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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Mar 13

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Feb 28Mar 13Apr 3 →

Receipts

1,790 head

▼ 604 vs last sale 2,394▲ 1,790 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No feeder sale last week a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to active from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.76/cwt on 976 head.

Average price

$138.76

976 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$289

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

$2.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

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	438	140.78	617	90
Medium and Large 1	654	138.55	906	886

One grade step is worth $2.23/cwt here — about −$289 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 sale976 hd

138.76

—

NE average8 barns · 7,429 hd

143.96

−5.20

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	354	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	630	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	701	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	814	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	489	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	814	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	168.43/cwt	163.00–170.00	915	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	160.47/cwt	157.00–163.00	907	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	591	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	851	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	975	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	845	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	128.33/cwt	127.50–132.50	885	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	800	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	136.50/cwt	130.00–137.75	966	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	758	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	887	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	124.18/cwt	120.00–124.85	972	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	959	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	868	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	977	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,079	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,008	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	556	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	632	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	155.42/cwt	154.00–160.00	684	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	158.24/cwt	155.75–160.00	744	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	487	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	701	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	740	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	136.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	790	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	664	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	623
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	681	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	763	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	886	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	806	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	854	24

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 Mar 13, 2020

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

Receipts 1,790Last week 2,394Year ago 0

No feeder sale last week a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to active from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	780	102.50	102.50
7	—	487	144.00	144.00
77	—	623	125.00–130.00	128.27
60	—	865	105.10	105.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	730	120.50	120.50
59	—	522	140.00–145.00	141.73
108	—	626	134.00–141.00	136.48
43	—	680	124.50–125.25	124.86
91	—	577	135.00–140.00	136.85
32	—	470	155.75–160.00	158.24
69	—	440	154.00–160.00

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Mar 13

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Feb 28Mar 13Apr 3 →

Receipts

1,790 head

▼ 604 vs last sale 2,394▲ 1,790 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No feeder sale last week a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to active from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.76/cwt on 976 head.

Average price

$138.76

976 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$289

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

$2.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

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	438	140.78	617	90
Medium and Large 1	654	138.55	906	886

One grade step is worth $2.23/cwt here — about −$289 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 sale976 hd

138.76

—

NE average8 barns · 7,429 hd

143.96

−5.20

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	354	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	630	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	701	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	814	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	489	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	814	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	168.43/cwt	163.00–170.00	915	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	160.47/cwt	157.00–163.00	907	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	591	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	851	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	975	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	845	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	128.33/cwt	127.50–132.50	885	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	800	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	136.50/cwt	130.00–137.75	966	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	758	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	887	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	124.18/cwt	120.00–124.85	972	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	959	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	868	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	977	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,079	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,008	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	556	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	632	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	155.42/cwt	154.00–160.00	684	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	158.24/cwt	155.75–160.00	744	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	487	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	701	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	740	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	136.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	790	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	664	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	623
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	681	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	763	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	886	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	806	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	854	24

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 Mar 13, 2020

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

Receipts 1,790Last week 2,394Year ago 0

No feeder sale last week a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to active from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	780	102.50	102.50
7	—	487	144.00	144.00
77	—	623	125.00–130.00	128.27
60	—	865	105.10	105.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	730	120.50	120.50
59	—	522	140.00–145.00	141.73
108	—	626	134.00–141.00	136.48
43	—	680	124.50–125.25	124.86
91	—	577	135.00–140.00	136.85
32	—	470	155.75–160.00	158.24
69	—	440	154.00–160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	769	140.00–161.00	153.07
109	—	746	153.00	153.00
73	—	657	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	115.00	115.00
5	—	715	110.00	110.00
50	—	381	146.00	146.00
5	—	604	110.00	110.00
10	—	436	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	365	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	165.00	165.00
11	—	758	117.00	117.00
82	—	690	127.50–132.50	128.33
7	—	705	113.50	113.50
40	—	868	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	827	116.00	116.00
21	—	565	157.00–163.00	160.47
48	—	543	163.00–170.00	168.43
88	—	456	178.50	178.50
11	—	972	111.00	111.00
40	—	602	162.00	162.00
87	—	783	120.00–124.85	124.18
8	—	1,008	100.00	100.00
27	—	385	182.00	182.00
72	—	708	130.00–137.75	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	354	178.00	178.00
7	—	591	144.00	144.00
33	—	489	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	140.00	140.00
5	—	738	120.00	120.00
24	—	806	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	681	112.00	112.00