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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Oct 30

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Receipts

3,105 head

▲ 1,230 vs last sale 1,875▲ 601 vs year ago 2,504 · +24.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and heifers 400-500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, heifers 500-600 lbs sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

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 $152.02/cwt on 1,743 head.

Average price

$152.02

1,743 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$13.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	154.43	930	1,436
Medium and Large 1-2	610	140.78	859	307

One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $71 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 sale1,743 hd

152.02

—

NE average9 barns · 13,978 hd

154.91

−2.88

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

Every lot

38 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 1-2	306	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	517	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	153.23/cwt	150.00–166.00	575	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	717	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	170.95/cwt	168.00–176.00	754	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	159.95/cwt	159.50–161.00	755	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	170.37/cwt	169.00–172.50	833	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	794	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	162.23/cwt	158.00–168.00	839	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	144.81/cwt	142.50–146.00	823	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	155.41/cwt	149.50–159.50	886	327
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	131.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	806	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	617	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	851	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	153.96/cwt	144.00–157.50	951	388
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	628	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	999	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	134.87/cwt	130.00–137.50	902	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	146.94/cwt	139.00–149.50	986	307
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	974	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	123.88/cwt	122.50–125.50	974	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,151	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,187	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	501	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	157.66/cwt	156.00–160.00	555	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	155.43/cwt	149.50–161.75	631	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	470	157.29/cwt	156.00–158.50	739	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	148.85/cwt	142.00–154.00	723	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	777	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	141.90/cwt	137.00–144.50	739	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	139.25/cwt	131.50–141.25	801	354
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	129.75

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 30, 2020

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

Receipts 3,105Last week 1,875Year ago 2,504

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	734	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	300	167.00	167.00
6	—	894	128.00	128.00
12	—	352	156.00–160.00	157.66
87	—	811	129.50–137.00	130.55
42	—	755	136.75–139.50	137.08
141	—	486

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Oct 30

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Receipts

3,105 head

▲ 1,230 vs last sale 1,875▲ 601 vs year ago 2,504 · +24.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $152.02/cwt on 1,743 head.

Average price

$152.02

1,743 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$13.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	154.43	930	1,436
Medium and Large 1-2	610	140.78	859	307

One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $71 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 sale1,743 hd

152.02

—

NE average9 barns · 13,978 hd

154.91

−2.88

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

Every lot

38 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 1-2	306	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	517	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	153.23/cwt	150.00–166.00	575	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	717	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	170.95/cwt	168.00–176.00	754	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	159.95/cwt	159.50–161.00	755	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	170.37/cwt	169.00–172.50	833	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	794	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	162.23/cwt	158.00–168.00	839	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	144.81/cwt	142.50–146.00	823	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	155.41/cwt	149.50–159.50	886	327
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	131.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	806	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	617	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	851	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	153.96/cwt	144.00–157.50	951	388
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	628	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	999	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	134.87/cwt	130.00–137.50	902	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	146.94/cwt	139.00–149.50	986	307
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	974	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	123.88/cwt	122.50–125.50	974	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,151	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,187	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	501	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	157.66/cwt	156.00–160.00	555	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	155.43/cwt	149.50–161.75	631	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	470	157.29/cwt	156.00–158.50	739	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	148.85/cwt	142.00–154.00	723	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	777	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	141.90/cwt	137.00–144.50	739	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	139.25/cwt	131.50–141.25	801	354
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	129.75

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 30, 2020

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

Receipts 3,105Last week 1,875Year ago 2,504

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	734	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	300	167.00	167.00
6	—	894	128.00	128.00
12	—	352	156.00–160.00	157.66
87	—	811	129.50–137.00	130.55
42	—	755	136.75–139.50	137.08
141	—	486

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	139.50	139.50
31	—	508	153.00	153.00
11	—	678	139.50	139.50
60	—	470	156.00–158.50	157.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	579	129.75	129.75
5	—	348	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	617	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	489	169.00–172.50	170.37
64	—	819	140.50	140.50
14	—	396	181.00	181.00
189	—	517	158.00–168.00	162.23
15	—	706	138.00	138.00
307	—	671	139.00–149.50	146.94
388	—	618	144.00–157.50	153.96
42	—	441	168.00–176.00	170.95
327	—	570	149.50–159.50	155.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	628	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	568	142.50–146.00	144.81
98	—	669	130.00–137.50	134.87
29	—	906	131.00	131.00
13	—	786	122.50–125.50	123.88
8	—	512	155.00	155.00
29	—	375	150.00–166.00	153.23
12	—	306	169.00	169.00
43	—	611	125.00–135.00	131.91
23	—	472	159.50–161.00	159.95