Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2026-01-30

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2026-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Jan 30

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Receipts

4,764 head

▲ 3,646 vs last sale 1,118▲ 1,688 vs year ago 3,076 · +54.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks thin test steers 600-750 lbs sold unevenly steady with not enough comparable offerings of heifers to establish a trend although a higher undertone was noted. 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $489.40/cwt on 231 head. That ranks 12 of 15 comparable sales and sits +22.79 against this barn's trailing median of $466.61.

Average price

$489.40

231 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.50

vs NE average

+5.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	489.40	2,698	231

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale231 hd

489.40

—

NE average10 barns · 3,083 hd

495.89

−6.50

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

+5.30

This barn, trailing median15 sales

466.61

+22.79

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

38 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	379	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,018	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	422	544.11/cwt	541.00–559.00	2,296	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	497.36/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,353	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	526.33/cwt	513.00–531.00	2,700	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,533	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	517	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,487	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	483.54/cwt	472.00–499.00	2,722	175
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	448.11/cwt	440.00–453.00	2,747	90
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,320	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	629	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,604	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	425.82/cwt	400.00–443.00	2,844	435
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,507	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	397.45/cwt	388.00–413.00	2,893	471
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	741	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,808	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	385.25/cwt	372.50–392.50	2,939	268
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	361.81/cwt	349.00–370.00	2,967	458
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	360.10/cwt	344.00–365.25	3,100	223
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	3,121	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,960	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,918	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,202	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	443	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,113	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	504	478.02/cwt	474.00–482.00	2,409	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	450.46/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,356	144
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	431.39/cwt	420.00–444.00	2,506	183
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	415.05/cwt	401.00–430.50	2,540	268
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	638	382.97/cwt	376.00–388.00	2,443	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	389.15/cwt	375.00–409.00	2,619	591
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	677	363.07/cwt	357.00–366.00	2,458	98
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	691	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,895	55
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	375.39/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,677	417
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	738	351.14/cwt	345.00–354.50	2,591	101
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,638	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	335.68/cwt	326.00–349.00	2,736	154
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,842	51
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,474	9

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 Jan 30, 2026

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

Receipts 4,764Last week 1,118Year ago 3,076

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	572	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	443	477.00	477.00
31	600–650	638	376.00–388.00	382.97
98	650–700	677	357.00–366.00	363.07
101	700–750	738	345.00–354.50	351.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	352	545.00	545.00
25	400–450	436	505.00	505.00
144	500–550	523	435.00–460.00	450.46
183	550–600	581	420.00–444.00	431.39
268	600–650	612	401.00–430.50	415.05
591	650–700	673	375.00–409.00	389.15
417	700–750	713	365.00–385.00	375.39
22	750–800	757	348.50	348.50
154	800–850	815	326.00–349.00	335.68
51	850–900	869	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	350	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
55	650–700	691	419.00	419.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	500–550	504	474.00–482.00	478.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
13	600–650	625	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	422	541.00–559.00	544.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	517	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	513	513.00–531.00	526.33
175	550–600	563	472.00–499.00	483.54
90	600–650	613	440.00–453.00	448.11
435	650–700	668	400.00–443.00	425.82
471	700–750	728	388.00–413.00	397.45
268	750–800	763	372.50–392.50	385.25
458	800–850	820	349.00–370.00	361.81
223	850–900	861	344.00–365.25	360.10
48	900–950	929	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	379	532.50	532.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	473	470.00–510.00	497.36
28	600–650	627	370.00	370.00
5	650–700	673	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	517	481.00	481.00
14	600–650	629	414.00	414.00
19	700–750	741	379.00	379.00

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.