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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, May 29

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← May 15May 29Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

758 head

▼ 636 vs last sale 1,394▼ 647 vs year ago 1,405 · −46.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 0▲ 46 vs year ago 51 · +90.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a thin test. 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 $145.28/cwt on 348 head.

Average price

$145.28

348 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$51.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	479	174.39	835	40
Medium and Large 1	753	142.54	1,074	292
Large 1-2	756	122.50	926	16thin

One grade step is worth $51.89/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale348 hd

145.28

—

NE average1 barns · 348 hd

145.28

+0.00

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

Every lot

30 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	419	184.63/cwt	181.50–188.00	774	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	452	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	768	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	830	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	519	171.49/cwt	169.00–174.00	890	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	880	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,008	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	155.20/cwt	148.50–158.50	958	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	935	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,080	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	26
Steers	—	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	756	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	926	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	822	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	986	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	127.63/cwt	125.25–128.35	1,108	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	963	109.36/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,053	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,019	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,060	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,061	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,098	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	322	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	512	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	432	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	732	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	508	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	726	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	148.58/cwt	148.00–149.00	765	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	940	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	952	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900	94.75/cwt	94.75–94.75	853	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	954	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	921	11
Heifers
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,493	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	19,185	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,539	1,279.41/cwt	1,160.00–1,385.00	19,690	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,921	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	829.60/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,768	19

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 May 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 758Last week 1,394Year ago 1,405

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 0Year ago 51

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a thin test. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	103.50	103.50
30	—	963	101.00–112.00	109.36
9	—	1,019	104.00	104.00
9	—	822	120.00	120.00
9	—	673	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	740	140.00	140.00
6	—	456	182.00	182.00
68	—	868	125.25–128.35	127.63
56	—	586	172.00

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, May 29

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← May 15May 29Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

758 head

▼ 636 vs last sale 1,394▼ 647 vs year ago 1,405 · −46.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 0▲ 46 vs year ago 51 · +90.2%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a thin test. 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 $145.28/cwt on 348 head.

Average price

$145.28

348 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$51.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	479	174.39	835	40
Medium and Large 1	753	142.54	1,074	292
Large 1-2	756	122.50	926	16thin

One grade step is worth $51.89/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale348 hd

145.28

—

NE average1 barns · 348 hd

145.28

+0.00

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

Every lot

30 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	419	184.63/cwt	181.50–188.00	774	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	452	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	768	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	830	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	519	171.49/cwt	169.00–174.00	890	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	880	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,008	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	155.20/cwt	148.50–158.50	958	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	935	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,080	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	26
Steers	—	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	756	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	926	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	822	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	986	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	127.63/cwt	125.25–128.35	1,108	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	963	109.36/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,053	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,019	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,060	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,061	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,098	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	322	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	512	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	432	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	732	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	508	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	726	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	148.58/cwt	148.00–149.00	765	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	940	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	952	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900	94.75/cwt	94.75–94.75	853	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	954	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	921	11
Heifers
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,493	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	19,185	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,539	1,279.41/cwt	1,160.00–1,385.00	19,690	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,921	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	829.60/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,768	19

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 May 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 758Last week 1,394Year ago 1,405

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 0Year ago 51

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a thin test. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	103.50	103.50
30	—	963	101.00–112.00	109.36
9	—	1,019	104.00	104.00
9	—	822	120.00	120.00
9	—	673	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	740	140.00	140.00
6	—	456	182.00	182.00
68	—	868	125.25–128.35	127.63
56	—	586	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	452	170.00	170.00
14	—	519	169.00–174.00	171.49
12	—	419	181.50–188.00	184.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	756	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	795	118.25	118.25
21	—	515	148.00–149.00	148.58
16	—	817	116.50	116.50
8	—	1,000	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	508	143.00	143.00
7	—	322	159.00	159.00
5	—	485	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	954	96.50	96.50
9	—	900	94.75	94.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	432	169.50	169.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,539	1,160.00–1,385.00	1,279.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,493	1,285.00	1,285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,295	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,298	800.00–850.00	829.60