Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2022-06-24

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Jun 24

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jun 10Jun 24Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,183 head

▲ 1,377 vs last sale 806▲ 2,183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 50▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable offerings with two weeks ago to establish a trend, however a higher undertone was noted. Demand was good to very 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 $168.11/cwt on 1,655 head.

Average price

$168.11

1,655 head · 933 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$399

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

$15.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

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	648	182.65	1,183	68
Medium and Large 1	945	167.49	1,582	1,587

One grade step is worth $15.16/cwt here — about −$399 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 sale1,655 hd

168.11

—

NE average3 barns · 2,560 hd

170.50

−2.38

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,518	$1,985	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,765	$1,839	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,742	$1,835	11
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,344	$1,935	6

Every lot

19 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	462	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	966	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,213	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	153.92/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,174	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	833	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,366	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	172.77/cwt	169.50–175.00	1,526	538
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	982	164.81/cwt	162.50–166.85	1,618	1,010
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	738	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	831	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	616	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,041	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	670	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,069	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,335	262
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	836	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,252	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,357	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,414	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,518	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,742	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,765	1,838.78/head	1,810.00–1,900.00	1,839	19
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	1,935.00/head	1,935.00–1,935.00	1,935	6

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 Jun 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,183Last week 806Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 50Year ago 0

Not enough comparable offerings with two weeks ago to establish a trend, however a higher undertone was noted. Demand was good to very good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	836	149.75	149.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,021	138.50	138.50
70	—	867	156.50	156.50
262	—	824	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	168.00	168.00
13	—	507	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	455	175.00	175.00
7	—	670	159.50	159.50
19	—	616	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	763	151.00–155.00	153.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	625	194.00	194.00
10	—	462	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
538	—	883	169.50–175.00	172.77
1,010	—	982	162.50–166.85	164.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	833	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,518	1,985.00	1,985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,742	1,835.00	1,835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,765	1,810.00–1,900.00	1,838.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,344	1,935.00	1,935.00

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.