Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2025-04-18

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2025-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Apr 18

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

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Receipts

2,879 head

▲ 1,106 vs last sale 1,773▲ 2,879 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a market comparison is not applicable. However, a higher undertone was noted on most weights of steers and heifers. Demand was good to very good on this "Good" Friday. Bidding was fast paced throughout the day on packages and load lots alike. Run comprised of bawling fall calves, weaned fall calves and yearling cattle. Didn't matter to the buyers on the fall calves if they were weaned or bawlers. Just getting possession of the light weight cattle was there main goal. Some cattle sold over the internet and are heading to out of state feedlots.

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 $324.11/cwt on 263 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −94.90 against this barn's trailing median of $419.01.

Average price

$324.11

263 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$27.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.37

vs NE average

+2.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	327.12	1,816	234
Medium and Large 1-2	561	299.86	1,682	29

One grade step is worth $27.26/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale263 hd

324.11

—

NE average6 barns · 1,223 hd

331.48

−7.37

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+2.93

This barn, trailing median16 sales

419.01

−94.90

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

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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	416.58/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,525	39
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,619	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	412	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,761	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	429.27/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,790	47
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	403.33/cwt	378.00–414.00	1,763	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	382.73/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,772	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	425.67/cwt	425.50–427.00	2,039	86
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	402.17/cwt	401.00–405.00	2,043	83
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	380.70/cwt	367.00–387.00	2,067	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	368.35/cwt	353.50–374.00	2,096	135
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	353.87/cwt	351.00–360.00	2,042	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	357.78/cwt	354.50–361.00	2,168	128
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,135	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	348.76/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,288	156
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,218	30
Steers	650–700	Large 1	676	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,156	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	326.67/cwt	304.00–330.00	2,316	70
Steers	700–750	Large 1	715	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	2,048	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	777	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,304	39
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	306.91/cwt	301.00–309.50	2,431	79
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,316	9
Steers	800–850	Large 1	827	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,229	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	290.25/cwt	290.25–290.25	2,601	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	944	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,544	58
Steers	950–1000	Large 1	999	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,557	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	432.20/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,435	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	361	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,625	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	383.70/cwt	357.00–397.00	1,454	52
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	347.58/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,508	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	334.21/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,554	71
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	371.29/cwt	351.00–385.00	1,786	234
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	493	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,602	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	330.75/cwt	323.00–339.00	1,760	99
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	299.86/cwt	281.00–305.00	1,682	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	324.45/cwt	316.00–336.00	1,856	135
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	319.03/cwt	309.00–330.50	2,019	169
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	665	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,842	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	301.40/cwt	291.00–306.00	2,028	47
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	284.16/cwt	283.50–285.00	2,040	47
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	743	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,043	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	764	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,979	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	277.93/cwt	277.75–278.50	2,135	182
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	269.91/cwt	263.50–271.50	2,238	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,952	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,176	29
Heifers	850–900	Large 1Fleshy	887	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,271	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	895	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,067	7
Heifers	900–950	Large 1	910	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,175	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,360	69
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	968	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	2,309	22
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,724	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	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.

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Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
6	350–400	381	425.00	425.00
19	400–450	437	378.00–414.00	403.33
11	450–500	463	380.00–390.00	382.73
32	500–550	543	367.00–387.00	380.70
21	550–600	577	351.00–360.00	353.87
12	600–650	628	340.00	340.00
30	650–700	660	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	676	319.00	319.00
8	700–750	715	286.50	286.50
16	800–850	827	269.50	269.50
6	950–1000	999	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	350–400	366	405.00–440.00	416.58
47	400–450	417	415.00–445.00	429.27
86	450–500	479	425.50–427.00	425.67
83	500–550	508	401.00–405.00	402.17
135	550–600	569	353.50–374.00	368.35
128	600–650	606	354.50–361.00	357.78
156	650–700	656	346.00–350.00	348.76
70	700–750	709	304.00–330.00	326.67
79	750–800	792	301.00–309.50	306.91
9	800–850	804	288.00	288.00
57	850–900	896	290.25	290.25
58	900–950	944	269.50	269.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	750–800	777	296.50	296.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	700–750	743	275.00	275.00
26	750–800	764	259.00	259.00
5	800–850	845	231.00	231.00
7	850–900	895	231.00	231.00
22	950–1000	968	238.50	238.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	850–900	887	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	665	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	450–500	465	325.00–345.00	334.21
29	550–600	561	281.00–305.00	299.86
6	650–700	665	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	493	325.00	325.00
7	900–950	910	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	332	425.00–435.00	432.20
52	350–400	379	357.00–397.00	383.70
15	400–450	434	346.00–350.00	347.58
234	450–500	481	351.00–385.00	371.29
99	500–550	532	323.00–339.00	330.75
135	550–600	572	316.00–336.00	324.45
169	600–650	633	309.00–330.50	319.03
47	650–700	673	291.00–306.00	301.40
47	700–750	718	283.50–285.00	284.16
182	750–800	768	277.75–278.50	277.93
70	800–850	829	263.50–271.50	269.91
29	850–900	850	256.00	256.00
69	900–950	942	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	394	437.50	437.50
5	500–550	525	355.00	355.00

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.