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Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 9, 2022

1,380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $192.35/cwt ≈ $1,493/hd at 776 lb · 210 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.56/cwt -2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 636 lb · 153 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $204.47/cwt +5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 670 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,380 1,935 1,539
Feeder cattle 1,380 1,935 1,539

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers over 650 lbs sold steady to 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
463 463 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,023 +7.00
503 503 12 224.00 $224.00 $1,127 +20.50
523 unweaned 523 11 206.50 $206.50 $1,080 +0.66
553 thin fleshed 553 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,228 —
552–596 570 37 204.00–210.25 $208.32 $1,187 -5.75
610 610 29 202.50 $202.50 $1,235 -6.98
633 unweaned 633 18 185.00 $185.00 $1,171 -8.94
635 635 7 186.00 $186.00 $1,181 -5.00
657–688 667 82 201.00–211.50 $208.56 $1,391 +8.77
684 unweaned 684 16 183.50 $183.50 $1,255 —
730 730 64 195.00 $195.00 $1,424 -9.51
772–776 772 173 193.75–194.75 $194.67 $1,503 —
796 796 37 181.50 $181.50 $1,445 —
834 834 49 195.25 $195.25 $1,628 —
851 851 72 193.00 $193.00 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
696 696 18 175.00 $175.00 $1,218 —
720 720 7 168.00 $168.00 $1,210 -8.00
736 736 25 175.00 $175.00 $1,288 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 9 183.50 $183.50 $962 -6.20
567–589 577 31 181.25–187.50 $183.54 $1,059 -4.00
591 591 9 177.50 $177.50 $1,049 -10.04
620 unweaned 620 16 174.00 $174.00 $1,079 -9.00
627 627 18 183.00 $183.00 $1,147 -0.43
639 639 34 172.50 $172.50 $1,102 -10.93
640 640 85 184.50 $184.50 $1,181 +1.07
650–675 662 49 174.00–176.00 $174.86 $1,158 +2.19
672 672 14 163.25 $163.25 $1,097 -15.75
712–717 715 56 171.00–171.25 $171.16 $1,224 —
750 750 49 167.00 $167.00 $1,252 —
1083 1083 46 165.00 $165.00 $1,787 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 5 187.00 $187.00 $784 +8.00
453 453 5 190.00 $190.00 $861 —
543 543 24 175.00 $175.00 $950 +15.00
586 586 5 167.00 $167.00 $979 -6.00
617 617 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,018 ±0.00
642 unweaned 642 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,027 -8.00
688 688 30 162.25 $162.25 $1,116 —
689 689 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,034 —
700 thin fleshed 700 20 166.75 $166.75 $1,167 —
774 774 31 155.00 $155.00 $1,200 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 7 191.50 $191.50 $1,122 —
622 unweaned 622 5 183.00 $183.00 $1,138 —

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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.