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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Feb 11

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Feb 4Feb 11Feb 18 →

Receipts

3,491 head

▲ 1,367 vs last sale 2,124▲ 1,005 vs year ago 2,486 · +40.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 550-650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and steers 700-900 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers 500-800 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $174.53/cwt on 2,141 head.

Average price

$174.53

2,141 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$4.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	745	174.66	1,301	2,071
Medium and Large 1-2	590	170.63	1,006	70

One grade step is worth $4.03/cwt here — about $295 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 sale2,141 hd

174.53

—

NE average7 barns · 9,507 hd

177.33

−2.80

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

Every lot

57 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	808	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	953	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,059	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	214.88/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,079	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,138	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	508	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	869	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,041	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	200.38/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,120	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	574	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	982	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,091	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	595	191.65/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,140	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	599	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,228	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,038	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,280	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	616	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,214	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	188.74/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,176	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	162.15/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,039	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	195.75/cwt	195.75–195.75	1,272	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	676	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	1,144	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	175.04/cwt	173.00–175.50	1,192	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,106	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,106	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	709	179.35/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,272	273
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	724	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,151	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	165.40/cwt	162.75–167.00	1,206	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	763	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	1,341	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	166.92/cwt	163.25–169.75	1,277	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	777	156.18/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,214	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	160.95/cwt	157.75–165.50	1,328	468
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,262	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	162.87/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,423	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	161.35/cwt	158.75–163.25	1,494	235
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	942	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,425	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	757	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	431	185.62/cwt	185.00–186.00	800	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	452	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	814	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	185.45/cwt	185.00–187.00	870	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	828	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	186.64/cwt	183.00–190.00	954	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	922	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	537	177.12/cwt	177.00–177.50	951	38
Heifers

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 Feb 11, 2022

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

Receipts 3,491Last week 2,124Year ago 2,486

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	508	224.00	224.00
59	—	650	195.75	195.75
28	—	573	210.00	210.00
64	—	763	175.75	175.75
22	—	601	213.00	213.00
273	—	709	179.00–180.00	179.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	599	205.00	205.00
65	—	616	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Feb 11

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Feb 4Feb 11Feb 18 →

Receipts

3,491 head

▲ 1,367 vs last sale 2,124▲ 1,005 vs year ago 2,486 · +40.4%

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 $174.53/cwt on 2,141 head.

Average price

$174.53

2,141 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$4.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	745	174.66	1,301	2,071
Medium and Large 1-2	590	170.63	1,006	70

One grade step is worth $4.03/cwt here — about $295 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 sale2,141 hd

174.53

—

NE average7 barns · 9,507 hd

177.33

−2.80

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

Every lot

57 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	808	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	953	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,059	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	214.88/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,079	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,138	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	508	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	869	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,041	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	200.38/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,120	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	574	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	982	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,091	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	595	191.65/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,140	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	599	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,228	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,038	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,280	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	616	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,214	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	188.74/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,176	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	162.15/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,039	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	195.75/cwt	195.75–195.75	1,272	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	676	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	1,144	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	175.04/cwt	173.00–175.50	1,192	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,106	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,106	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	709	179.35/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,272	273
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	724	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,151	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	165.40/cwt	162.75–167.00	1,206	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	763	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	1,341	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	166.92/cwt	163.25–169.75	1,277	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	777	156.18/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,214	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	160.95/cwt	157.75–165.50	1,328	468
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,262	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	162.87/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,423	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	161.35/cwt	158.75–163.25	1,494	235
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	942	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,425	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	757	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	431	185.62/cwt	185.00–186.00	800	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	452	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	814	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	185.45/cwt	185.00–187.00	870	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	828	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	186.64/cwt	183.00–190.00	954	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	922	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	537	177.12/cwt	177.00–177.50	951	38
Heifers

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 Feb 11, 2022

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

Receipts 3,491Last week 2,124Year ago 2,486

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	508	224.00	224.00
59	—	650	195.75	195.75
28	—	573	210.00	210.00
64	—	763	175.75	175.75
22	—	601	213.00	213.00
273	—	709	179.00–180.00	179.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	599	205.00	205.00
65	—	616	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	729	162.75–167.00	165.40
149	—	765	163.25–169.75	166.92
468	—	825	157.75–165.50	160.95
235	—	926	158.75–163.25	161.35
66	—	559	198.00–203.00	200.38
64	—	623	185.00–193.00	188.74
45	—	502	214.00–215.00	214.88
91	—	874	158.00–165.00	162.87
32	—	681	173.00–175.50	175.04
18	—	479	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	600	173.00	173.00
6	—	700	158.00	158.00
45	—	577	189.00	189.00
27	—	531	196.00	196.00
15	—	472	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	641	161.00–164.00	162.15
5	—	691	160.00	160.00
18	—	423	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	595	191.00–192.00	191.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	676	169.25	169.25
25	—	942	151.25	151.25
9	—	830	152.00	152.00
52	—	777	155.00–158.00	156.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	511	183.00–190.00	186.64
126	—	687	160.25–172.50	163.42
38	—	469	185.00–187.00	185.45
24	—	783	155.50–159.00	157.97
68	—	838	149.25–155.75	150.60
223	—	731	157.75–162.25	160.16
94	—	570	175.00–182.00	179.72
117	—	618	171.00–179.75	177.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	872	143.50	143.50
7	—	714	152.75	152.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	431	185.00–186.00	185.62
38	—	537	177.00–177.50	177.12
7	—	452	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	659	174.25–175.25	174.54
10	—	617	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	612	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	423	179.00	179.00
9	—	473	175.00	175.00
8	—	533	173.00	173.00
24	—	562	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	694	156.00	156.00
11	—	540	176.00	176.00