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Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 18, 2025

2,582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $371.29/cwt -34.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,786/hd at 481 lb · 234 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.56/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,115/hd at 768 lb · 208 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.03/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 633 lb · 169 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,582 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–367 366 39 405.00–440.00 $416.58 $1,525 -13.42
405–426 417 47 415.00–445.00 $429.27 $1,790 -6.83
471–480 479 86 425.50–427.00 $425.67 $2,039 —
503–514 508 83 401.00–405.00 $402.17 $2,043 +4.52
550–590 569 135 353.50–374.00 $368.35 $2,096 -3.56
600–607 606 128 354.50–361.00 $357.78 $2,168 -5.22
650–659 656 156 346.00–350.00 $348.76 $2,288 +9.22
705–734 709 70 304.00–330.00 $326.67 $2,316 —
777 777 39 296.50 $296.50 $2,304 -6.57
790–795 792 79 301.00–309.50 $306.91 $2,431 +3.84
804 804 9 288.00 $288.00 $2,316 —
896 896 57 290.25 $290.25 $2,601 —
944 944 58 269.50 $269.50 $2,544 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 5 480.00 $480.00 $1,320 —
381 381 6 425.00 $425.00 $1,619 —
412 thin fleshed 412 5 427.50 $427.50 $1,761 —
410–449 437 19 378.00–414.00 $403.33 $1,763 —
463 463 11 380.00–390.00 $382.73 $1,772 —
541–547 543 32 367.00–387.00 $380.70 $2,067 —
552–590 577 21 351.00–360.00 $353.87 $2,042 —
628 628 12 340.00 $340.00 $2,135 —
660 660 30 336.00 $336.00 $2,218 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 676 10 319.00 $319.00 $2,156 —
715 715 8 286.50 $286.50 $2,048 —
827 827 16 269.50 $269.50 $2,229 —
999 999 6 256.00 $256.00 $2,557 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–345 332 13 425.00–435.00 $432.20 $1,435 +15.20
372–391 379 52 357.00–397.00 $383.70 $1,454 —
427–438 434 15 346.00–350.00 $347.58 $1,508 —
456–494 481 234 351.00–385.00 $371.29 $1,786 -34.98
518–543 532 99 323.00–339.00 $330.75 $1,760 +2.95
552–587 572 135 316.00–336.00 $324.45 $1,856 +7.32
621–649 633 169 309.00–330.50 $319.03 $2,019 +3.88
665 665 6 277.00 $277.00 $1,842 -20.95
661–688 673 47 291.00–306.00 $301.40 $2,028 +3.45
717–723 718 47 283.50–285.00 $284.16 $2,040 -4.09
743 743 21 275.00 $275.00 $2,043 +9.00
764 764 26 259.00 $259.00 $1,979 -7.00
759–771 768 182 277.75–278.50 $277.93 $2,135 +11.93
826–830 829 70 263.50–271.50 $269.91 $2,238 —
845 845 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,952 —
850 850 29 256.00 $256.00 $2,176 —
895 895 7 231.00 $231.00 $2,067 —
942 942 69 250.50 $250.50 $2,360 —
968 968 22 238.50 $238.50 $2,309 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 thin fleshed 361 6 450.00 $450.00 $1,624 —
460–475 465 71 325.00–345.00 $334.21 $1,554 —
556–581 561 29 281.00–305.00 $299.86 $1,682 —
665 665 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,796 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 22 325.00 $325.00 $1,602 —
887 887 16 256.00 $256.00 $2,271 —
910 910 7 239.00 $239.00 $2,175 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 5 437.50 $437.50 $1,724 —
525 525 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,864 —

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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.