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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Mar 4

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 18 →

Receipts

3,227 head

▲ 759 vs last sale 2,468▲ 3,227 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 10.00 lower and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $167.13/cwt on 1,926 head.

Average price

$167.13

1,926 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$11.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.70

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	733	169.34	1,241	1,540
Medium and Large 1-2	683	158.31	1,081	386

One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about $160 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 sale1,926 hd

167.13

—

NE average9 barns · 12,391 hd

183.84

−16.70

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	197.14/cwt	197.00–197.50	986	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	171.17/cwt	168.50–176.00	902	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	933	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	540	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	869	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	166.79/cwt	165.50–169.00	921	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	191.49/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,099	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	597	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	991	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	164.91/cwt	161.00–166.00	991	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,244	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	615	152.61/cwt	151.00–154.00	939	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	641	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,080	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	192.25/cwt	192.25–192.25	1,248	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,127	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	160.32/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,074	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	173.33/cwt	165.00–174.75	1,215	529
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	741	146.74/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,087	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	743	157.33/cwt	156.25–159.50	1,169	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	158.38/cwt	155.75–159.25	1,259	334
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	149.06/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,237	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	857	144.19/cwt	143.50–146.50	1,236	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	936	144.84/cwt	144.75–145.00	1,356	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,043	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,439	45
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	694	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	752	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	791	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	176.90/cwt	175.00–187.00	854	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	181.65/cwt	181.00–182.00	934	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	886	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	558	163.80/cwt	161.00–164.50	914	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	154.52/cwt	152.00–156.50	898	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	588	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	1,069	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	394	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	772	9

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 Mar 4, 2022

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

Receipts 3,227Last week 2,468Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 10.00 lower and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	668	143.00	143.00
48	—	629	145.75–150.00	147.97
12	—	810	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	558	161.00–164.50	163.80
161	—	710	141.50–146.50	143.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	588	165.00–171.00	166.65
6	—	421	188.00	188.00
112	—	791	145.35–147.25

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Mar 4

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 18 →

Receipts

3,227 head

▲ 759 vs last sale 2,468▲ 3,227 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 10.00 lower and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $167.13/cwt on 1,926 head.

Average price

$167.13

1,926 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$11.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.70

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	733	169.34	1,241	1,540
Medium and Large 1-2	683	158.31	1,081	386

One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about $160 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 sale1,926 hd

167.13

—

NE average9 barns · 12,391 hd

183.84

−16.70

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	197.14/cwt	197.00–197.50	986	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	171.17/cwt	168.50–176.00	902	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	933	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	540	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	869	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	166.79/cwt	165.50–169.00	921	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	191.49/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,099	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	597	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	991	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	164.91/cwt	161.00–166.00	991	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,244	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	615	152.61/cwt	151.00–154.00	939	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	641	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,080	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	192.25/cwt	192.25–192.25	1,248	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,127	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	160.32/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,074	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	173.33/cwt	165.00–174.75	1,215	529
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	741	146.74/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,087	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	743	157.33/cwt	156.25–159.50	1,169	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	158.38/cwt	155.75–159.25	1,259	334
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	149.06/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,237	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	857	144.19/cwt	143.50–146.50	1,236	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	936	144.84/cwt	144.75–145.00	1,356	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,043	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,439	45
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	694	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	752	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	791	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	176.90/cwt	175.00–187.00	854	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	181.65/cwt	181.00–182.00	934	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	886	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	558	163.80/cwt	161.00–164.50	914	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	154.52/cwt	152.00–156.50	898	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	588	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	1,069	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	394	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	772	9

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 Mar 4, 2022

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

Receipts 3,227Last week 2,468Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 10.00 lower and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	668	143.00	143.00
48	—	629	145.75–150.00	147.97
12	—	810	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	558	161.00–164.50	163.80
161	—	710	141.50–146.50	143.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	588	165.00–171.00	166.65
6	—	421	188.00	188.00
112	—	791	145.35–147.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	703	159.00	159.00
82	—	764	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	581	152.00–156.50	154.52
13	—	661	148.00	148.00
20	—	615	153.00–153.50	153.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	603	156.00	156.00
5	—	521	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	683	150.50–151.75	151.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	588	181.75	181.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
529	—	701	165.00–174.75	173.33
18	—	500	197.00–197.50	197.14
99	—	574	190.00–196.00	191.49
334	—	795	155.75–159.25	158.38
31	—	663	170.00	170.00
5	—	423	220.00	220.00
58	—	649	192.25	192.25
39	—	480	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	601	161.00–166.00	164.91
77	—	670	155.00–162.50	160.32
16	—	527	168.50–176.00	171.17
19	—	552	165.50–169.00	166.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	641	168.50	168.50
114	—	743	156.25–159.50	157.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	741	145.00–148.00	146.74
7	—	540	161.00	161.00
13	—	615	151.00–154.00	152.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	533	175.00	175.00
22	—	597	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	604	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	830	145.00–149.50	149.06
45	—	1,043	138.00	138.00
99	—	936	144.75–145.00	144.84
64	—	857	143.50–146.50	144.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	394	196.00	196.00