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Lexington Livestock Market · Fri, Oct 29

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Oct 29

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Receipts

2,086 head

▲ 270 vs last sale 1,816▼ 1,019 vs year ago 3,105 · −32.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Nice run of bawling calves on offer with most having received fall precondition shots. Demand was moderate to 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 $167.26/cwt on 1,041 head.

Average price

$167.26

1,041 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	168.91	990	941
Medium and Large 1-2	608	151.67	922	100

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about $68 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 sale1,041 hd

167.26

—

NE average11 barns · 18,703 hd

176.17

−8.92

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

Every lot

26 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	812	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	847	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	189.53/cwt	185.00–191.00	887	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	503	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	961	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	181.39/cwt	177.50–186.00	945	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	157.32/cwt	155.00–161.00	834	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	534	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	905	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	168.93/cwt	164.00–178.00	970	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	876	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	587	159.70/cwt	159.00–160.00	937	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	621	156.16/cwt	152.25–158.25	970	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	149.80/cwt	149.50–150.00	939	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	167.56/cwt	166.00–170.50	1,061	248
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	999	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	145.90/cwt	145.00–146.50	1,050	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	164.37/cwt	161.00–170.00	687	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	639	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	168.76/cwt	167.50–170.00	785	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	159.26/cwt	156.00–163.00	755	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	515	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	863	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	154.89/cwt	151.00–156.50	819	173
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	569	146.24/cwt	145.00–146.75	832	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	152.16/cwt	149.75–155.00	876	311
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	150.45/cwt	150.00–152.00	916	62
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 Oct 29, 2021

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

Receipts 2,086Last week 1,816Year ago 3,105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	569	145.00–146.75	146.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	418	161.00–170.00	164.37
38	—	672	136.75–143.00	139.13
62	—	609	150.00–152.00	150.45
311	—	576	149.75–155.00	152.16
73	—	474	156.00–163.00	159.26
173	—	529	151.00–156.50	154.89

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

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Oct 29

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Receipts

2,086 head

▲ 270 vs last sale 1,816▼ 1,019 vs year ago 3,105 · −32.8%

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 $167.26/cwt on 1,041 head.

Average price

$167.26

1,041 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	168.91	990	941
Medium and Large 1-2	608	151.67	922	100

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about $68 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 sale1,041 hd

167.26

—

NE average11 barns · 18,703 hd

176.17

−8.92

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

Every lot

26 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	812	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	847	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	189.53/cwt	185.00–191.00	887	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	503	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	961	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	181.39/cwt	177.50–186.00	945	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	157.32/cwt	155.00–161.00	834	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	534	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	905	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	168.93/cwt	164.00–178.00	970	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	876	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	587	159.70/cwt	159.00–160.00	937	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	621	156.16/cwt	152.25–158.25	970	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	149.80/cwt	149.50–150.00	939	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	167.56/cwt	166.00–170.50	1,061	248
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	999	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	145.90/cwt	145.00–146.50	1,050	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	164.37/cwt	161.00–170.00	687	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	639	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	168.76/cwt	167.50–170.00	785	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	159.26/cwt	156.00–163.00	755	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	515	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	863	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	154.89/cwt	151.00–156.50	819	173
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	569	146.24/cwt	145.00–146.75	832	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	152.16/cwt	149.75–155.00	876	311
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	150.45/cwt	150.00–152.00	916	62
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 Oct 29, 2021

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

Receipts 2,086Last week 1,816Year ago 3,105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	569	145.00–146.75	146.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	418	161.00–170.00	164.37
38	—	672	136.75–143.00	139.13
62	—	609	150.00–152.00	150.45
311	—	576	149.75–155.00	152.16
73	—	474	156.00–163.00	159.26
173	—	529	151.00–156.50	154.89

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	515	167.50	167.50
32	—	465	167.50–170.00	168.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	212.00	212.00
66	—	468	185.00–191.00	189.53
193	—	521	177.50–186.00	181.39
248	—	633	166.00–170.50	167.56
105	—	574	164.00–178.00	168.93
10	—	439	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	169.50	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	627	149.50–150.00	149.80
19	—	584	150.00	150.00
20	—	530	155.00–161.00	157.32
26	—	682	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	720	145.00–146.50	145.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	587	159.00–160.00	159.70
201	—	621	152.25–158.25	156.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	503	191.00	191.00