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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Aug 9

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23 →

Receipts

2,402 head

▲ 250 vs last sale 2,152▲ 2,402 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, 600-700 lbs steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher and steers over 900 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Not enough heifers on offer two weeks ago to establish a trend. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with a few new faces in attendance.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.00/cwt on 1,402 head.

Average price

$148.00

1,402 head · 884 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$3.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	885	148.03	1,310	1,391
Medium and Large 1-2	707	144.64	1,022	11thin

One grade step is worth $3.39/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,402 hd

148.00

—

NE average7 barns · 7,480 hd

150.64

−2.64

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

Every lot

28 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	287	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	568	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	758	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	833	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	935	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	183.12/cwt	177.00–184.00	980	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	950	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	644	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	947	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,142	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,107	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,083	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	800	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,096	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	144.26/cwt	140.00–145.10	1,284	275
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	144.17/cwt	143.85–145.35	1,351	747
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	140.58/cwt	139.20–141.25	1,366	189
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	280	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	498	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	572	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	404	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	671	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	776	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	149.69/cwt	145.00–150.50	921	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	139.18/cwt	139.00–139.25	1,151	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	835	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,213	238
Heifers	—
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	931	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,071	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,213	35

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 Aug 9, 2019

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

Receipts 2,402Last week 2,152Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	895	139.00	139.00
55	—	827	139.00–139.25	139.18
26	—	479	162.00	162.00
9	—	937	137.50	137.50
86	—	615	145.00–150.50	149.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
238	—	835	145.25	145.25
60	—	882	140.25	140.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Aug 9

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jul 26Aug 9Aug 23 →

Receipts

2,402 head

▲ 250 vs last sale 2,152▲ 2,402 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.00/cwt on 1,402 head.

Average price

$148.00

1,402 head · 884 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$3.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	885	148.03	1,310	1,391
Medium and Large 1-2	707	144.64	1,022	11thin

One grade step is worth $3.39/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,402 hd

148.00

—

NE average7 barns · 7,480 hd

150.64

−2.64

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

Every lot

28 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	287	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	568	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	758	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	833	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	935	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	183.12/cwt	177.00–184.00	980	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	950	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	644	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	947	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,142	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,107	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,083	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	800	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,096	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	144.26/cwt	140.00–145.10	1,284	275
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	144.17/cwt	143.85–145.35	1,351	747
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	140.58/cwt	139.20–141.25	1,366	189
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	280	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	498	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	572	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	404	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	671	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	776	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	149.69/cwt	145.00–150.50	921	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	139.18/cwt	139.00–139.25	1,151	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	835	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,213	238
Heifers	—
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	931	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,071	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,213	35

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 Aug 9, 2019

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

Receipts 2,402Last week 2,152Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	895	139.00	139.00
55	—	827	139.00–139.25	139.18
26	—	479	162.00	162.00
9	—	937	137.50	137.50
86	—	615	145.00–150.50	149.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
238	—	835	145.25	145.25
60	—	882	140.25	140.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	392	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	535	177.00–184.00	183.12
14	—	663	167.00	167.00
13	—	441	189.00	189.00
747	—	937	143.85–145.35	144.17
12	—	727	149.00	149.00
275	—	890	140.00–145.10	144.26
189	—	972	139.20–141.25	140.58
61	—	645	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	287	198.00	198.00
5	—	644	147.00	147.00
16	—	524	178.50	178.50
13	—	398	190.50	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	800	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	629	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,055	115.00	115.00
6	—	931	115.00	115.00