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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Dec 20

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 3 →

Receipts

1,991 head

▼ 1,683 vs last sale 3,674▲ 1,991 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher on the comparable offerings and heifers 500-550 lbs sold 2.00 lower with not enough comparable offerings within other weight classes to establish a trend. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

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 $161.40/cwt on 1,050 head.

Average price

$161.40

1,050 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$16.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	164.48	951	858
Medium and Large 1-2	615	147.64	908	192

One grade step is worth $16.84/cwt here — about $43 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 sale1,050 hd

161.40

—

NE average6 barns · 13,718 hd

166.96

−5.57

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

Every lot

43 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	383	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	674	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	770	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	172.69/cwt	171.00–174.50	744	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	439	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	781	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	182.72/cwt	178.00–188.50	861	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	780	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	179.37/cwt	176.00–183.00	861	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	494	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	845	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	167.44/cwt	163.25–173.00	886	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	549	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	929	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	163.66/cwt	158.00–164.50	921	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	566	154.43/cwt	153.75–155.25	874	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	159.13/cwt	157.00–166.00	939	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	594	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	873	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	143.25/cwt	141.00–145.50	854	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	163.53/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,002	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	926	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	862	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	144.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	971	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	938	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,062	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	144.08/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,022	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,220	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,265	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	347	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	510	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	661	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	158.62/cwt	156.50–163.00	704	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	150.20/cwt	148.00–152.50	706	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	680	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	146.74/cwt	143.00–149.00	776	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	148.18/cwt	147.50–149.00	796	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	138.93/cwt	135.25–145.00	796	66
Heifers	—

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 Dec 20, 2019

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

Receipts 1,991Last week 3,674Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	566	153.75–155.25	154.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	160.00	160.00
12	—	494	171.00	171.00
17	—	439	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	787	155.00	155.00
101	—	590	157.00–166.00	159.13
103	—	480	176.00–183.00	179.37

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Dec 20

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 3 →

Receipts

1,991 head

▼ 1,683 vs last sale 3,674▲ 1,991 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $161.40/cwt on 1,050 head.

Average price

$161.40

1,050 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$16.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	164.48	951	858
Medium and Large 1-2	615	147.64	908	192

One grade step is worth $16.84/cwt here — about $43 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 sale1,050 hd

161.40

—

NE average6 barns · 13,718 hd

166.96

−5.57

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

Every lot

43 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	383	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	674	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	770	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	172.69/cwt	171.00–174.50	744	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	439	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	781	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	182.72/cwt	178.00–188.50	861	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	780	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	179.37/cwt	176.00–183.00	861	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	494	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	845	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	167.44/cwt	163.25–173.00	886	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	549	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	929	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	163.66/cwt	158.00–164.50	921	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	566	154.43/cwt	153.75–155.25	874	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	159.13/cwt	157.00–166.00	939	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	594	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	873	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	143.25/cwt	141.00–145.50	854	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	163.53/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,002	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	926	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	862	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	144.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	971	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	938	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,062	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	144.08/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,022	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,220	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,265	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	347	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	510	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	661	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	158.62/cwt	156.50–163.00	704	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	150.20/cwt	148.00–152.50	706	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	680	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	146.74/cwt	143.00–149.00	776	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	148.18/cwt	147.50–149.00	796	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	138.93/cwt	135.25–145.00	796	66
Heifers	—

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 Dec 20, 2019

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

Receipts 1,991Last week 3,674Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	566	153.75–155.25	154.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	160.00	160.00
12	—	494	171.00	171.00
17	—	439	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	787	155.00	155.00
101	—	590	157.00–166.00	159.13
103	—	480	176.00–183.00	179.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	900	140.50	140.50
19	—	431	171.00–174.50	172.69
73	—	677	138.50	138.50
13	—	473	165.00	165.00
14	—	596	141.00–145.50	143.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	383	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	563	158.00–164.50	163.66
15	—	413	186.50	186.50
57	—	471	178.00–188.50	182.72
28	—	549	169.25	169.25
28	—	613	151.00	151.00
29	—	673	140.00–147.00	144.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	594	147.00	147.00
18	—	616	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	763	140.00	140.00
10	—	674	139.50	139.50
16	—	804	140.00	140.00
26	—	629	136.50–141.00	139.04
30	—	737	139.00	139.00
72	—	444	156.50–163.00	158.62
104	—	529	143.00–149.00	146.74
145	—	578	138.00–144.50	142.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	482	141.00	141.00
5	—	388	145.00	145.00
6	—	789	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	—	347	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	630	136.00	136.00
60	—	537	147.50–149.00	148.18
66	—	573	135.25–145.00	138.93
22	—	470	148.00–152.50	150.20
10	—	421	157.00	157.00
13	—	663	144.50	144.50