Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 5, 2025

2,912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $373.61/cwt ≈ $2,865/hd at 767 lb · 400 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.37/cwt +35.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,475/hd at 672 lb · 320 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $397.44/cwt +26.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,665/hd at 671 lb · 238 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,912	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	6	554.00	$554.00	$1,717	—
439–442	441	30	544.00–545.00	$544.27	$2,400	+77.46
462–481	473	17	515.00–550.00	$529.07	$2,503	+71.99
506–524	519	92	476.00–503.00	$491.03	$2,548	+54.48
571–596	576	52	430.00–463.00	$452.88	$2,609	+41.83
571–590	584	92	400.00–423.00	$416.47	$2,432	+5.42
614–645 unweaned	630	100	401.00–422.00	$415.69	$2,619	+14.15
639	639	46	414.50	$414.50	$2,649	—
657–698	663	124	387.00–410.00	$407.49	$2,702	+37.49
655–688 unweaned	679	114	369.00–389.50	$386.50	$2,624	+15.42
702–745	713	59	360.00–388.00	$381.06	$2,717	—
700–728	715	33	337.00–342.50	$339.45	$2,427	—
711–732 unweaned	722	45	350.00–375.00	$365.04	$2,636	+12.57
754–777	764	342	373.50–384.50	$379.34	$2,898	—
766–788 unweaned	784	58	320.00–344.00	$339.82	$2,664	—
816–830	826	105	339.00–353.50	$349.84	$2,890	—
857	857	14	329.00	$329.00	$2,820	—
857–891	870	114	341.00–351.75	$347.60	$3,024	—
954	954	179	344.00	$344.00	$3,282	—
983	983	15	315.50	$315.50	$3,101	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	12	493.00	$493.00	$2,085	—
488 unweaned	488	5	480.00	$480.00	$2,342	—
513–527	520	15	430.00–450.00	$440.53	$2,291	—
531	531	8	411.00	$411.00	$2,182	—
683 unweaned	683	6	361.00	$361.00	$2,466	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593	593	7	394.00	$394.00	$2,336	—
656–688	667	28	358.00–367.00	$363.69	$2,426	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1034	1034	5	280.00	$280.00	$2,895	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377–385	383	28	460.00–465.00	$463.48	$1,775	+5.48
404–407	405	13	450.00–452.50	$451.16	$1,827	+33.91
451–495	472	62	421.00–448.00	$436.66	$2,061	+57.16
473 thin fleshed	473	9	461.00	$461.00	$2,181	—
501–542	522	95	389.00–419.00	$399.65	$2,086	+42.56
550–597	574	156	392.50–417.00	$406.24	$2,332	+43.06
559–598	577	13	371.00–373.00	$372.04	$2,147	+8.86
600–633	610	89	378.00–385.50	$384.76	$2,347	—
609–627	620	24	353.00–360.00	$355.58	$2,205	—
623–643 unweaned	636	98	371.00–386.50	$377.85	$2,403	—
650–682	671	249	362.00–375.50	$371.73	$2,494	—
656–684 unweaned	675	71	350.00–362.00	$356.59	$2,407	+23.80
706	706	21	340.00	$340.00	$2,400	—
704–711	708	20	350.00–361.50	$355.72	$2,518	—
720 unweaned	720	12	344.00	$344.00	$2,477	—
770	770	7	316.00	$316.00	$2,433	—
766–789	786	98	327.00–345.00	$332.25	$2,611	—
993	993	22	280.00	$280.00	$2,780	—
1002–1014	1011	46	285.00–290.50	$289.67	$2,929	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	17	352.00	$352.00	$1,943	—
1135	1135	17	279.00	$279.00	$3,167	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–526	521	15	364.00–366.00	$365.35	$1,903	—
872	872	7	287.00	$287.00	$2,503	—

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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.