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Lexington Livestock Market · Fri, Jan 31

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Jan 31

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Receipts

2,380 head

▼ 480 vs last sale 2,860▲ 2,380 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 600-800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

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 $152.83/cwt on 1,248 head.

Average price

$152.83

1,248 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$232

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

$14.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.29

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	499	166.45	830	82
Medium and Large 1	699	151.87	1,062	1,166

One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale1,248 hd

152.83

—

NE average9 barns · 19,092 hd

161.12

−8.29

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

Every lot

35 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	391	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	653	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	171.13/cwt	165.00–175.50	818	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	858	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	929	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	541	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	887	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	168.02/cwt	164.50–169.50	956	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	166.07/cwt	159.00–169.25	1,036	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	629	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	944	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	965	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	151.25/cwt	148.00–152.25	1,035	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	701	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	988	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,080	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	769	137.24/cwt	135.25–139.25	1,055	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	144.53/cwt	141.25–152.00	1,133	326
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,087	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	878	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,150	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	563	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	667	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	431	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	668	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	161.71/cwt	157.00–163.50	791	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	162.09/cwt	162.00–162.10	810	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	156.67/cwt	154.00–161.00	815	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	525	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	878	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	152.47/cwt	148.00–156.00	898	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	835	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Jan 31, 2020

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

Receipts 2,380Last week 2,860Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers 600-800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	629	150.00	150.00
23	—	701	141.00	141.00
23	—	830	131.00	131.00
82	—	769	135.25–139.25	137.24
13	—	878	131.00	131.00
23	—	541	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
326	—	784	141.25–152.00	144.53
73	—	706	153.00	153.00
141	—	624	159.00–169.25	166.07
86	—	569	164.50–169.50	168.02
312	—	684	148.00–152.25

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Jan 31

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Receipts

2,380 head

▼ 480 vs last sale 2,860▲ 2,380 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 600-800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

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 $152.83/cwt on 1,248 head.

Average price

$152.83

1,248 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$232

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

$14.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.29

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	499	166.45	830	82
Medium and Large 1	699	151.87	1,062	1,166

One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale1,248 hd

152.83

—

NE average9 barns · 19,092 hd

161.12

−8.29

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

Every lot

35 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	391	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	653	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	171.13/cwt	165.00–175.50	818	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	858	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	929	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	541	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	887	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	168.02/cwt	164.50–169.50	956	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	166.07/cwt	159.00–169.25	1,036	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	629	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	944	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	965	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	151.25/cwt	148.00–152.25	1,035	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	701	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	988	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,080	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	769	137.24/cwt	135.25–139.25	1,055	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	144.53/cwt	141.25–152.00	1,133	326
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,087	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	878	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,150	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	563	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	667	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	431	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	668	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	161.71/cwt	157.00–163.50	791	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	162.09/cwt	162.00–162.10	810	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	156.67/cwt	154.00–161.00	815	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	525	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	878	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	152.47/cwt	148.00–156.00	898	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	835	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Jan 31, 2020

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

Receipts 2,380Last week 2,860Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers 600-800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	629	150.00	150.00
23	—	701	141.00	141.00
23	—	830	131.00	131.00
82	—	769	135.25–139.25	137.24
13	—	878	131.00	131.00
23	—	541	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
326	—	784	141.25–152.00	144.53
73	—	706	153.00	153.00
141	—	624	159.00–169.25	166.07
86	—	569	164.50–169.50	168.02
312	—	684	148.00–152.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	143.00	143.00
35	—	478	165.00–175.50	171.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	391	167.00	167.00
8	—	523	164.00	164.00
9	—	645	145.00	145.00
19	—	445	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	534	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	839	131.50	131.50
9	—	592	141.00	141.00
11	—	856	125.00	125.00
214	—	638	141.75	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	758	131.25	131.25
11	—	911	130.00	130.00
18	—	489	157.00–163.50	161.71
23	—	625	150.00	150.00
65	—	673	137.00–139.50	137.89
84	—	520	154.00–161.00	156.67
123	—	589	148.00–156.00	152.47
215	—	740	131.50–135.00	134.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	417	160.00	160.00
12	—	343	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	525	167.25	167.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	431	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	500	162.00–162.10	162.09