Sale reports / Nebraska / Lexington / 2026-11-06

Lexington

Name: Lexington livestock auction prices — 2026-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Nov 6

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Oct 30Nov 6latest

Receipts

1,835 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 1,935▼ 1,917 vs year ago 3,752 · −51.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 450-650 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher and heifer calves 400-650 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 lower except flat 500 lbs heifers selling steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the crowd of buyers in the seats with internet activity noticed. Nice offering of bawling spring calves on offer most of which had received fall vaccinations selling in packages and a few load lots. Along with packages that received only spring vaccinations and some with no vaccinations at all selling at a discount with light buyer participation.

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 $446.17/cwt on 353 head, up $5.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 16 comparable sales and sits −11.22 against this barn's trailing median of $457.38.

Average price

$446.17

▲ 5.20 vs prior sale

353 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$71.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.98

vs NE average

+29.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	457.54	2,494	297
Medium and Large 1-2	582	385.84	2,246	56

One grade step is worth $71.70/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale353 hd

446.17

—

NE average11 barns · 4,288 hd

436.18

+9.98

National average161 barns · 22,907 hd

416.81

+29.36

This barn, trailing median16 sales

457.38

−11.22

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.00, low $429.68, median $457.38 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

35 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	559.87/cwt	535.00–567.00	2,161	50
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,808	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,131	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	501.94/cwt	481.00–508.00	2,409	62
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,211	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	470.86/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,500	142
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	448.15/cwt	437.00–459.00	2,496	142
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	567	414.62/cwt	414.00–415.00	2,351	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	385.84/cwt	379.00–391.00	2,246	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,191	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	404.64/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,553	402
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	683	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,531	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	457.95/cwt	448.00–465.00	1,406	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	453.85/cwt	442.00–461.00	1,670	54
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	426.28/cwt	424.00–435.00	1,773	75
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	404.17/cwt	403.00–406.00	1,754	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	363.23/cwt	362.00–367.00	1,776	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	416.01/cwt	394.00–419.50	2,038	70
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	409.72/cwt	404.00–411.00	2,106	82
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,765	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	340.45/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,941	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	370.15/cwt	356.50–383.00	2,154	115
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	332.50/cwt	318.00–336.00	2,042	60
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,193	24
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,581	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	989	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,423	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,032	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,998	42
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,076	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,948	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	1,724	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,749	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,717	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	1,918	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,990	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,960	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,953	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 Nov 6, 2026

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

Receipts 1,835Last week 1,935Year ago 3,752

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	1000–1050	1,032	290.50	290.50
20	1050–1100	1,076	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	307	448.00–465.00	457.95
54	350–400	368	442.00–461.00	453.85
75	400–450	416	424.00–435.00	426.28
70	450–500	490	394.00–419.50	416.01
82	500–550	514	404.00–411.00	409.72
115	550–600	582	356.50–383.00	370.15
10	850–900	872	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	434	403.00–406.00	404.17
20	450–500	489	362.00–367.00	363.23
11	500–550	530	333.00	333.00
51	550–600	570	340.00–341.00	340.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60	600–650	614	318.00–336.00	332.50
24	650–700	681	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	989	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	567	414.00–415.00	414.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
402	600–650	631	400.00–421.00	404.64
33	650–700	683	370.50	370.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	411	440.00	440.00
26	450–500	499	443.00	443.00
56	550–600	582	379.00–391.00	385.84
11	600–650	626	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	350–400	386	535.00–567.00	559.87
21	400–450	417	511.00	511.00
62	450–500	480	481.00–508.00	501.94
142	500–550	531	450.00–495.00	470.86
142	550–600	557	437.00–459.00	448.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	513.00	513.00
5	350–400	357	490.00	490.00
13	400–450	409	469.00	469.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	404	425.00	425.00
22	450–500	475	419.00	419.00
7	500–550	524	374.00	374.00
5	550–600	558	350.00	350.00

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.