Find a sale report

Pick a state, a barn and a sale — the full USDA report loads right below · 396 barns across 30 states

Sale barns

396

USDA AMS · every reported barnNov 7

States

USDA · every state with barn dataNov 7

Newest report

Nov 7

USDA · by the report's own datesale barns

Search for a sale

Every sale USDA reported, back to each barn's first

State

Sale barn

Sale date

Just reported:Ericson, NE Sat, Nov 7Apache Livestock Auction, OK Sat, Nov 7Campbellsville Livestock Auction, KY Sat, Nov 7Crossville Livestock Auction, TN Sat, Nov 7Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction, SD Fri, Nov 6St. Onge Livestock, SD Fri, Nov 6Herreid Livestock Market, SD Fri, Nov 6Torrington Livestock Commission Company, WY Fri, Nov 6

Lexington Livestock Market · Fri, Oct 2

Open on its own page →

Nebraska · the report as USDA filed it, with per-head values and grade spreads. Use the address of its own page to share or bookmark it.

Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Oct 2

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16 →

Receipts

2,197 head

▲ 894 vs last sale 1,303▲ 728 vs year ago 1,469 · +49.6%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 850 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, over 850 sold steady to 2.00 lower heifers 750-900 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 900 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Demand was good 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 $140.66/cwt on 1,052 head.

Average price

$140.66

1,052 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$255

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

$1.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

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	589	141.68	834	60
Medium and Large 1	775	140.60	1,090	992

One grade step is worth $1.08/cwt here — about −$255 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 sale1,052 hd

140.66

—

NE average5 barns · 6,154 hd

147.48

−6.82

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	896	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	586	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	820	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	820	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	602	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	921	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	146.19/cwt	144.00–148.25	920	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	636	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	913	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	645	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,079	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	991	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,063	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	702	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	878	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	155.10/cwt	155.10–155.10	1,138	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	740	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,186	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	748	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,062	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,164	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	145.86/cwt	142.50–146.25	1,212	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	144.50/cwt	139.25–145.10	1,286	255
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	902	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,173	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,228	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	703	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	145.29/cwt	143.00–148.50	709	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	782	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	832	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	153.57/cwt	152.00–155.50	946	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	143.04/cwt	142.75–143.25	887	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	988	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759

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 Oct 2, 2020

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

Receipts 2,197Last week 1,303Year ago 1,469

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	740	160.25	160.25
202	—	645	167.25	167.25
29	—	515	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	665	149.00	149.00
5	—	586	140.00	140.00
8	—	530	141.00	141.00
12	—	629	144.00–148.25	146.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—

Loading the Lexington Livestock Market sale…

Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Oct 2

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16 →

Receipts

2,197 head

▲ 894 vs last sale 1,303▲ 728 vs year ago 1,469 · +49.6%

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 $140.66/cwt on 1,052 head.

Average price

$140.66

1,052 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$255

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

$1.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

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	589	141.68	834	60
Medium and Large 1	775	140.60	1,090	992

One grade step is worth $1.08/cwt here — about −$255 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 sale1,052 hd

140.66

—

NE average5 barns · 6,154 hd

147.48

−6.82

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	896	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	586	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	820	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	820	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	602	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	921	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	146.19/cwt	144.00–148.25	920	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	636	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	913	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	645	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,079	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	991	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,063	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	702	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	878	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	155.10/cwt	155.10–155.10	1,138	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	740	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,186	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	748	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,062	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,164	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	145.86/cwt	142.50–146.25	1,212	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	144.50/cwt	139.25–145.10	1,286	255
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	902	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,173	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,228	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	703	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	145.29/cwt	143.00–148.50	709	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	782	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	832	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	153.57/cwt	152.00–155.50	946	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	143.04/cwt	142.75–143.25	887	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	988	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759

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 Oct 2, 2020

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

Receipts 2,197Last week 1,303Year ago 1,469

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	740	160.25	160.25
202	—	645	167.25	167.25
29	—	515	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	665	149.00	149.00
5	—	586	140.00	140.00
8	—	530	141.00	141.00
12	—	629	144.00–148.25	146.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	702	125.00	125.00
14	—	636	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	686	155.00	155.00
48	—	734	155.10	155.10
22	—	920	133.50	133.50
36	—	761	153.00	153.00
255	—	890	139.25–145.10	144.50
20	—	515	157.00	157.00
58	—	831	142.50–146.25	145.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	902	130.00	130.00
34	—	602	153.00	153.00
30	—	748	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	971	124.00	124.00
33	—	725	136.25	136.25
99	—	813	132.75–133.25	132.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	582	143.00	143.00
22	—	620	142.75–143.25	143.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	695	144.00	144.00
44	—	819	137.00	137.00
82	—	759	140.00–141.00	140.61
50	—	886	134.50	134.50
31	—	488	143.00–148.50	145.29
11	—	1,027	124.50	124.50
10	—	931	131.00	131.00
67	—	534	146.50	146.50
6	—	431	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	540	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
344	—	892	131.50–138.30	137.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	616	152.00–155.50	153.57