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Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 7, 2025

2,778 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.43/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 724 lb · 262 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.35/cwt -6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,857/hd at 629 lb · 260 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $285.12/cwt -4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,181/hd at 765 lb · 243 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,778

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 8 455.00 $455.00 $1,756 +10.00
408–433 422 65 412.00–423.00 $418.25 $1,765 -16.75
450–488 478 104 389.00–404.00 $400.24 $1,913 +26.95
503–540 527 115 375.00–385.50 $381.47 $2,010 +11.17
572 572 113 367.00 $367.00 $2,099 +19.91
614 unweaned 614 7 328.00 $328.00 $2,014
607–626 618 174 330.00–350.25 $345.85 $2,137 +12.46
650–686 660 145 310.00–327.00 $315.38 $2,082 -2.59
726 726 51 310.00 $310.00 $2,251 +8.87
750–781 765 243 278.50–291.25 $285.12 $2,181 -4.13
816–845 824 93 265.00–273.00 $270.71 $2,231 -12.02
883 883 106 262.75 $262.75 $2,320 -11.58
907 907 42 260.75 $260.75 $2,365 +10.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 9 382.50 $382.50 $1,786
515 515 13 334.00 $334.00 $1,720 -8.50
530–542 536 66 345.00–354.00 $350.02 $1,876 +7.52
592 592 22 304.00 $304.00 $1,800
604–613 thin fleshed 609 33 320.00–321.00 $320.39 $1,951
717–726 722 52 283.00–287.00 $284.91 $2,057
788 788 5 270.00 $270.00 $2,128 ±0.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–384 379 36 385.00–387.00 $385.99 $1,463
412–419 415 25 382.50–391.00 $387.60 $1,609 +5.22
450–487 480 193 340.00–365.00 $345.77 $1,660 -14.63
500–520 507 121 326.00–350.00 $336.11 $1,704 +0.99
555–561 559 127 320.00–336.00 $331.36 $1,852 +3.93
610 610 61 311.00 $311.00 $1,897 +9.37
610 unweaned 610 10 272.00 $272.00 $1,659
612–649 636 189 284.50–301.00 $291.54 $1,854 -10.09
711–741 724 262 263.00–270.50 $267.43 $1,936 -1.90
777 777 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,919 -21.80
785 785 83 259.00 $259.00 $2,033 -9.80
870 870 29 247.50 $247.50 $2,153 +7.50
972 972 82 233.50 $233.50 $2,270
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 15 315.00 $315.00 $1,641
573–593 588 42 283.00–286.00 $283.77 $1,669 +9.77
588 588 13 301.00 $301.00 $1,770 +27.00
629 629 17 271.00 $271.00 $1,705 +4.00

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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.