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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Jan 29

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Receipts

2,158 head

▼ 1,875 vs last sale 4,033▼ 222 vs year ago 2,380 · −9.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 750 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher with steers over 750 lbs selling 2.00 lower, heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher with heifers over 700 lbs selling steady to 4.00 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 $149.43/cwt on 1,400 head.

Average price

$149.43

1,400 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$4.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.14

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	149.92	1,051	1,230
Medium and Large 1-2	648	145.85	945	170

One grade step is worth $4.07/cwt here — about $107 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 sale1,400 hd

149.43

—

NE average9 barns · 16,394 hd

154.57

−5.14

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	471	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	827	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	492	174.74/cwt	174.00–175.00	860	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	176.93/cwt	174.00–182.50	906	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	571	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	994	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	164.44/cwt	163.00–166.00	947	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,013	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	159.68/cwt	158.00–164.00	963	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	635	137.02/cwt	131.00–138.50	870	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	150.79/cwt	149.50–151.25	965	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	677	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	999	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	150.96/cwt	150.75–151.50	1,024	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	694	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	982	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	706	138.06/cwt	137.00–140.00	975	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	708	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,062	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	935	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	767	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,124	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,062	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	802	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,059	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	828	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,014	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	869	131.86/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,146	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	916	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,175	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	933	120.44/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,124	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	414	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	667	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	480	152.49/cwt	151.00–153.00	732	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	779	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	149.36/cwt	148.00–152.50	772	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	542	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	767	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	147.39/cwt	146.50–149.50	825	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	137.33/cwt	135.00–139.50	787	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	138.14/cwt	135.00–141.00	877	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Jan 29, 2021

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

Receipts 2,158Last week 4,033Year ago 2,380

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	767	146.50	146.50
118	—	601	168.50	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	706	137.00–140.00	138.06
23	—	640	149.50–151.25	150.79
27	—	492	174.00–175.00	174.74
63	—	916	128.25	128.25
151	—	802	132.00	132.00
22	—	694	141.50	141.50
73	—	869	129.00–132.50	131.86

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Jan 29

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Receipts

2,158 head

▼ 1,875 vs last sale 4,033▼ 222 vs year ago 2,380 · −9.3%

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 $149.43/cwt on 1,400 head.

Average price

$149.43

1,400 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$4.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.14

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	149.92	1,051	1,230
Medium and Large 1-2	648	145.85	945	170

One grade step is worth $4.07/cwt here — about $107 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 sale1,400 hd

149.43

—

NE average9 barns · 16,394 hd

154.57

−5.14

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	471	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	827	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	492	174.74/cwt	174.00–175.00	860	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	176.93/cwt	174.00–182.50	906	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	571	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	994	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	164.44/cwt	163.00–166.00	947	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,013	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	159.68/cwt	158.00–164.00	963	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	635	137.02/cwt	131.00–138.50	870	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	150.79/cwt	149.50–151.25	965	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	677	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	999	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	150.96/cwt	150.75–151.50	1,024	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	694	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	982	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	706	138.06/cwt	137.00–140.00	975	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	708	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,062	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	935	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	767	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,124	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,062	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	802	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,059	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	828	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,014	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	869	131.86/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,146	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	916	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,175	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	933	120.44/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,124	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	414	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	667	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	480	152.49/cwt	151.00–153.00	732	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	779	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	149.36/cwt	148.00–152.50	772	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	542	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	767	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	147.39/cwt	146.50–149.50	825	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	137.33/cwt	135.00–139.50	787	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	138.14/cwt	135.00–141.00	877	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Jan 29, 2021

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

Receipts 2,158Last week 4,033Year ago 2,380

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	767	146.50	146.50
118	—	601	168.50	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	706	137.00–140.00	138.06
23	—	640	149.50–151.25	150.79
27	—	492	174.00–175.00	174.74
63	—	916	128.25	128.25
151	—	802	132.00	132.00
22	—	694	141.50	141.50
73	—	869	129.00–132.50	131.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	512	174.00–182.50	176.93
32	—	576	163.00–166.00	164.44
113	—	678	150.75–151.50	150.96
116	—	603	158.00–164.00	159.68
147	—	767	137.00–140.00	138.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	545	149.00	149.00
25	—	933	120.00–121.00	120.44
7	—	828	122.50	122.50
37	—	635	131.00–138.50	137.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	550	160.00	160.00
27	—	471	175.50	175.50
23	—	677	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	714	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	883	120.50	120.50
62	—	674	128.00–128.50	128.11
95	—	573	135.00–139.50	137.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	517	148.00–152.50	149.36
37	—	653	134.00	134.00
10	—	814	125.25	125.25
82	—	727	128.50–129.75	128.90
155	—	635	135.00–141.00	138.14
15	—	784	133.00	133.00
66	—	560	146.50–149.50	147.39
8	—	487	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	161.00	161.00
30	—	480	151.00–153.00	152.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	542	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	140.00	140.00