Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2023-12-15

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2023-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Dec 15

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Dec 8Dec 15Dec 22 →

Receipts

1,708 head

▲ 653 vs last sale 1,055▼ 966 vs year ago 2,674 · −36.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs sold mostly steady and heifers 450-650 lbs sold 2.00 to 10.00 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 $248.17/cwt on 1,045 head.

Average price

$248.17

1,045 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$27.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.89

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	248.86	1,698	1,019
Medium and Large 1-2	711	221.13	1,571	26

One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $126 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 sale1,045 hd

248.17

—

NE average7 barns · 12,542 hd

271.06

−22.89

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	419	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,270	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	454	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,303	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	291.04/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,380	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	307.43/cwt	306.00–309.00	1,500	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,433	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	279.49/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,442	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	282.35/cwt	278.50–290.50	1,607	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,538	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,551	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	262.77/cwt	258.50–263.50	1,648	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	641	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,590	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,573	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	249.99/cwt	245.75–255.25	1,690	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	676	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,551	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	713	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	1,631	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	233.18/cwt	232.00–233.50	1,807	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	790	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,754	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	809	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,707	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	221.85/cwt	218.00–224.25	1,810	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,592	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	863	211.25/cwt	211.25–211.25	1,823	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	923	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,846	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,950	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	986	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,036	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	443	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,161	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,181	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	266.36/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,297	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,244	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,270	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	549	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,427	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	252.36/cwt	251.50–254.00	1,461	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	240.06/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,392	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,305	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	247.81/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,499	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,315	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	228.98/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,530	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	727	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,498	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,706	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,026	174.18/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,787	10

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 Dec 15, 2023

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

Receipts 1,708Last week 1,055Year ago 2,674

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs sold mostly steady and heifers 450-650 lbs sold 2.00 to 10.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	488	255.00	255.00
40	—	727	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	443	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,026	173.00–176.00	174.18
12	—	851	200.50	200.50
19	—	549	260.00	260.00
47	—	487	263.00–274.00	266.36
62	—	668	226.00–230.00	228.98
6	—	356	277.00	277.00
99	—	605	244.00–249.00	247.81
107	—	579	251.50–254.00	252.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	250.00	250.00
10	—	480	246.00	246.00
16	—	580	237.00–242.50	240.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	585	223.00	223.00
6	—	430	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	606	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	658	239.00	239.00
19	—	474	290.00–292.00	291.04
39	—	641	248.00	248.00
12	—	516	279.00–280.00	279.49
21	—	574	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	676	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	700	240.00	240.00
102	—	627	258.50–263.50	262.77
139	—	569	278.50–290.50	282.35
11	—	1,000	195.00	195.00
64	—	775	232.00–233.50	233.18
102	—	816	218.00–224.25	221.85
189	—	676	245.75–255.25	249.99
37	—	488	306.00–309.00	307.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	856	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	419	303.00	303.00
5	—	454	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	593	261.50	261.50
54	—	809	211.00	211.00
7	—	510	281.00	281.00
32	—	713	228.75	228.75
78	—	790	222.00	222.00
14	—	923	200.00	200.00
19	—	863	211.25	211.25

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.