Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2022-04-01

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Apr 1

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Mar 18Apr 1Apr 15 →

Receipts

2,385 head

▲ 466 vs last sale 1,919▲ 2,385 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 550-700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher with heifers over 700 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 $170.84/cwt on 1,322 head.

Average price

$170.84

1,322 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$4.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

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	643	174.65	1,124	154
Medium and Large 1	746	170.34	1,270	1,168

One grade step is worth $4.32/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale1,322 hd

170.84

—

NE average6 barns · 7,269 hd

169.83

+1.01

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	326	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	720	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	884	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	413	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	863	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,005	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	493	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	986	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	512	210.92/cwt	209.00–212.50	1,080	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,051	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,046	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	193.54/cwt	192.50–194.00	1,123	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	583	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,166	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	607	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,111	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	193.57/cwt	193.50–194.00	1,181	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	625	181.25/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,133	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,181	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	167.15/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,153	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	690	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,097	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	726	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,172	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	170.65/cwt	169.50–171.00	1,246	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	731	156.68/cwt	156.00–162.50	1,145	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,236	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	773	149.14/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,153	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	803	151.29/cwt	150.75–152.00	1,215	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,325	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	837	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,161	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	891	144.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,286	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	923	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,299	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	148.89/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,389	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	997	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,371	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,078	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,498	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	337	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	576	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	386	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	741	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	846	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	849	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	520	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	881	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	172.86/cwt	171.00–174.00	970	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	563	179.18/cwt	178.50–181.00	1,009	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	160.71/cwt	158.75–164.75	1,025	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	157.19/cwt	154.50–158.00	1,037	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	682	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,013	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	148.11/cwt	146.75–148.75	1,077	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	727	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	974	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	137.92/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,039	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	149.61/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,151	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,186	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	815	138.97/cwt	138.25–139.25	1,133	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,192	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	861	135.19/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,164	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	936	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,207	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	951	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,246	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,009	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	776	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,009	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	937	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,124	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 Apr 1, 2022

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Receipts 2,385Last week 1,919Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	731	156.00–162.50	156.68
157	—	891	140.00–148.00	144.28
53	—	923	140.75	140.75
7	—	997	137.50	137.50
22	—	607	183.00	183.00
19	—	773	147.00–153.00	149.14
17	—	1,078	139.00	139.00
53	—	803	150.75–152.00	151.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	493	200.00	200.00
6	—	413	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	818	162.00	162.00
29	—	730	169.50–171.00	170.65
21	—	524	200.50	200.50
34	—	411	215.00	215.00
20	—	580	192.50–194.00	193.54
12	—	483	208.00	208.00
15	—	660	179.00	179.00
240	—	933	147.50–150.00	148.89
5	—	755	163.75	163.75
81	—	610	193.50–194.00	193.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	690	165.00–168.50	167.15
12	—	567	184.50	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	335	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	326	221.00	221.00
61	—	625	170.00–183.00	181.25
12	—	726	161.50	161.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	512	209.00–212.50	210.92
51	—	583	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	690	159.00	159.00
15	—	837	138.75	138.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	815	138.25–139.25	138.97
62	—	861	132.50–136.00	135.19
23	—	682	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	173.00	173.00
48	—	803	147.75	147.75
39	—	850	140.25	140.25
32	—	727	146.75–148.75	148.11
75	—	561	171.00–174.00	172.86
60	—	660	154.50–158.00	157.19
21	—	638	158.75–164.75	160.71
114	—	769	147.00–150.00	149.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	753	135.00–139.50	137.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	727	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	455	186.00	186.00
33	—	563	178.50–181.00	179.18
28	—	386	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	936	129.00	129.00
11	—	951	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	495	170.00	170.00
8	—	520	169.50	169.50
7	—	337	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	937	120.00	120.00
7	—	776	130.00	130.00

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.