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Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 7, 2025

2,476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $299.00/cwt +7.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,278/hd at 762 lb · 348 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $347.01/cwt +5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,164/hd at 624 lb · 303 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $283.29/cwt +18.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,473/hd at 873 lb · 240 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,476

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 18 430.00 $430.00 $1,673
402 402 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,648 -1.58
475 unweaned 475 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,876
477–496 487 65 380.00–400.00 $389.04 $1,895 +4.96
501–504 thin fleshed 503 66 403.00–405.00 $403.42 $2,029
534–540 537 42 377.00–381.00 $379.18 $2,036 +14.45
596 596 30 369.00 $369.00 $2,199 +11.54
607–633 623 290 341.00–353.00 $348.04 $2,168 +22.09
636 636 13 324.00 $324.00 $2,061 -20.02
672–675 673 41 310.00 $310.00 $2,086 -12.09
700–739 716 116 293.00–313.00 $303.25 $2,171 +2.18
752–764 762 348 297.50–305.50 $299.00 $2,278 +7.18
806–842 831 208 276.50–289.50 $285.68 $2,374 +8.68
866–889 873 240 275.50–287.00 $283.29 $2,473 +18.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 5 401.00 $401.00 $1,576
443 443 6 392.00 $392.00 $1,737
553 553 10 339.00 $339.00 $1,875 +29.00
827 827 13 257.00 $257.00 $2,125
911 911 6 242.50 $242.50 $2,209

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,500
373 373 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,567
403 thin fleshed 403 13 397.50 $397.50 $1,602
420–431 426 10 370.00–372.00 $371.01 $1,581 +22.18
485–492 486 43 348.00–355.00 $348.82 $1,695 -4.94
504–547 525 112 336.00–349.00 $342.44 $1,798
538 538 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,722
551–591 578 143 322.00–330.00 $324.20 $1,874 +0.18
625 625 6 293.00 $293.00 $1,831 -6.43
616–642 626 80 298.00–310.00 $305.08 $1,910 +5.65
656–658 657 111 289.00–298.00 $295.65 $1,942 +10.74
682 682 10 281.00 $281.00 $1,916 -3.91
720–730 725 74 288.00–289.00 $288.46 $2,091 +11.77
736–748 744 158 275.50–279.00 $276.61 $2,058 -0.08
760–767 764 103 264.00–272.00 $268.35 $2,050 -16.41
834–844 840 56 262.50–264.00 $263.44 $2,213
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 9 221.00 $221.00 $1,945

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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.