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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Sep 18

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2 →

Receipts

1,303 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 1,211▼ 721 vs year ago 2,024 · −35.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago heifers over 800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $144.81/cwt on 789 head.

Average price

$144.81

789 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$1.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	853	144.85	1,235	756
Medium and Large 1-2	631	143.76	907	33

One grade step is worth $1.10/cwt here — about $329 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 sale789 hd

144.81

—

NE average5 barns · 8,107 hd

150.34

−5.54

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

Every lot

28 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 1-2Unweaned	405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	717	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	564	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	871	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	664	135.53/cwt	135.00–136.00	900	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,037	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,026	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	149.19/cwt	149.00–150.25	1,107	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	758	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,190	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,176	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	144.94/cwt	141.00–147.35	1,264	323
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	136.81/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,261	222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	648	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	517	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	719	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	616	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	893	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	907	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,007	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	772	139.24/cwt	136.50–140.25	1,075	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	131.61/cwt	130.75–134.75	1,077	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	133.44/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,164	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	882	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,125	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	752	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	812	13
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	867	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	381	9

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 18, 2020

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

Receipts 1,303Last week 1,211Year ago 2,024

Compared to two weeks ago heifers over 800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	867	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	668	121.50	121.50
5	—	476	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	695	149.25	149.25
323	—	872	141.00–147.35	144.94
222	—	922	136.00–141.00	136.81
67	—	742	149.00–150.25	149.19
19	—	811	145.00	145.00

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Sep 18

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Sep 4Sep 18Oct 2 →

Receipts

1,303 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 1,211▼ 721 vs year ago 2,024 · −35.6%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago heifers over 800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $144.81/cwt on 789 head.

Average price

$144.81

789 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$1.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	853	144.85	1,235	756
Medium and Large 1-2	631	143.76	907	33

One grade step is worth $1.10/cwt here — about $329 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 sale789 hd

144.81

—

NE average5 barns · 8,107 hd

150.34

−5.54

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

Every lot

28 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 1-2Unweaned	405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	717	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	564	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	871	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	664	135.53/cwt	135.00–136.00	900	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,037	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,026	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	149.19/cwt	149.00–150.25	1,107	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	758	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,190	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,176	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	144.94/cwt	141.00–147.35	1,264	323
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	136.81/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,261	222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	648	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	517	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	719	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	616	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	893	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	907	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,007	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	772	139.24/cwt	136.50–140.25	1,075	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	131.61/cwt	130.75–134.75	1,077	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	133.44/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,164	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	882	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,125	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	752	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	812	13
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	867	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	381	9

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 18, 2020

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

Receipts 1,303Last week 1,211Year ago 2,024

Compared to two weeks ago heifers over 800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	867	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	668	121.50	121.50
5	—	476	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	695	149.25	149.25
323	—	872	141.00–147.35	144.94
222	—	922	136.00–141.00	136.81
67	—	742	149.00–150.25	149.19
19	—	811	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	758	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	405	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,002	126.75	126.75
62	—	924	131.00–135.25	133.30
58	—	818	130.75–134.75	131.61
20	—	872	131.00–134.50	133.44
18	—	981	130.00–130.25	130.05
15	—	757	133.00	133.00
8	—	364	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	882	127.50	127.50
6	—	933	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	517	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	661	137.25	137.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	883	131.85	131.85
40	—	772	136.50–140.25	139.24