Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 12, 2021

4,113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.16/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 714 lb · 760 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.28/cwt -5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 773 lb · 398 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.11/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 675 lb · 287 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,113	4,141	1,790
Feeder cattle	4,113	4,141	1,790

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with steers over 700 lbs selling steady to 3.00 lower, heifers under 650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower with heifers over 650 lbs selling mostly steady. Demand was moderate to 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375 thin fleshed	375	7	203.00	$203.00	$761	+2.00
452–494	462	34	185.00–191.50	$188.69	$872	+0.44
500–502	501	14	178.00–178.50	$178.21	$893	+10.21
571–592	588	83	169.00–173.25	$172.50	$1,014	+8.90
610 fancy	610	151	171.00	$171.00	$1,043	—
616–622	618	32	154.50–157.50	$156.37	$966	-0.14
604–639	630	28	163.50–164.00	$163.62	$1,031	+7.11
650–685	673	190	149.50–158.25	$153.95	$1,036	+0.40
657–697	675	67	145.00–147.50	$146.92	$992	-6.63
663–696	687	30	142.50	$142.50	$979	+0.90
721 thin fleshed	721	27	150.50	$150.50	$1,085	—
721–749	732	150	141.25–145.75	$144.83	$1,060	+4.92
753–787	773	398	134.50–139.00	$136.28	$1,053	-5.98
800–837	810	178	130.00–136.50	$134.66	$1,091	-0.90
876	876	90	132.00	$132.00	$1,156	+3.00
933–944	940	59	124.00–125.25	$124.75	$1,173	-3.00
965	965	11	124.00	$124.00	$1,197	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	5	170.00	$170.00	$813	+1.00
501–525 thin fleshed	514	50	171.00–175.00	$173.96	$894	—
545	545	6	163.00	$163.00	$888	—
554–588	578	45	159.25–164.00	$161.29	$932	+9.77
607	607	45	145.50	$145.50	$883	-2.00
686	686	5	136.00	$136.00	$933	—
727	727	9	133.00	$133.00	$967	±0.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
783	783	10	131.25	$131.25	$1,028	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429–435	432	13	164.00–166.00	$164.92	$712	-3.49
461–471	465	28	165.00–168.50	$166.98	$776	+5.98
505–548	531	126	149.50–158.25	$155.39	$825	-2.40
551–560 thin fleshed	554	19	153.00–155.50	$153.80	$852	-2.21
552–590	570	99	140.50–147.25	$143.92	$820	+0.91
595	595	54	138.75	$138.75	$826	-9.11
602 thin fleshed	602	55	150.75	$150.75	$908	—
605 fancy	605	121	151.25	$151.25	$915	—
603–635	622	74	136.00–140.00	$137.52	$855	-7.91
660	660	36	135.25	$135.25	$893	+1.26
650–697	665	160	133.50–140.00	$135.97	$904	+1.98
650–668	666	71	131.00–131.25	$131.22	$874	-2.77
700–719	713	322	129.50–130.75	$130.42	$930	-1.78
701–748	714	396	127.50–133.85	$132.27	$944	+0.07
717	717	19	130.50	$130.50	$936	-1.70
703–731	721	23	121.50–123.75	$122.99	$887	-9.21
771	771	38	128.85	$128.85	$993	-6.15
754–783	774	127	123.00–124.50	$123.63	$957	-11.37
805	805	77	127.50	$127.50	$1,026	+3.19
836–840	837	26	119.75–121.00	$120.66	$1,010	-3.65
844	844	92	124.10–124.50	$124.37	$1,050	+0.06
916–939	924	48	117.50–119.25	$118.25	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	23	140.25	$140.25	$679	—
575	575	31	133.00	$133.00	$765	-5.58

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
734	734	13	125.50	$125.50	$921	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	8	136.50	$136.50	$820	—

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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.