Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2022-06-10

Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Jun 10
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849
Feeder Cattle receipts
806 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 810▲ 282 vs year ago 524 · +53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings with two weeks ago a trend is not applicable, however a higher undertone was noted. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.60/cwt on 379 head.
Average price
$150.60
379 head · 854 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,287
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$432
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$13.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.61
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541163.2788328
Medium and Large 1879149.581,315351
One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about −$432 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 sale379 hd
150.60
—
NE average3 barns · 3,047 hd
171.21
−20.61
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,331$1,2508
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,376$1,1605
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,388$1,31017

Every lot

12 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2554191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0589
Steers—Medium and Large 1751165.75/cwt165.75–165.751,24555
Steers—Medium and Large 1847172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,457148
Steers—Medium and Large 1898161.75/cwt161.75–161.751,45367
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541163.27/cwt161.50–164.2588328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,05927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1895149.30/cwt149.30–149.301,336324
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3311,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,33580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0688
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3761,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,41480.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1317
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3881,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,31017

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.