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Lexington Livestock Market · Fri, May 13

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, May 13

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Apr 29May 13May 27 →

Receipts

2,319 head

▲ 776 vs last sale 1,543▲ 840 vs year ago 1,479 · +56.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers over 800 lbs sold steady with no comparisons on heifers. 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 $160.28/cwt on 1,370 head.

Average price

$160.28

1,370 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$329

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

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.94

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	619	168.31	1,042	79
Medium and Large 1	858	159.79	1,371	1,291

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about −$329 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 sale1,370 hd

160.28

—

NE average6 barns · 5,434 hd

170.23

−9.94

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

Every lot

34 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	196.75/cwt	195.00–201.00	964	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	182.44/cwt	181.00–185.00	954	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,122	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,110	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,028	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,009	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	629	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	944	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	641	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,080	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	183.17/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,218	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	742	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,202	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	754	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,327	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,184	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,324	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	159.49/cwt	155.50–162.85	1,389	431
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,385	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	929	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,370	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	146.99/cwt	145.00–148.50	1,418	378
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,035	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,304	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	394	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	654	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	434	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	760	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	175.33/cwt	174.00–177.00	826	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	908	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	542	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	810	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,006	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,036	6
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 May 13, 2022

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

Receipts 2,319Last week 1,543Year ago 1,479

Compared to two weeks ago steers over 800 lbs sold steady with no comparisons on heifers. Demand was 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
86	—	723	139.00–145.50	141.00
121	—	802	138.00–140.00	139.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
281	—	880	139.25–142.50	140.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	155.50	155.50
6	—	686	151.00	151.00
27	—	520	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, May 13

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Apr 29May 13May 27 →

Receipts

2,319 head

▲ 776 vs last sale 1,543▲ 840 vs year ago 1,479 · +56.8%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers over 800 lbs sold steady with no comparisons on heifers. 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 $160.28/cwt on 1,370 head.

Average price

$160.28

1,370 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$329

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

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.94

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	619	168.31	1,042	79
Medium and Large 1	858	159.79	1,371	1,291

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about −$329 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 sale1,370 hd

160.28

—

NE average6 barns · 5,434 hd

170.23

−9.94

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

Every lot

34 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	196.75/cwt	195.00–201.00	964	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	182.44/cwt	181.00–185.00	954	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,122	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,110	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,028	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,009	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	629	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	944	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	641	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,080	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	183.17/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,218	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	742	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,202	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	754	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,327	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,184	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,324	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	159.49/cwt	155.50–162.85	1,389	431
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,385	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	929	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,370	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	146.99/cwt	145.00–148.50	1,418	378
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,035	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,304	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	394	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	654	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	434	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	760	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	175.33/cwt	174.00–177.00	826	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	908	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	542	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	810	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,006	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,036	6
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 May 13, 2022

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

Receipts 2,319Last week 1,543Year ago 1,479

Compared to two weeks ago steers over 800 lbs sold steady with no comparisons on heifers. Demand was 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
86	—	723	139.00–145.50	141.00
121	—	802	138.00–140.00	139.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
281	—	880	139.25–142.50	140.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	155.50	155.50
6	—	686	151.00	151.00
27	—	520	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

11	—	585	155.00	155.00
7	—	516	176.00	176.00
11	—	471	174.00–177.00	175.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	394	166.00	166.00
6	—	542	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	822	140.00	140.00
32	—	748	154.25	154.25
36	—	853	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	851	147.75	147.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	641	168.50	168.50
17	—	490	195.00–201.00	196.75
5	—	584	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	591	174.00	174.00
6	—	619	163.00	163.00
12	—	787	150.50	150.50
42	—	523	181.00–185.00	182.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	754	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,035	126.00	126.00
9	—	629	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	565	198.50	198.50
431	—	871	155.50–162.85	159.49
65	—	911	152.00	152.00
378	—	965	145.00–148.50	146.99
79	—	665	181.00–184.00	183.17
139	—	825	160.50	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	742	162.00	162.00
18	—	929	147.50	147.50