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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Sep 4

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18 →

Receipts

1,211 head

▼ 809 vs last sale 2,020▼ 1,261 vs year ago 2,472 · −51.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 800-850 lbs sold 3.00 lower, heifers under 800 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 lower and heifers over 800 lbs sold steady to firm. Demand was light to moderate 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 $138.45/cwt on 849 head.

Average price

$138.45

849 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$3.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	807	138.89	1,121	749
Medium and Large 1-2	671	135.22	907	100

One grade step is worth $3.67/cwt here — about $214 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 sale849 hd

138.45

—

NE average5 barns · 5,086 hd

139.35

−0.90

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

Every lot

24 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	851	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	148.08/cwt	147.25–149.00	945	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,028	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	141.88/cwt	140.00–143.00	961	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	692	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,041	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,031	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	707	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	997	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	751	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	999	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	142.46/cwt	142.35–143.25	1,172	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,074	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,394	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	867	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	906	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	940	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	135.22/cwt	135.00–137.00	907	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	137.56/cwt	137.00–138.50	970	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	727	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,036	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	133.38/cwt	133.00–135.00	974	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	776	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,102	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	135.30/cwt	135.25–135.50	1,100	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed

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 Sep 4, 2020

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

Receipts 1,211Last week 2,020Year ago 2,472

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	751	133.00	133.00
13	—	707	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	692	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	638	147.25–149.00	148.08
13	—	677	140.00–143.00	141.88
10	—	704	145.00–148.00	146.50
6	—	750	143.00	143.00
5	—

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Sep 4

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Aug 21Sep 4Sep 18 →

Receipts

1,211 head

▼ 809 vs last sale 2,020▼ 1,261 vs year ago 2,472 · −51.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $138.45/cwt on 849 head.

Average price

$138.45

849 head · 791 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$3.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	807	138.89	1,121	749
Medium and Large 1-2	671	135.22	907	100

One grade step is worth $3.67/cwt here — about $214 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 sale849 hd

138.45

—

NE average5 barns · 5,086 hd

139.35

−0.90

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

Every lot

24 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	851	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	148.08/cwt	147.25–149.00	945	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,028	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	141.88/cwt	140.00–143.00	961	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	692	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,041	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,031	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	707	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	997	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	751	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	999	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	142.46/cwt	142.35–143.25	1,172	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,074	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,394	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	867	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	906	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	940	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	135.22/cwt	135.00–137.00	907	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	137.56/cwt	137.00–138.50	970	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	727	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,036	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	133.38/cwt	133.00–135.00	974	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	776	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,102	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	135.30/cwt	135.25–135.50	1,100	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed

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 Sep 4, 2020

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

Receipts 1,211Last week 2,020Year ago 2,472

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	751	133.00	133.00
13	—	707	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	692	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	638	147.25–149.00	148.08
13	—	677	140.00–143.00	141.88
10	—	704	145.00–148.00	146.50
6	—	750	143.00	143.00
5	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	823	142.35–143.25	142.46
16	—	660	155.75	155.75
5	—	1,074	129.75	129.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	813	135.25–135.50	135.30
20	—	623	145.50	145.50
17	—	655	143.50	143.50
15	—	1,014	129.00	129.00
43	—	873	134.50–136.00	134.89
12	—	592	146.50	146.50
36	—	705	137.00–138.50	137.56
34	—	953	131.50–133.00	131.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
456	—	826	135.00–141.75	139.52
59	—	727	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	776	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	730	133.00–135.00	133.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	671	135.00–137.00	135.22