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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Dec 10

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Receipts

1,539 head

▼ 397 vs last sale 1,936▼ 773 vs year ago 2,312 · −33.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower on a thin test. 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 $172.06/cwt on 842 head.

Average price

$172.06

842 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$13.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.76

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	173.21	1,149	769
Medium and Large 1-2	639	160.04	1,023	73

One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about $126 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 sale842 hd

172.06

—

NE average9 barns · 13,854 hd

181.82

−9.76

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

Every lot

39 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	413	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	867	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	191.06/cwt	185.00–197.75	908	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	484	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	774	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	858	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	190.30/cwt	182.00–192.50	963	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	860	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	175.67/cwt	172.50–178.00	1,001	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	912	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,002	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,071	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	641	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,019	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	155.88/cwt	152.50–158.00	1,044	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	172.56/cwt	169.50–176.00	1,160	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	673	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,050	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	722	153.57/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,109	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	757	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,219	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,324	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	802	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,211	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	164.02/cwt	163.75–164.25	1,325	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	941	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,571	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	573	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	707	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	163.22/cwt	162.50–165.00	741	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	176.53/cwt	175.00–177.00	816	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	159.84/cwt	159.00–160.00	873	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	160.05/cwt	153.00–162.25	933	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	955	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	633	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	893	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655

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 Dec 10, 2021

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

Receipts 1,539Last week 1,936Year ago 2,312

Compared to last week steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower on a thin test. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	655	151.75	151.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	365	174.00	174.00
18	—	976	160.00	160.00
43	—	546	159.00–160.00	159.84
25	—	404	175.00	175.00
27	—	738	155.00	155.00
34	—	672	156.50	156.50
47	—	1,073	143.50–148.50	144.44
53	—	462	175.00–177.00	176.53
77	—	583	153.00–162.25	160.05

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Dec 10

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Receipts

1,539 head

▼ 397 vs last sale 1,936▼ 773 vs year ago 2,312 · −33.4%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower on a thin test. 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 $172.06/cwt on 842 head.

Average price

$172.06

842 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$13.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.76

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	173.21	1,149	769
Medium and Large 1-2	639	160.04	1,023	73

One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about $126 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 sale842 hd

172.06

—

NE average9 barns · 13,854 hd

181.82

−9.76

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

Every lot

39 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	413	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	867	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	191.06/cwt	185.00–197.75	908	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	484	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	774	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	858	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	190.30/cwt	182.00–192.50	963	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	860	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	175.67/cwt	172.50–178.00	1,001	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	912	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,002	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,071	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	641	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,019	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	155.88/cwt	152.50–158.00	1,044	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	172.56/cwt	169.50–176.00	1,160	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	673	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,050	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	722	153.57/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,109	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	757	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,219	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,324	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	802	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,211	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	164.02/cwt	163.75–164.25	1,325	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	941	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,571	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	573	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	707	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	163.22/cwt	162.50–165.00	741	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	176.53/cwt	175.00–177.00	816	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	159.84/cwt	159.00–160.00	873	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	160.05/cwt	153.00–162.25	933	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	955	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	633	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	893	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655

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 Dec 10, 2021

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

Receipts 1,539Last week 1,936Year ago 2,312

Compared to last week steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower on a thin test. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	655	151.75	151.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	365	174.00	174.00
18	—	976	160.00	160.00
43	—	546	159.00–160.00	159.84
25	—	404	175.00	175.00
27	—	738	155.00	155.00
34	—	672	156.50	156.50
47	—	1,073	143.50–148.50	144.44
53	—	462	175.00–177.00	176.53
77	—	583	153.00–162.25	160.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	791	156.00	156.00
11	—	687	152.50	152.50
15	—	633	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	152.00	152.00
43	—	709	141.00	141.00
5	—	684	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	343	167.00	167.00
38	—	454	162.50–165.00	163.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	493	174.00	174.00
8	—	581	157.00	157.00
5	—	518	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	808	163.75–164.25	164.02
97	—	570	172.50–178.00	175.67
30	—	506	182.00–192.50	190.30
38	—	413	210.00	210.00
38	—	628	170.50	170.50
116	—	475	185.00–197.75	191.06
75	—	672	169.50–176.00	172.56
28	—	793	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	670	152.50–158.00	155.88
41	—	722	153.00–155.00	153.57
13	—	615	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	673	156.00	156.00
12	—	757	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	941	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	641	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	484	160.00	160.00
9	—	802	151.00	151.00