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Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 5, 2021

2,218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.35/cwt +2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 734 lb · 298 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.67/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 766 lb · 243 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.45/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 687 lb · 183 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,218 2,158 2,923
Feeder cattle 2,218 2,158 2,923

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 2.00 lower and heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower with heifers over 700 lbs selling steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563–599 583 51 160.50–167.50 $162.72 $949 -1.72
634 634 64 159.25 $159.25 $1,010 +8.46
678–690 685 134 143.25–149.00 $145.64 $998 -5.32
689–695 694 49 141.00–141.25 $141.19 $980 -0.31
705–746 723 72 137.00–138.25 $137.83 $997 -0.23
744 744 9 130.00 $130.00 $967 —
751–786 766 243 135.00–142.50 $138.67 $1,062 +0.18
800–846 826 16 130.25–130.50 $130.36 $1,077 -1.64
813–847 830 140 133.25–137.00 $133.90 $1,111 +1.90
882 882 28 132.25 $132.25 $1,166 +0.39
929 929 19 123.00 $123.00 $1,143 -5.25
943 943 56 129.00 $129.00 $1,216 +0.75
956 956 53 126.75 $126.75 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 thin fleshed 366 21 179.00 $179.00 $655 —
428 428 5 161.00 $161.00 $689 -1.00
450 450 6 158.00 $158.00 $711 —
485 485 18 168.00 $168.00 $815 —
536 536 19 164.00 $164.00 $879 +15.00
544 544 18 155.00 $155.00 $843 +6.00
612–628 621 30 140.50–141.00 $140.79 $874 +3.77

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 13 157.00 $157.00 $697 -4.00
475 475 18 156.75 $156.75 $745 +4.26
547 thin fleshed 547 47 154.25 $154.25 $844 —
563–587 575 105 138.00–143.25 $140.77 $809 +3.44
603–620 608 52 134.00–140.00 $137.72 $837 -0.42
610 610 15 132.75 $132.75 $810 -5.39
611 611 30 148.25 $148.25 $906 +10.11
663–686 675 170 131.00–134.00 $132.13 $892 +4.02
680 680 10 127.25 $127.25 $865 -0.86
707–746 732 267 129.75–133.00 $131.42 $962 +2.52
748 748 31 130.75 $130.75 $978 +1.85
752–792 765 83 128.50–129.50 $129.15 $988 -3.85
800–839 826 70 127.50–129.00 $128.28 $1,060 +3.03
855 855 43 128.75 $128.75 $1,101 +8.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 thin fleshed 303 5 158.00 $158.00 $479 —
372 thin fleshed 372 5 159.00 $159.00 $591 —
458 458 33 147.00 $147.00 $673 +7.00
487 thin fleshed 487 16 153.00 $153.00 $745 —
515 thin fleshed 515 8 146.00 $146.00 $752 +4.50
589 thin fleshed 589 13 135.00 $135.00 $795 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.