Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2022-11-18

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2022-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Nov 18

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Receipts

2,532 head

▲ 1,011 vs last sale 1,521▼ 745 vs year ago 3,277 · −22.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

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 $193.75/cwt on 1,395 head.

Average price

$193.75

1,395 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$19.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.87

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	195.52	1,251	1,269
Medium and Large 1-2	689	175.96	1,213	126

One grade step is worth $19.55/cwt here — about $38 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 sale1,395 hd

193.75

—

NE average9 barns · 12,584 hd

202.62

−8.87

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	863	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	949	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	441	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	926	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,038	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	481	208.66/cwt	207.00–212.50	1,004	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	213.94/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,115	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	534	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,015	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	204.61/cwt	196.50–207.50	1,170	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	579	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,106	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,191	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,218	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	194.13/cwt	190.50–198.75	1,194	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	192.51/cwt	190.50–195.75	1,195	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	642	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,168	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	188.98/cwt	185.50–191.00	1,257	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	192.68/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,291	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	674	175.39/cwt	174.50–176.00	1,182	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	679	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,222	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,285	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	709	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,244	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	185.91/cwt	181.75–190.50	1,320	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	734	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,285	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	762	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,295	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	783	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,409	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	187.25/cwt	183.25–189.00	1,472	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,674	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	210.84/cwt	210.00–212.00	808	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	205.13/cwt	198.00–208.75	845	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	840	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	197.09/cwt	196.00–203.00	869	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	796	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	829	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	494	180.84/cwt	180.00–182.00	893	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	192.22/cwt	190.50–194.50	1,005	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	524	174.16/cwt	173.50–175.00	913	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	193.25/cwt	193.25–193.25	1,024	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	922	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	542	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	840	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	179.52/cwt	177.50–184.75	1,004	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	984	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	596	178.11/cwt	173.00–179.75	1,062	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,042	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	183.88/cwt	181.25–184.75	1,133	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	632	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,153	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	633	163.19/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,033	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	666	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,082	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	674	177.66/cwt	177.00–178.25	1,197	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	1,181	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	173.66/cwt	173.00–174.75	1,179	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,211	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	705	175.02/cwt	174.00–175.50	1,234	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	714	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,178	20

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 18, 2022

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

Receipts 2,532Last week 1,521Year ago 3,277

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	734	175.00	175.00
80	—	674	174.50–176.00	175.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	243.00	243.00
43	—	621	190.50–195.75	192.51
20	—	420	226.00	226.00
19	—	476	218.00	218.00
132	—	521	210.00–219.00	213.94
97	—	665	185.50–191.00	188.98
85	—	572	196.50–207.50	204.61
67	—	783	180.00	180.00
59	—	700	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	579	191.00	191.00
7	—	762	170.00	170.00
65	—	481	207.00–212.50	208.66
23	—	679	180.00	180.00
17	—	709	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	441	210.00	210.00
17	—	642	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	534	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,087	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	786	183.25–189.00	187.25
117	—	710	181.75–190.50	185.91
102	—	615	190.50–198.75	194.13
85	—	670	191.00–196.00	192.68
52	—	584	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	600	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	174.00	174.00
7	—	442	180.00	180.00
20	—	606	172.00	172.00
19	—	485	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	700	173.00	173.00
43	—	530	193.25	193.25
36	—	559	177.50–184.75	179.52
18	—	412	198.00–208.75	205.13
16	—	679	173.00–174.75	173.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	383	210.00–212.00	210.84
12	—	494	180.00–182.00	180.84
82	—	705	174.00–175.50	175.02
58	—	523	190.50–194.50	192.22
30	—	441	196.00–203.00	197.09
29	—	596	173.00–179.75	178.11
21	—	674	175.25	175.25
87	—	616	181.25–184.75	183.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	674	177.00–178.25	177.66
34	—	632	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	524	173.50–175.00	174.16
12	—	589	167.00	167.00
75	—	633	161.00–165.00	163.19
33	—	666	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	542	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	630	170.00	170.00
21	—	440	191.00	191.00
20	—	714	165.00	165.00
5	—	485	181.00	181.00

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.