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Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 14, 2025

2,347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.19/cwt +13.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,114/hd at 780 lb · 310 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.07/cwt +17.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,056/hd at 721 lb · 278 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $281.53/cwt +10.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,342/hd at 832 lb · 233 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,347

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 5 388.00 $388.00 $1,583 -30.25
450–494 467 22 367.50–381.00 $373.81 $1,746 -26.43
485 unweaned 485 9 357.00 $357.00 $1,731
500–544 517 18 366.50–380.00 $374.48 $1,936 -6.99
558 558 14 341.00 $341.00 $1,903 -26.00
550–571 564 57 357.00–373.50 $366.67 $2,068 -0.33
608 608 31 345.00 $345.00 $2,098 -0.85
606–611 609 16 314.00–319.00 $316.49 $1,927 -29.36
670 670 25 306.00 $306.00 $2,050 -9.38
665–680 674 187 320.00–327.00 $325.96 $2,197 +10.58
718 718 23 298.00 $298.00 $2,140 -12.00
714–735 726 86 283.00–292.50 $287.10 $2,084 -22.90
787 787 84 284.75 $284.75 $2,241 -0.37
810–843 832 233 275.75–284.25 $281.53 $2,342 +10.82
853 853 48 278.00 $278.00 $2,371 +15.25
918 918 77 263.50 $263.50 $2,419 +2.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 9 370.00 $370.00 $1,480
502–526 514 20 350.00–351.00 $350.51 $1,802 +16.51
644 unweaned 644 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,668

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 unweaned 443 5 342.00 $342.00 $1,515
450–471 462 18 341.00–351.00 $346.67 $1,602 +0.90
500–530 519 49 325.00–335.00 $328.76 $1,706 -7.35
551 551 21 307.00 $307.00 $1,692 -24.36
550–587 572 73 317.50–325.00 $321.10 $1,837 -10.26
610–620 617 34 284.00–287.50 $286.48 $1,768 -24.52
622–624 623 47 295.00–304.00 $300.74 $1,874 -10.26
665–698 682 199 283.00–295.00 $291.51 $1,988
711 711 68 313.00 $313.00 $2,225 +45.57
702–743 718 13 260.00–264.00 $261.59 $1,878 -5.84
705–745 725 197 272.00–284.00 $276.98 $2,008 +9.55
774–793 779 201 260.00–271.00 $262.26 $2,043 +15.26
774–798 781 109 281.00–292.00 $287.65 $2,247 +40.65
800–815 807 155 255.50–257.50 $256.44 $2,069
803–825 821 72 251.00–277.50 $273.79 $2,248
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389–394 392 10 359.00 $359.00 $1,407
426 thin fleshed 426 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,427
515 515 12 314.00 $314.00 $1,617 -1.00
518 thin fleshed 518 24 285.00 $285.00 $1,476
590 590 8 293.00 $293.00 $1,729 +9.23
620 620 9 264.00 $264.00 $1,637 -7.00
652 652 21 271.00 $271.00 $1,767
688 unweaned 688 9 241.00 $241.00 $1,658
720 720 14 252.00 $252.00 $1,814

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 unweaned 583 5 283.00 $283.00 $1,650

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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.