Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2024-11-15

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2024-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Nov 15

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 22 →

Receipts

2,742 head

▲ 1,238 vs last sale 1,504▲ 63 vs year ago 2,679 · +2.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of yearlings and weaned spring calves along with bawling spring calves on offer. Compared to last week steer and heifers calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet buying noticed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.58/cwt on 412 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −156.03 against this barn's trailing median of $466.61.

Average price

$310.58

412 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$37.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.12

vs NE average

+5.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	311.77	1,726	399
Medium and Large 1-2	559	273.92	1,532	13thin

One grade step is worth $37.85/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale412 hd

310.58

—

NE average9 barns · 3,822 hd

320.70

−10.12

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

+5.14

This barn, trailing median15 sales

466.61

−156.03

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.00, low $429.68, median $466.61 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

42 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,310	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	359.93/cwt	346.00–366.00	1,501	70
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	351.54/cwt	343.00–358.00	1,652	137
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,482	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	318.10/cwt	307.00–324.50	1,664	102
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,542	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	309.60/cwt	293.50–322.50	1,746	297
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,516	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	309.75/cwt	309.75–309.75	1,859	60
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	260.20/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,587	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	286.50/cwt	277.25–302.00	1,791	238
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	632	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,694	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	264.67/cwt	263.50–265.00	1,789	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	691	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,769	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,976	80
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	712	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,880	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	266.10/cwt	266.10–266.10	1,974	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	266.75/cwt	266.75–266.75	2,003	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,852	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	768	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,797	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,132	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	803	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,016	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	854	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,033	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	267.85/cwt	267.85–267.85	2,437	185
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,483	444
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,204	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	327.00/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,249	52
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,146	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	316.56/cwt	297.00–327.00	1,387	111
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	297.91/cwt	279.00–307.50	1,454	62
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	285.85/cwt	271.00–291.00	1,498	123
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	278.75/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,572	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,386	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	266.76/cwt	251.00–276.00	1,657	105
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,550	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	679	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,674	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,635	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	241.06/cwt	237.50–244.50	1,745	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	745	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,762	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	782	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,822	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	997	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,228	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,041	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,238	7

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 15, 2024

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

Receipts 2,742Last week 1,504Year ago 2,679

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	402	285.00	285.00
12	550–600	575	241.00	241.00
27	650–700	671	231.00	231.00
29	700–750	711	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	375.00	375.00
52	350–400	382	323.00–330.00	327.00
111	400–450	438	297.00–327.00	316.56
62	450–500	488	279.00–307.50	297.91
123	500–550	524	271.00–291.00	285.85
53	550–600	564	260.00–288.00	278.75
23	700–750	724	237.50–244.50	241.06
8	950–1000	997	223.50	223.50
7	1000–1050	1,041	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
105	600–650	621	251.00–276.00	266.76
8	650–700	679	246.50	246.50
9	700–750	745	236.50	236.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	782	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
238	600–650	625	277.25–302.00	286.50
33	650–700	676	263.50–265.00	264.67
10	700–750	712	264.00	264.00
5	800–850	803	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	632	268.00	268.00
5	650–700	691	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	400–450	417	346.00–366.00	359.93
137	450–500	470	343.00–358.00	351.54
102	500–550	523	307.00–324.50	318.10
297	550–600	564	293.50–322.50	309.60
60	600–650	600	309.75	309.75
80	650–700	692	285.50	285.50
25	700–750	742	266.10	266.10
35	750–800	751	266.75	266.75
15	800–850	800	266.50	266.50
185	900–950	910	267.85	267.85
444	950–1000	972	255.50	255.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	390	336.00	336.00
7	450–500	490	302.50	302.50
7	500–550	541	285.00	285.00
6	550–600	581	261.00	261.00
19	600–650	610	255.00–265.00	260.20
38	750–800	756	245.00	245.00
7	850–900	854	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	768	234.00	234.00

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.