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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Nov 15

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 22 →

Receipts

3,003 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 3,040▲ 3,003 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 450-600 lbs sold 5.00 lower and steers 600-700 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Heifers 500-600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. Near 600 head of slaughter cows and bulls are included in the receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.39/cwt on 1,204 head.

Average price

$160.39

1,204 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$13.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.59

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	160.75	953	1,173
Medium and Large 1-2	509	147.02	749	31

One grade step is worth $13.73/cwt here — about $205 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 sale1,204 hd

160.39

—

NE average10 barns · 13,445 hd

166.98

−6.59

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

Every lot

36 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	713	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	362	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	619	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	417	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	817	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	182.69/cwt	179.00–189.00	791	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	441	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	639	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	469	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	936	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	483	180.57/cwt	180.00–182.00	872	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	172.83/cwt	169.00–177.00	835	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	164.62/cwt	160.50–168.00	877	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	852	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	947	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	571	148.17/cwt	148.00–148.50	846	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	159.14/cwt	155.00–163.00	917	220
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	582	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	829	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	149.89/cwt	146.00–153.50	944	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	161.42/cwt	158.25–163.50	1,038	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	653	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	953	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,046	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	668	145.96/cwt	145.00–147.00	975	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	724	142.75/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,034	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	751	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,127	49
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	153.78/cwt	151.50–157.00	655	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	427	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	602	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	150.87/cwt	150.00–153.50	717	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	477	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	668	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	509	138.21/cwt	135.50–139.50	703	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	150.63/cwt	145.00–155.35	786	191
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	532	145.53/cwt

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 15, 2019

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

Receipts 3,003Last week 3,040Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	398	165.00	165.00
67	—	426	151.50–157.00	153.78
249	—	569	143.00–149.00	147.24
56	—	604	143.50–144.00	143.85
191	—	522	145.00–155.35	150.63
44	—	475	150.00–153.50	150.87
89	—	681	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	140.00	140.00
7	—	445	140.00	140.00
27	—	509	135.50–139.50

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Nov 15

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 22 →

Receipts

3,003 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 3,040▲ 3,003 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 $160.39/cwt on 1,204 head.

Average price

$160.39

1,204 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$13.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.59

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	160.75	953	1,173
Medium and Large 1-2	509	147.02	749	31

One grade step is worth $13.73/cwt here — about $205 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 sale1,204 hd

160.39

—

NE average10 barns · 13,445 hd

166.98

−6.59

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

Every lot

36 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	713	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	362	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	619	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	417	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	817	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	182.69/cwt	179.00–189.00	791	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	441	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	639	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	469	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	936	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	483	180.57/cwt	180.00–182.00	872	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	172.83/cwt	169.00–177.00	835	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	164.62/cwt	160.50–168.00	877	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	852	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	947	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	571	148.17/cwt	148.00–148.50	846	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	159.14/cwt	155.00–163.00	917	220
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	582	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	829	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	149.89/cwt	146.00–153.50	944	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	161.42/cwt	158.25–163.50	1,038	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	653	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	953	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,046	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	668	145.96/cwt	145.00–147.00	975	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	724	142.75/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,034	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	751	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,127	49
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	153.78/cwt	151.50–157.00	655	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	427	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	602	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	150.87/cwt	150.00–153.50	717	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	477	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	668	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	509	138.21/cwt	135.50–139.50	703	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	150.63/cwt	145.00–155.35	786	191
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	532	145.53/cwt

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 15, 2019

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

Receipts 3,003Last week 3,040Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	398	165.00	165.00
67	—	426	151.50–157.00	153.78
249	—	569	143.00–149.00	147.24
56	—	604	143.50–144.00	143.85
191	—	522	145.00–155.35	150.63
44	—	475	150.00–153.50	150.87
89	—	681	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	140.00	140.00
7	—	445	140.00	140.00
27	—	509	135.50–139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	532	143.25–146.50	145.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	564	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	469	199.50	199.50
85	—	562	168.50	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	724	142.50–143.00	142.75
21	—	653	146.00	146.00
93	—	630	146.00–153.50	149.89
62	—	571	148.00–148.50	148.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	668	145.00–147.00	145.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	483	180.00–182.00	180.57
18	—	417	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	654	160.00	160.00
105	—	533	160.50–168.00	164.62
40	—	433	179.00–189.00	182.69
50	—	483	169.00–177.00	172.83
228	—	643	158.25–163.50	161.42
6	—	360	198.00	198.00
49	—	751	150.00	150.00
220	—	576	155.00–163.00	159.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	605	140.00	140.00
5	—	362	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	557	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	441	145.00	145.00