Cattle Market Pulse

Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 19, 2021

3,759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.32/cwt +9.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 726 lb · 428 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.86/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 677 lb · 386 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.03/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 665 lb · 341 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,759 2,497 4,743
Feeder cattle 3,759 2,486 4,743
Replacement cattle — 11 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 4.00 higher with the most advance on grass type cattle. Heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. Several strings of top quality replacement type heifers sold on the day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 unweaned 377 7 172.00 $172.00 $648 —
445 445 10 183.00 $183.00 $814 —
450–475 466 43 179.50–186.00 $183.71 $856 -4.29
508–544 532 120 171.00–177.75 $175.80 $935 +6.30
575 575 29 166.50 $166.50 $957 -1.15
577 thin fleshed 577 18 174.00 $174.00 $1,004 —
613 fancy 613 61 173.50 $173.50 $1,064 —
600–630 619 52 150.50–157.50 $153.15 $948 -0.13
600–649 thin fleshed 631 161 161.00–166.00 $163.01 $1,029 —
650–698 677 346 144.00–153.75 $149.87 $1,015 -0.49
669–696 679 40 138.00–141.50 $140.15 $952 -10.21
701–722 thin fleshed 706 46 152.00–153.50 $153.17 $1,081 —
700–747 730 153 138.75–143.00 $141.21 $1,031 -4.31
770–797 778 182 139.25–145.75 $142.90 $1,112 +1.12
782–795 793 121 134.10–135.00 $134.21 $1,064 -7.57
801–836 814 215 138.00–143.75 $138.96 $1,131 -0.55
865–883 870 112 136.25–136.50 $136.43 $1,187 +1.35
901–916 905 45 131.00–136.25 $132.53 $1,199 -1.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 172.00 $172.00 $645 —
491 thin fleshed 491 8 174.00 $174.00 $854 +8.00
593 thin fleshed 593 22 157.00 $157.00 $931 —
638 638 9 135.00 $135.00 $861 -12.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 unweaned 385 7 159.00 $159.00 $612 —
400–438 412 24 159.00–165.00 $163.09 $672 -0.91
451–493 475 64 161.25–167.00 $162.66 $773 —
515–541 527 113 151.75–160.00 $155.15 $818 +1.43
552 thin fleshed 552 28 159.50 $159.50 $880 —
550–598 571 136 145.50–156.00 $150.18 $858 -2.41
630–634 632 75 140.25–143.75 $141.83 $896 +1.16
633–641 639 44 137.50–139.25 $138.82 $887 -1.85
637–648 646 86 134.00–135.50 $134.85 $871 -5.82
657–673 664 134 135.50–139.50 $138.19 $918 +0.85
652–693 666 207 133.00–139.75 $136.28 $908 -1.06
701–740 722 104 131.25–135.00 $133.18 $962 -2.82
709–742 727 324 138.00–167.00 $147.90 $1,075 +13.84
750–776 758 157 130.00–146.50 $140.53 $1,065 +12.03
752–790 763 178 128.75–130.75 $130.28 $994 +1.78
820 820 66 154.50 $154.50 $1,267 —
861 861 53 132.00 $132.00 $1,137 —
966–991 979 10 121.00 $121.00 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 unweaned 303 6 161.00 $161.00 $488 —
537 537 8 148.75 $148.75 $799 —

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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.