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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Feb 14

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 21 →

Receipts

3,474 head

▲ 551 vs last sale 2,923▲ 3,474 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 550-700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was 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 $154.38/cwt on 2,274 head.

Average price

$154.38

2,274 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$0.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	154.39	1,097	2,192
Medium and Large 1-2	549	154.28	848	82

One grade step is worth $0.11/cwt here — about $249 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 sale2,274 hd

154.38

—

NE average10 barns · 15,444 hd

156.76

−2.38

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

Every lot

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	305	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	555	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	199.58/cwt	197.50–203.00	822	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	443	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	753	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	736	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	182.06/cwt	180.50–192.00	870	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	527	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	809	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	173.50/cwt	166.00–177.00	920	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	842	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	169.85/cwt	163.00–171.50	980	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	611	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	901	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	162.70/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,015	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	151.65/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,022	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	691	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,111	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	155.60/cwt	149.75–158.50	1,102	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	721	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	984	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	144.68/cwt	142.50–150.50	1,111	380
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	142.04/cwt	141.75–142.75	1,168	322
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	1,219	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	134.92/cwt	133.75–135.25	1,221	87
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	645	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	171.05/cwt	166.00–173.50	698	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	173.65/cwt	172.25–175.60	807	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	159.09/cwt	155.75–163.50	827	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	564	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	798	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	151.01/cwt	146.50–154.00	877	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	584	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	931	93
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 Feb 14, 2020

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

Receipts 3,474Last week 2,923Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	691	160.75	160.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	905	133.75–135.25	134.92
155	—	674	147.00–156.00	151.65
312	—	708	149.75–158.50	155.60
74	—	478	180.50–192.00	182.06
145	—	530	166.00–177.00	173.50
228	—	624	156.00–166.00	162.70
380	—	768	142.50–150.50	144.68
48	—	412	197.50–203.00	199.58
108	—	577	163.00–171.50	169.85

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Feb 14

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 21 →

Receipts

3,474 head

▲ 551 vs last sale 2,923▲ 3,474 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 $154.38/cwt on 2,274 head.

Average price

$154.38

2,274 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$0.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	154.39	1,097	2,192
Medium and Large 1-2	549	154.28	848	82

One grade step is worth $0.11/cwt here — about $249 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 sale2,274 hd

154.38

—

NE average10 barns · 15,444 hd

156.76

−2.38

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

Every lot

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	305	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	555	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	199.58/cwt	197.50–203.00	822	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	443	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	753	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	736	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	182.06/cwt	180.50–192.00	870	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	527	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	809	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	173.50/cwt	166.00–177.00	920	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	842	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	169.85/cwt	163.00–171.50	980	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	611	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	901	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	162.70/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,015	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	151.65/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,022	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	691	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,111	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	155.60/cwt	149.75–158.50	1,102	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	721	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	984	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	144.68/cwt	142.50–150.50	1,111	380
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	142.04/cwt	141.75–142.75	1,168	322
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	1,219	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	134.92/cwt	133.75–135.25	1,221	87
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	645	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	171.05/cwt	166.00–173.50	698	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	173.65/cwt	172.25–175.60	807	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	159.09/cwt	155.75–163.50	827	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	564	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	798	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	151.01/cwt	146.50–154.00	877	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	584	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	931	93
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 Feb 14, 2020

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

Receipts 3,474Last week 2,923Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	691	160.75	160.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	905	133.75–135.25	134.92
155	—	674	147.00–156.00	151.65
312	—	708	149.75–158.50	155.60
74	—	478	180.50–192.00	182.06
145	—	530	166.00–177.00	173.50
228	—	624	156.00–166.00	162.70
380	—	768	142.50–150.50	144.68
48	—	412	197.50–203.00	199.58
108	—	577	163.00–171.50	169.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	161.00	161.00
8	—	543	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	170.00	170.00
28	—	611	147.50	147.50
13	—	721	136.50	136.50
9	—	527	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	305	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	408	166.00–173.50	171.05
71	—	520	155.75–163.50	159.09
163	—	683	135.00–138.25	137.09
21	—	902	128.25	128.25
151	—	714	136.00–138.00	136.49
16	—	814	124.50–128.50	126.27
88	—	581	146.50–154.00	151.01
197	—	619	140.25–148.50	144.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	584	159.50	159.50
66	—	465	172.25–175.60	173.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	783	125.50–127.00	125.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	792	130.00	130.00
7	—	500	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	666	139.25	139.25
8	—	393	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	564	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	345	172.00	172.00