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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Sep 20

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4 →

Receipts

2,024 head

▼ 448 vs last sale 2,472▲ 2,024 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. Near 325 head of slaughter cows and bulls are included in the receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.09/cwt on 939 head.

Average price

$134.09

939 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$373

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

$8.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	141.40	730	85
Medium and Large 1	828	133.36	1,104	854

One grade step is worth $8.04/cwt here — about −$373 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 sale939 hd

134.09

—

NE average6 barns · 7,000 hd

138.47

−4.38

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

Every lot

33 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 1-2Unweaned	288	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	461	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	365	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	595	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	481	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	736	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	785	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	151.88/cwt	151.50–152.50	867	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	144.79/cwt	142.50–146.00	901	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	664	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,062	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	149.21/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,050	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	751	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	995	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	142.18/cwt	140.10–145.50	1,103	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	142.67/cwt	136.50–144.50	1,196	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	142.20/cwt	142.20–142.20	1,268	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	970	137.40/cwt	137.40–137.40	1,333	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	127.35/cwt	126.75–127.75	1,235	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	331	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	540	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	424	149.16/cwt	144.50–154.00	632	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	477	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	677	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	133.21/cwt	130.00–137.50	711	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	606	138.20/cwt	136.75–139.50	837	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	928	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	708	141.60/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,003	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	721	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	926	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	133.37/cwt	132.50–135.35	982	29

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 Sep 20, 2019

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

Receipts 2,024Last week 2,472Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	736	132.50–135.35	133.37
25	—	880	131.75–134.00	133.18
18	—	922	127.75–130.00	128.74
5	—	671	138.25	138.25
223	—	837	129.10–134.75	129.86
74	—	756	131.00–137.75	132.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	843	131.25	131.25
66	—	708	141.00–143.50	141.60
16	—	788	137.25	137.25
130	—	872	139.75	139.75

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Sep 20

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Sep 6Sep 20Oct 4 →

Receipts

2,024 head

▼ 448 vs last sale 2,472▲ 2,024 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.09/cwt on 939 head.

Average price

$134.09

939 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$373

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

$8.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	141.40	730	85
Medium and Large 1	828	133.36	1,104	854

One grade step is worth $8.04/cwt here — about −$373 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 sale939 hd

134.09

—

NE average6 barns · 7,000 hd

138.47

−4.38

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

Every lot

33 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 1-2Unweaned	288	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	461	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	365	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	595	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	481	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	736	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	785	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	151.88/cwt	151.50–152.50	867	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	144.79/cwt	142.50–146.00	901	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	664	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,062	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	149.21/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,050	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	751	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	995	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	142.18/cwt	140.10–145.50	1,103	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	142.67/cwt	136.50–144.50	1,196	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	142.20/cwt	142.20–142.20	1,268	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	970	137.40/cwt	137.40–137.40	1,333	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	127.35/cwt	126.75–127.75	1,235	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	331	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	540	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	424	149.16/cwt	144.50–154.00	632	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	477	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	677	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	133.21/cwt	130.00–137.50	711	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	606	138.20/cwt	136.75–139.50	837	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	928	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	708	141.60/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,003	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	721	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	926	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	133.37/cwt	132.50–135.35	982	29

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 Sep 20, 2019

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

Receipts 2,024Last week 2,472Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	736	132.50–135.35	133.37
25	—	880	131.75–134.00	133.18
18	—	922	127.75–130.00	128.74
5	—	671	138.25	138.25
223	—	837	129.10–134.75	129.86
74	—	756	131.00–137.75	132.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	843	131.25	131.25
66	—	708	141.00–143.50	141.60
16	—	788	137.25	137.25
130	—	872	139.75	139.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	889	129.50	129.50
7	—	808	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	606	136.75–139.50	138.20
16	—	424	144.50–154.00	149.16
9	—	721	128.50	128.50
6	—	331	163.00	163.00
25	—	477	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	754	139.00–140.25	139.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	534	130.00–137.50	133.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	892	142.20	142.20
64	—	776	140.10–145.50	142.18
31	—	704	147.00–150.00	149.21
22	—	970	126.75–127.75	127.35
140	—	838	136.50–144.50	142.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	163.00	163.00
11	—	481	153.00	153.00
8	—	751	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	571	151.50–152.50	151.88
18	—	622	142.50–146.00	144.79
7	—	532	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	288	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	970	137.40	137.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	664	160.00	160.00