Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 30, 2025

1,295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $306.26/cwt +14.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,704/hd at 883 lb · 192 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.62/cwt +23.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,431/hd at 860 lb · 132 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.52/cwt ≈ $2,348/hd at 831 lb · 127 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,295	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503 unweaned	503	8	400.00	$400.00	$2,012	—
579	579	29	400.00	$400.00	$2,316	-7.49
735	735	13	331.00	$331.00	$2,433	+1.12
790	790	27	313.50	$313.50	$2,477	-1.75
880–895	883	192	296.50–309.50	$306.26	$2,704	+14.01
920	920	44	290.75	$290.75	$2,675	+1.50
980	980	125	290.75	$290.75	$2,849	—
1005	1005	124	289.00	$289.00	$2,904	—
1056	1056	109	280.50	$280.50	$2,962	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	19	405.00	$405.00	$2,122	—
628	628	30	348.00	$348.00	$2,185	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
627	627	7	304.00	$304.00	$1,906	—
663	663	41	306.00	$306.00	$2,029	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
489	489	14	375.00	$375.00	$1,834	-2.53
693	693	51	305.00	$305.00	$2,114	+9.00
769	769	35	303.50	$303.50	$2,334	+17.35
828–835	831	127	280.00–286.00	$282.52	$2,348	—
853–866	860	132	282.00–283.25	$282.62	$2,431	+23.62
903	903	7	266.00	$266.00	$2,402	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	15	291.00	$291.00	$1,711	—
640	640	48	299.00	$299.00	$1,914	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	19	376.00	$376.00	$1,925	—
612	612	40	357.00	$357.00	$2,185	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503 unweaned	503	14	338.00	$338.00	$1,700	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569	569	8	347.50	$347.50	$1,977	—
757	757	5	280.00	$280.00	$2,120	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1768–1856	1812	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	3,900.00–3,960.00	$3,929.27	—

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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.