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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Sep 15

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Sep 1Sep 15Sep 29 →

Receipts

1,206 head

▼ 570 vs last sale 1,776▼ 260 vs year ago 1,466 · −17.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 850 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $254.26/cwt on 510 head.

Average price

$254.26

510 head · 870 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,211

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$11.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.54

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	868	256.71	2,227	405
Medium and Large 1-2	878	244.80	2,148	105

One grade step is worth $11.91/cwt here — about $79 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 sale510 hd

254.26

—

NE average7 barns · 7,255 hd

260.80

−6.54

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 1Unweaned	501	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,493	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	609	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,714	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,937	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	741	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,990	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	844	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,093	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,134	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,256	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	2,242	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	251.67/cwt	250.25–254.50	2,356	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	2,276	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	996	239.10/cwt	239.10–239.10	2,381	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,478	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	261.00/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,762	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,886	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	772	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,965	128
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	796	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,914	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,959	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	853	234.45/cwt	233.00–235.00	2,000	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	227.28/cwt	226.00–229.00	2,030	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 15, 2023

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

Receipts 1,206Last week 1,776Year ago 1,466

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 850 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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
10	—	796	240.50	240.50
11	—	830	236.00	236.00
49	—	955	226.50	226.50
94	—	853	233.00–235.00	234.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,010	223.50	223.50
38	—	675	257.00–266.00	261.00
38	—	930	235.00–237.00	235.80
51	—	795	245.00	245.00
7	—	734	257.00	257.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Lexington

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Nebraska · Fri, Sep 15

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1849

← Sep 1Sep 15Sep 29 →

Receipts

1,206 head

▼ 570 vs last sale 1,776▼ 260 vs year ago 1,466 · −17.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 850 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $254.26/cwt on 510 head.

Average price

$254.26

510 head · 870 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,211

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$11.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.54

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	868	256.71	2,227	405
Medium and Large 1-2	878	244.80	2,148	105

One grade step is worth $11.91/cwt here — about $79 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 sale510 hd

254.26

—

NE average7 barns · 7,255 hd

260.80

−6.54

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 1Unweaned	501	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,493	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	609	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,714	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,937	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	741	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,990	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	844	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,093	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,134	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,256	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	2,242	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	251.67/cwt	250.25–254.50	2,356	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	2,276	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	996	239.10/cwt	239.10–239.10	2,381	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,478	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	261.00/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,762	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,886	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	772	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,965	128
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	796	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,914	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,959	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	853	234.45/cwt	233.00–235.00	2,000	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	227.28/cwt	226.00–229.00	2,030	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 15, 2023

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

Receipts 1,206Last week 1,776Year ago 1,466

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 850 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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
10	—	796	240.50	240.50
11	—	830	236.00	236.00
49	—	955	226.50	226.50
94	—	853	233.00–235.00	234.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,010	223.50	223.50
38	—	675	257.00–266.00	261.00
38	—	930	235.00–237.00	235.80
51	—	795	245.00	245.00
7	—	734	257.00	257.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	772	254.50	254.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	889	240.00	240.00
28	—	935	239.75	239.75
32	—	995	228.75	228.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	609	281.50	281.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	501	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	682	284.00	284.00
57	—	897	251.50	251.50
61	—	996	239.10	239.10
184	—	936	250.25–254.50	251.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	844	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	741	268.50	268.50