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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Sep 23

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Receipts

691 head

▼ 775 vs last sale 1,466▲ 691 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower and heifer calves over 400 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from a smaller crowd of buyers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.16/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$200.16

311 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$403

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.47

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	300	210.00	630	5thin
Medium and Large 1	517	200.00	1,033	306

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about −$403 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 sale311 hd

200.16

—

NE average8 barns · 7,443 hd

182.69

+17.47

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

Every lot

23 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	700	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	815	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	227.16/cwt	223.00–231.00	890	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	216.88/cwt	214.00–221.00	922	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,011	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	906	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	506	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	969	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,051	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	207.27/cwt	206.50–211.00	1,099	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	198.70/cwt	198.00–199.50	1,125	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,245	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	730	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	208.78/cwt	206.00–212.00	775	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	401	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	802	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	210.23/cwt	209.00–212.00	898	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	202.95/cwt	199.00–208.50	968	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	203.10/cwt	203.10–203.10	1,032	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	191.01/cwt	185.75–195.50	1,083	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	991	154.14/cwt	154.00–154.50	1,528	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	152.25/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	846	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	918	21

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 Sep 23, 2022

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

Receipts 691Last week 1,466Year ago 0

Compared to last week steer calves over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower and heifer calves over 400 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from a smaller crowd of buyers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	333	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	478	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	401	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,075	152.00–152.50	152.25
11	—	316	231.00	231.00
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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Sep 23

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Receipts

691 head

▼ 775 vs last sale 1,466▲ 691 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower and heifer calves over 400 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from a smaller crowd of buyers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.16/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$200.16

311 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$403

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.47

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	300	210.00	630	5thin
Medium and Large 1	517	200.00	1,033	306

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about −$403 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 sale311 hd

200.16

—

NE average8 barns · 7,443 hd

182.69

+17.47

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

Every lot

23 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	700	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	815	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	227.16/cwt	223.00–231.00	890	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	216.88/cwt	214.00–221.00	922	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,011	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	906	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	506	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	969	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,051	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	207.27/cwt	206.50–211.00	1,099	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	198.70/cwt	198.00–199.50	1,125	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,245	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	730	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	208.78/cwt	206.00–212.00	775	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	401	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	802	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	210.23/cwt	209.00–212.00	898	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	202.95/cwt	199.00–208.50	968	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	203.10/cwt	203.10–203.10	1,032	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	191.01/cwt	185.75–195.50	1,083	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	991	154.14/cwt	154.00–154.50	1,528	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	152.25/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	846	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	918	21

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 Sep 23, 2022

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

Receipts 691Last week 1,466Year ago 0

Compared to last week steer calves over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower and heifer calves over 400 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from a smaller crowd of buyers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	333	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	478	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	401	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,075	152.00–152.50	152.25
11	—	316	231.00	231.00
21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	300	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	390	209.00	209.00
18	—	477	190.00	190.00
6	—	303	231.00	231.00
14	—	524	200.50	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	632	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	392	223.00–231.00	227.16
21	—	566	198.00–199.50	198.70
82	—	530	206.50–211.00	207.27
6	—	466	217.00	217.00
37	—	425	214.00–221.00	216.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	506	191.50	191.50