Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2022-11-04

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Nov 4

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,696 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 2,668▼ 83 vs year ago 2,779 · −3.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 0▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 500-650 lbs. sold steady to 8.00 higher. With steers 650 - 750 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 450 - 600 lbs. steady to 7.00 higher. Over 600 lbs. 3.00 - 6.00 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 $209.53/cwt on 1,454 head.

Average price

$209.53

1,454 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$10.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	210.50	1,203	1,319
Medium and Large 1-2	517	200.11	1,034	135

One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about $169 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 sale1,454 hd

209.53

—

NE average10 barns · 16,921 hd

210.15

−0.61

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,386	$1,310	44
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$1,075	14

Every lot

49 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 1-2Unweaned	323	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	695	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	919	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	232.63/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,003	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	433	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	905	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	206.80/cwt	205.50–210.00	953	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	212.95/cwt	210.00–216.50	992	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	507	207.35/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,051	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	515	222.40/cwt	210.50–230.50	1,145	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	225.54/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,168	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	218.45/cwt	214.50–222.50	1,153	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,076	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,149	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	211.73/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,213	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	213.05/cwt	208.25–219.00	1,234	274
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	594	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,135	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,265	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,226	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,125	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,190	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	647	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,165	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	185.44/cwt	184.50–186.50	1,231	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	180.26/cwt	173.50–184.50	1,211	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	187.59/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,353	153
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	679	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	789	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	188.30/cwt	187.50–190.00	710	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	379	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	682	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	415	189.37/cwt	189.00–191.00	786	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	909	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	197.92/cwt	188.00–200.50	928	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	472	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	850	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	188.78/cwt	187.00–191.00	897	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	481	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	984	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	501	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	892	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	193.02/cwt	186.25–195.00	1,015	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	186.50/cwt	180.00–189.00	992	268
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	177.81/cwt	177.00–180.50	951	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	185.72/cwt	185.50–188.00	1,036	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	558	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,018	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	573	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	988	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	586	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	996	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	172.60/cwt	171.50–174.00	1,058	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,033	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	175.49/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,095	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	635	184.25/cwt	184.25–184.25	1,170	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	157.49/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,685	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,386	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	44

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 Nov 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,696Last week 2,668Year ago 2,779

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,325	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	44	—	1,386	1,310.00	1,310.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	526	186.25–195.00	193.02
70	—	475	187.00–191.00	188.78
17	—	367	215.00	215.00
21	—	613	171.50–174.00	172.60
104	—	558	185.50–188.00	185.72
37	—	430	211.50	211.50
6	—	1,070	157.00–158.00	157.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	501	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	209.00	209.00
57	—	469	188.00–200.50	197.92
268	—	532	180.00–189.00	186.50
14	—	558	182.50	182.50
24	—	624	175.00–176.00	175.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	481	204.50	204.50
5	—	375	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	377	187.50–190.00	188.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	166.00	166.00
15	—	472	180.00	180.00
32	—	415	189.00–191.00	189.37
7	—	379	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	535	177.00–180.50	177.81
6	—	586	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	635	184.25	184.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	528	214.50–222.50	218.45
16	—	405	227.00	227.00
105	—	573	204.00–217.00	211.73
153	—	721	185.00–192.00	187.59
103	—	619	198.00	198.00
29	—	672	173.50–184.50	180.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	647	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	507	207.00–209.00	207.35
8	—	643	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	461	205.50–210.00	206.80
15	—	632	178.00	178.00
6	—	569	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	604	209.50	209.50
274	—	579	208.25–219.00	213.05
53	—	466	210.00–216.50	212.95
106	—	431	219.00–235.00	232.63
43	—	664	184.50–186.50	185.44
161	—	518	225.00–226.00	225.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	323	210.00–220.00	215.06
9	—	433	209.00	209.00
26	—	594	191.00	191.00
46	—	530	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	515	210.50–230.50	222.40

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.