Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2025-02-14

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2025-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Feb 14

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 21 →

Receipts

2,519 head

▼ 422 vs last sale 2,941▼ 1,938 vs year ago 4,457 · −43.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher except 700-750 lbs steers selling steady to 10.00 lower, heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd. The consignment sheet consisted of long time weaned and vaccinated steers and heifers with quite a few replacement quality heifers listed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.23/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −103.77 against this barn's trailing median of $419.01.

Average price

$315.23

187 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$27.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

vs NE average

+18.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	321.65	1,772	143
Medium and Large 1-2	530	294.36	1,561	44

One grade step is worth $27.29/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale187 hd

315.23

—

NE average7 barns · 1,198 hd

317.87

−2.63

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

+18.23

This barn, trailing median16 sales

419.01

−103.77

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

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $478.24, low $371.26, median $419.01 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

44 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,583	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	373.81/cwt	367.50–381.00	1,746	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,731	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	350.51/cwt	350.00–351.00	1,802	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	374.48/cwt	366.50–380.00	1,936	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	558	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,903	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	366.67/cwt	357.00–373.50	2,068	57
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,098	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	609	316.49/cwt	314.00–319.00	1,927	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	644	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,668	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,050	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	325.96/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,197	187
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,140	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	726	287.10/cwt	283.00–292.50	2,084	86
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	284.75/cwt	284.75–284.75	2,241	84
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	281.53/cwt	275.75–284.25	2,342	233
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,371	48
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,419	77
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,407	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	426	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,427	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,515	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	346.67/cwt	341.00–351.00	1,602	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,617	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	518	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,476	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	328.76/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,706	49
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	551	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,692	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	321.10/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,837	73
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,729	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	617	286.48/cwt	284.00–287.50	1,768	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,637	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	300.74/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,874	47
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,767	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	291.51/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,988	199
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	688	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,658	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	711	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,225	68
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	718	261.59/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,878	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,814	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	276.98/cwt	272.00–284.00	2,008	197
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	262.26/cwt	260.00–271.00	2,043	201
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	781	287.65/cwt	281.00–292.00	2,247	109
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	256.44/cwt	255.50–257.50	2,069	155
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	821	273.79/cwt	251.00–277.50	2,248	72
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,650	5

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 Feb 14, 2025

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

Receipts 2,519Last week 2,941Year ago 4,457

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	583	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	551	307.00	307.00
34	600–650	617	284.00–287.50	286.48
13	700–750	718	260.00–264.00	261.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	462	341.00–351.00	346.67
49	500–550	519	325.00–335.00	328.76
73	550–600	572	317.50–325.00	321.10
47	600–650	623	295.00–304.00	300.74
199	650–700	682	283.00–295.00	291.51
197	700–750	725	272.00–284.00	276.98
201	750–800	779	260.00–271.00	262.26
155	800–850	807	255.50–257.50	256.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
68	700–750	711	313.00	313.00
109	750–800	781	281.00–292.00	287.65
72	800–850	821	251.00–277.50	273.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	688	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	392	359.00	359.00
12	500–550	515	314.00	314.00
8	550–600	590	293.00	293.00
9	600–650	620	264.00	264.00
21	650–700	652	271.00	271.00
14	700–750	720	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	335.00	335.00
24	500–550	518	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	388.00	388.00
22	450–500	467	367.50–381.00	373.81
18	500–550	517	366.50–380.00	374.48
57	550–600	564	357.00–373.50	366.67
31	600–650	608	345.00	345.00
187	650–700	674	320.00–327.00	325.96
23	700–750	718	298.00	298.00
84	750–800	787	284.75	284.75
233	800–850	832	275.75–284.25	281.53
48	850–900	853	278.00	278.00
77	900–950	918	263.50	263.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	644	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	485	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	558	341.00	341.00
16	600–650	609	314.00–319.00	316.49
25	650–700	670	306.00	306.00
86	700–750	726	283.00–292.50	287.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
20	500–550	514	350.00–351.00	350.51

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.