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Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 17, 2021

4,295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.09/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 680 lb · 479 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.18/cwt -0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 677 lb · 429 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.77/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 572 lb · 428 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,295 1,539 2,613
Feeder cattle 4,295 1,539 2,613

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks thin test, steers 700-750 lbs sold 3.00 higher and 800-850 lbs sold 8.00 lower, heifers 500-600 lbs sold 4.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 unweaned 491 14 194.50 $194.50 $955 —
493 493 16 184.50 $184.50 $910 -6.56
505–534 512 21 176.00–177.50 $177.13 $907 -13.17
500–542 unweaned 515 43 162.50–177.00 $168.05 $865 —
528 528 14 184.25 $184.25 $973 -6.05
550–595 565 65 179.50–183.50 $180.43 $1,019 +4.76
576–593 580 81 172.00–176.50 $173.52 $1,006 -2.15
575–591 unweaned 582 39 160.00 $160.00 $931 —
585 585 22 168.50 $168.50 $986 -7.17
600–641 unweaned 616 105 155.50–168.00 $165.16 $1,017 +2.16
602–619 618 153 170.50–175.50 $170.93 $1,056 +0.43
619–621 620 51 166.50–168.50 $167.99 $1,042 -2.51
659–697 676 413 163.00–171.25 $166.72 $1,127 -5.84
689–696 unweaned 691 16 151.50–154.00 $152.29 $1,052 -3.59
700–716 unweaned 707 42 154.00–158.50 $156.44 $1,106 +2.87
701–746 715 120 163.00–168.50 $166.09 $1,188 —
700–740 730 59 154.00–158.50 $157.22 $1,148 —
762–789 777 95 158.50–164.50 $161.06 $1,251 -5.94
763–783 780 62 151.00–155.00 $153.06 $1,194 -13.94
800–845 825 225 154.50–157.25 $156.33 $1,290 -7.69
904 904 71 155.50 $155.50 $1,406 —
943 943 91 149.85 $149.85 $1,413 -17.15
951 951 52 154.25 $154.25 $1,467 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 unweaned 364 5 180.00 $180.00 $655 —
442 442 9 164.00 $164.00 $725 —
477–494 488 42 167.00–172.00 $168.75 $824 +8.75
655 655 5 153.00 $153.00 $1,002 —
680 680 8 148.00 $148.00 $1,006 —
850 850 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,207 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 11 168.00 $168.00 $722 -7.00
436 436 25 173.25 $173.25 $755 -1.75
451–490 466 160 170.00–173.00 $170.98 $797 -5.55
450–486 unweaned 472 28 150.00–162.00 $157.50 $743 —
476 476 7 160.00 $160.00 $762 -16.53
525–530 527 42 163.50–169.50 $167.12 $881 +7.28
506–546 534 33 155.00–159.00 $157.60 $842 -2.24
541–545 unweaned 543 14 157.00–160.50 $158.99 $863 —
568 thin fleshed 568 14 171.00 $171.00 $971 —
551–596 570 308 156.25–164.00 $161.67 $922 +1.62
553–595 unweaned 572 85 152.00–163.50 $161.14 $922 —
595 595 21 159.60 $159.60 $950 -0.45
608–625 616 182 153.75–163.00 $156.25 $962 —
625–638 631 48 149.00–149.50 $149.28 $942 —
608–645 unweaned 632 97 148.50–152.50 $149.25 $943 -2.75
666–667 666 82 157.00–162.00 $159.32 $1,061 +2.82
671 unweaned 671 18 146.00 $146.00 $980 -6.50
650–690 684 379 149.50–159.25 $155.87 $1,066 -0.63
733 733 8 149.00 $149.00 $1,092 -6.00
735 unweaned 735 5 140.50 $140.50 $1,033 -0.50
756 756 38 155.50 $155.50 $1,176 —
772 772 99 151.60 $151.60 $1,170 —
851–870 867 71 149.00–151.00 $149.30 $1,294 -11.80
903 903 18 152.00 $152.00 $1,373 —
973 973 28 151.00 $151.00 $1,469 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 9 160.00 $160.00 $675 —
450–492 478 37 145.00–156.00 $152.64 $730 -10.58
503–538 522 40 152.00–159.00 $154.70 $808 —
735 735 6 148.50 $148.50 $1,091 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 unweaned 581 5 158.00 $158.00 $918 —

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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.