
404	—	831	147.00–150.50	149.46
15	—	961	145.00	145.00
29	—	911	145.50	145.50
52	—	573	173.50–184.50	179.93
133	—	670	158.25–166.25	162.89
71	—	485	188.00–195.00	191.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	487	225.50–226.50	225.86
50	—	724	179.75	179.75
26	—	545	218.00	218.00
33	—	613	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	688	175.00–184.00	177.07
11	—	426	213.00–223.00	218.46
79	—	723	168.00–177.00	174.20
12	—	552	197.50–199.00	198.13
76	—	872	162.50	162.50
57	—	624	184.00–193.50	191.51
396	—	827	163.75–169.25	166.28
6	—	529	213.00	213.00
183	—	765	165.75–170.00	167.69
180	—	923	153.50–159.75	158.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	685	166.00	166.00
5	—	839	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	691	170.00–170.50	170.34
7	—	893	145.00	145.00
12	—	735	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	611	209.00	209.00
26	—	575	210.00–211.00	210.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	791	155.00	155.00
18	—	691	158.00	158.00

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.