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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Oct 25

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Receipts

3,248 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 3,139▲ 3,248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 lower and over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower except 450 to 500 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with calves that had not received their fall vaccinations selling at a discount. Near 275 head of slaughter cows and bulls are included in the receipts.

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 $157.07/cwt on 1,745 head.

Average price

$157.07

1,745 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$12.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	157.82	1,047	1,644
Medium and Large 1-2	615	144.94	892	101

One grade step is worth $12.88/cwt here — about $156 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 sale1,745 hd

157.07

—

NE average11 barns · 18,439 hd

159.92

−2.85

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	515	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	382	162.89/cwt	161.00–164.00	622	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	178.53/cwt	175.00–183.00	686	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	410	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	693	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	174.28/cwt	171.00–177.00	751	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	439	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	729	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	173.32/cwt	170.50–175.00	815	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	482	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	807	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	731	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	170.61/cwt	170.00–171.00	868	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	159.82/cwt	153.50–164.25	852	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	938	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	798	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	157.29/cwt	155.25–159.00	904	273
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	154.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	943	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	653	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	932	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	156.93/cwt	156.50–157.85	1,051	229
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	702	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,018	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,109	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	831	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,205	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,273	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,401	368
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	155.27/cwt	155.00–156.00	502	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	331	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	430	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	147.03/cwt	145.00–147.75	550	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	154.49/cwt	152.00–157.00	601	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	432	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	624	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	150.16/cwt	146.00–152.50	659	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	148.64/cwt	146.00–154.75	712	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	142.83/cwt	141.50–143.50	747	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	543

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 Oct 25, 2019

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

Receipts 3,248Last week 3,139Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	410	169.00	169.00
53	—	482	167.50	167.50
19	—	382	161.00–164.00	162.89
38	—	831	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	439	166.00	166.00
11	—	465	165.00	165.00

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

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Oct 25

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Receipts

3,248 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 3,139▲ 3,248 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 $157.07/cwt on 1,745 head.

Average price

$157.07

1,745 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$12.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	157.82	1,047	1,644
Medium and Large 1-2	615	144.94	892	101

One grade step is worth $12.88/cwt here — about $156 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 sale1,745 hd

157.07

—

NE average11 barns · 18,439 hd

159.92

−2.85

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	515	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	382	162.89/cwt	161.00–164.00	622	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	178.53/cwt	175.00–183.00	686	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	410	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	693	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	174.28/cwt	171.00–177.00	751	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	439	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	729	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	173.32/cwt	170.50–175.00	815	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	482	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	807	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	731	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	170.61/cwt	170.00–171.00	868	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	159.82/cwt	153.50–164.25	852	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	938	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	798	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	157.29/cwt	155.25–159.00	904	273
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	154.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	943	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	653	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	932	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	156.93/cwt	156.50–157.85	1,051	229
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	702	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,018	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,109	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	831	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,205	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,273	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,401	368
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	155.27/cwt	155.00–156.00	502	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	331	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	430	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	147.03/cwt	145.00–147.75	550	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	154.49/cwt	152.00–157.00	601	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	432	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	624	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	150.16/cwt	146.00–152.50	659	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	148.64/cwt	146.00–154.75	712	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	142.83/cwt	141.50–143.50	747	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	543

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 Oct 25, 2019

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

Receipts 3,248Last week 3,139Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	410	169.00	169.00
53	—	482	167.50	167.50
19	—	382	161.00–164.00	162.89
38	—	831	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	439	166.00	166.00
11	—	465	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	484	151.00	151.00
9	—	332	155.00	155.00
8	—	568	140.50	140.50
15	—	765	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	702	145.00	145.00
6	—	520	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	609	150.00–156.00	154.90
229	—	670	156.50–157.85	156.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	470	170.50–175.00	173.32
30	—	384	175.00–183.00	178.53
28	—	810	155.00	155.00
82	—	533	153.50–164.25	159.82
368	—	950	147.50	147.50
24	—	431	171.00–177.00	174.28
41	—	860	148.00	148.00
273	—	575	155.25–159.00	157.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	653	142.75	142.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	374	145.00–147.75	147.03
14	—	564	126.50	126.50
56	—	735	137.50	137.50
15	—	543	132.50	132.50
26	—	495	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	547	148.25	148.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	479	146.00–154.75	148.64
44	—	575	132.50–140.50	136.07
14	—	963	135.00	135.00
136	—	439	146.00–152.50	150.16
22	—	389	152.00–157.00	154.49
100	—	911	136.00	136.00
145	—	523	141.50–143.50	142.83
55	—	781	140.50–142.50	141.24
22	—	323	155.00–156.00	155.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	634	141.10	141.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	432	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	543	150.75–152.35	151.60